AMD FirePro V7900 & V5900: New maps for fast workstations

AMD As most of our diligent readers should get graphics cards not only in home computers for use while gambling, but also in professional machines, where for example, 3D CAD models, or complex animations created. For these areas, both Nvidia and AMD's own product lines, optimized for these applications and thus are more expensive too.

The two new AMD FirePro V5900 and FirePro V7900 AMD graphics cards are the first whose graphics chips from the current Radeon HD 6000 series product. Consequently, one is on the cutting edge of technology and tries to features that are originally from the desktop market to make up ground in the workstation area.

Among the features that the two graphics cards to stand out from the competition, one including the renowned Eyefinity technology and AMD PowerTune. While thanks to the FirePro V5900 Eyefinity Connect up to 4 monitors up to 3 monitors and the FirePro V7900 can provide PowerTune that varies depending on the load voltage and frequency is used to and so little power is taken as necessary.
 

 But that was not all because of GeometryBoost is brand new. This feature allows hardware there are two so-called primitives per clock run, what CAD and DCC allows users to represent complex structures in liquid form. Furthermore, both cards offer DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI 1.4 support, and 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory. Thanks to the flat design and the Pro CrossFire connector, a plurality of these cards are easily combined.

Except that, the FirePro V7900 with 1,280 stream processors and 2 GB of VRAM said. It also supports frame lock and genlock on the S400 and the FirePro 3D stereoscopic playback. But the map is required in any case less than 150 watts, will cost 669 euros but proud at the moment.

The smaller FirePro V5900 features 512 Stream processors after all, still and, with their consumption below 75 watts in each layer of the most efficient card for the same performance. But it also costs only € 409.90 and as the big brother now available.

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First passively cooled HD6850 from Powercolor

Fast graphics cards are loud - this is a rule that is broken only now and then by the manufacturers. Now the time has come, and is the Powercolor HD 6850 from SC3. Was shown the video card at the end of October last year, now it's finally available. But what can one make such a board, or what is to make the cooling system capable of?

 

The name stands for the SC3 Silent Cooling System in the third version that comes with the latest HD 6850 is used. The graphics card that gets its power over a broad 3 +1 power supply needed, not in time still limited in the number of computing units in order to allow for the passive cooling. Thus, the 960 Shader clock according to the specification with 775 MHz, and the memory clock is 4000 MHz with effectively on a good Niveu. Connected this to the 256 bit wide interface to PERMIT for the 1 GB GDDR5 memory quickly fill in all situations.

 

 

To put the routes elevated temperatures better, we installed high-quality solid capacitors and mosfets for stable voltage regulation. But values ​​are in addition to the interior and the outer, or what's outside. Therefore, there are two DVI, as well as an HDMI and Display Port output. Of course it also maintains compatibility with existing cards and hence the passive HD6850 offers from Powercoler the ability to operate in Crossfire systems. To underline the ambition of the player card, the card sets you a download voucher for Colin McRea Dirt 3 in what should be enabled card 11 a little something for DirectX. Prices were called at Powercolor still not exactly cheap, the HD6850 is silent, however, not determined.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 graphics card available

As we've reported before, should arrive at 15:00 today, the new offshoot of the manufacturer Nvidia on the market. How it before the launch as planned, to go where even equal partner with the board at the start. There are suitable for the launch of video cards from manufacturers like ASUS, Gigabyte, Palit, MSI, PNY, Sparkle and EVGA. These soft at clock frequencies mainly from the standard 810 MHz GPU, 1620 MHz shader and 4008 MHz memory clock. The GTX 560 has over 336 Sream processors and is equipped as a reference model with 1,024 MB of RAM, which represents it is GDDR5. The 265bit memory interface is specified with.

The portfolio is classified with the Nvidia GTX 560 GTX 560 almost one in the TI and is aimed at the mainstream user who likes to play, but do not want to spend too much money (EUR 200) for a new card. So will the cards according to Nvidia for about 166 EUR to be sold on the market. Any models are already available at alternate in the price range of 168 to 189 EUR.

  The graphics cards of the board partners overclock much higher contrast than the Nvidia reference. Here you will find GPU frequencies from 850 to even 925 MHz. This should enable the cards again more power to also have a higher consumption and heat generation, resulting in a higher volume. The consumption at full load is now given 150 to 180 watts.

For the connectivity, the GTX 560 offers a mini-HDMI (1.4a), two DVI-I and VGA port. One of the features such as Shader Model 5, OpenGL 4.1, CUDA support and 32-fold anti-aliasing also includes full support for Microsoft DirectX 11

As usual, a mainstream card only two PCI slots occupied in the case and need to have the two 6-pin PCI Express power connector for operation. The GeForce GTX 560 will take the legacy of the popular GeForce 9800 and have been optimized to focus on gaming in 1080p resolution should be. Fits this today, a driver has been prepared, which brings some technical performance improvements, which are specifically for the Games Portal 2 (8% faster), bullet storm (15% faster) and Crysis 2 (6% faster) reflect.

AMD Radeon HD 6570: New entry-graph in the short test

In recent days, AMD's new entry-level graphics chips, codenamed "Turks" and "Caicos" in front. For most users this will be known as the Radeon HD 6570 and HD 6450th AMD promises with these little cards beginners a new standard in image quality and performance to bring the man to do. The cards are intended not only to compete with Nvidia's GT 220 models are available, but also convince the one or other of them to be the better alternative to the integrated GPU from Intel.

Technically, the new entry-level chips are based on the "Bart's" core of the middle class models of HD 6850 and HD 6870, only in a stripped-down form and in low profile format. Shall have provided to us HD 6570, as well as the slightly faster HD 6670, over six SIMD units, and accordingly a total of 80 shader units 5D. To the typical once a Marketingjargong way: The "Turks" chip has 480 stream processors and has slightly less than half as many stream processors, such as an HD 6850, because the latter has 960 units.

Furthermore, the new HD 6500 and HD 6600 series to the improved tessellation unit, and the UVD draw Enginge 3. Thus, the new chips are particularly suitable for HTPC, where games are secondary and desired above all, a liquid and quality video playback. Furthermore, to calculate a total of 24 texture units and 8 raster operation processors are about "ROPs" ready.

 In the memory of each card, it could come sooner or later return to confusion that might annoy one or the other customer - if he is unaware of. Because it is indeed for the HD 6670 provides generally faster GDDR5 memory at 1000 MHz, the HD 6570, however, let the manufacturers the choice between slow GDDR5 or DDR3 memory. The storage capacity of the HD 6570 with DDR3 memory is then sometimes just half as good as it would be the case with GDDR5 memory. When purchasing, here is caution. The smallest of the series, the HD 6450, also equipped with GDDR5 and DDR3 memory and has only 160 stream processors, 8 texture units and 4 ROPs.

  To keep power consumption low, all new entry in the current 40 nm GPUs principle, and come with 716 (HD 6570 / HD 6670) or 370 million (HD 6450) transistors. AMD puts the power consumption with a 12 - 66 W for the HD 6670, 11 - 60 W for the HD 6570 with GDDR5 memory and 10 - 44 W for the version with DDR3 memory. The HD 6540 is with 9 - 27 W (GDDR5) or 18 W (DDR3) the most economical

Since we have received from AMD in the short term provided a model of AMD Radeon HD 6570 available, it was possible for us at least a brief look at the system requires VTDs ability of the chip to throw. Of course, we have looked at this also like the overclocking features of the new "Turks" cores, as these are often entry-GPUs slumber large reserves.

Since it is a model of the second smallest series, we have no need for high image quality and used exclusively in all games, the medium quality settings and turned off anti-aliasing, where it went. What the end result came out, has surprised us. Even with a resolution of 1680 * 1050, which is the standard resolution of 22 "monitors, almost all getesten games were still playable with at least 30 frames. Only Crytek shooter Crysis 2 and Gothic 4, the card could with its 512 MB ​​memory in the knee . force

Also worth mentioning are the positive 30% power reserve, which are still dormant in the map. For us it was quite easily possible to increase the pace of the core from 650 to 900 MHz. Even when memory was more effective 200 Mhz possible. As a result, the card made ​​it 26-35% more frames to place on the monitor.

  For users of a HTPC or a desktop PC, where no high end card is required, the new series is a good package of economy and performance. For in spite of the small chips do not have waived the one or the other game, as long as you at least the HD 6570 is called his own. The HD 6450 however, should really only be considered when gaming capability is not relevant and the card is used primarily for the acceleration of films.
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AMD Radeon HD 5700 from board partners out as HD 6700

As the title of the fastest graphics card in the world is known to be highly responsible for the reputation of the graphics card manufacturer, the high-end models often cast as the first examples of a new generation on the market. The needs of the low end and mainstream area are located on the low side, so you there are often satisfied with the previous generation.

So why not rename these older pieces when the performance is still quite sufficient? Well, exactly what has happened so often happens, and another time in October 2009, we presented two graphics cards equipped with chips, codenamed Juniper: The AMD Radeon HD 5750 and HD 5770th
Now available from various manufacturers, graphics card with the name of Radeon HD 6750 and HD appeared 6770, which, interestingly, exactly the same specifications as their predecessors have.

With AMD's largest board partner Sapphire are the two models specifically, their special properties are known for some time. Thus, the Radeon HD 6750 Vapor-X is based on the popular cooling system with vaporization chamber, the Radeon HD 6770 Flex offers a number of possible connections.

Although it is a renaming for customers not popular, but certainly understand. Especially in lower realms, the HD 5770 was previously strong demand. Then there was recently a small extension of the Radeon HD 6790, under the new models now followed cards like the Radeon HD 6670 and HD 6570th This is one now so all is well and can time to Northern Iceland to bridge generation.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 560

Some of it was happy, others surprised and in some only a puzzled look conjured up in his face, as revived Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 with the Ti Ti shortcuts from long ago. But the whole thing was merely a clever marketing campaign to more models to label with high model names? For GeForce 8000 times it was only the 8800 GTX, which bore this abbreviation. Then there was also awarded to the GTX 260 and now it carries even the GTX 550 Ti, but apparently is the distance between the Californians GTX 560 and GTX 550 Ti Ti a little too big.

Generally it is currently assumed that the GTX 560 of the direct successor to the GTX 460 in their 1 GB version is because it is still listed in the current portfolio of Nvidia. Most properties such as number of cores and CUDA texture units should therefore remain the same, only the clock speeds to be raised decently.

Naming or not, this graphics card makes sense all times, since the hole between GTX 560 Ti (249 U.S. $) and GTX 550 Ti ($ 149) but is plenty big. According to our source is to imagine them between mid-April and early May, the price will therefore lie between these cards.