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Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 OC 2GB GDDR5 PCIe

Based on 12 reviews

Excellent:

9
Good:

2
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros

Direct X 11 Compatible.
Performance.
Dual GPU.
CrossFire Ready.
Eyefinity Multi Display Capable.
Performance.
Length.
Voltage Options.

Cons

Fan is rather loud at speeds over 50%.

By itreviews.com on December 23, 2009

HD 5970 is a big, long graphics card that draws a hefty amount of power and chucks out a significant amount of heat when it is working hard. The 40nm fabrication process has allowed ATi to cram in a massive number of Unified Shaders and the result is...

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By iXBT Labs on December 17, 2009

I can say that all of them copy the reference design. I mentioned repeatedly that newest, very expensive solutions are always made at the same factory by order of the GPU manufacturer (i.e. AMD or NVIDIA), while partners only purchase ready cards and...

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By PC Advisor on December 15, 2009

The ATI Radeon HD 5970 is a monstrous card in every way, and Sapphire has given its sample a little nudge further. You could theoretically get more performance from two 5870s, but the Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 is a fantastic, if gargantuan, single-card...

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By RegHardware on December 09, 2009

Spending more than £500 on a graphics card is a serious decision. When you consider that we thought the HD 5870 was over the top, it will come as no surprise that we classify the HD 5970 as a frivolous toy. But, darn it, what a toy. ®...

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By Hi Tech Legion on December 02, 2009

If you are an enthusiast and are looking for the best gaming performance in any Direct X environment, the Radeon 5970 is King. It is the only dual graphics video card that supports DirectX 11 and is unlocked giving enthusiasts the ability to further...

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By Bjorn3D on November 27, 2009

To say the least the Sapphire 5970 is a monster. Not only is the card ridiculously long, but also extremely powerful. If you plan on trying to fit this into a mid tower case you can pretty much forget that unless you have a removable HDD cage. Even...

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By Fudzilla on November 26, 2009

Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 OC is currently the fastest gaming card you can find. Let us recap –Radeon 5970 is a dual-GPU card with two Cypres GPUs, which Sapphire overclocked by 10MHz from the reference 725MHz. The card packs 2GB of GDDR5 memory,...

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By Elite Bastards on November 26, 2009

Given the already superb performance levels of the Radeon HD 5870, the introduction of a dual-GPU solution on a single card featuring two Cypress cores was always going to take the overall graphics performance crown, and that's exactly what the...

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By Rage3D on November 21, 2009

Those in the market for the Radeon HD5970 will want a very fast CPU and AT LEAST a 1920x1080 monitor. Even better, grab a nice 30" or three - Eyefinity is a nice addition and, with cheaper 1920x1080 monitors hitting under $200, you could have a...

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By Overclockers Club on November 20, 2009

There really is not a whole lot to say other than there is a new king in town. The Sapphire HD 5970 OC delivers performance far superior to what is currently available in every test run. This is the fastest video card out right here, right now....

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