Testseek.com have collected 153 expert reviews of the AMD Radeon HD 6990 4GB GDDR5 PCIe and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Radeon HD 6990 4GB GDDR5 PCIe.
March 2011
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The editors liked
Five highresolution displays in Eyefinity
Eyefinity is easy to setup
4GB memory able to handle the highest resolutions
Optional autooverclocking switch
AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing
Decent power consumption/performance ratio
Retail versions come with 3 minidisplay port adapters
Wide range of game compatibility
Even in 5x1 Portrait mode
Unmatched topend DX11 graphics performance
DualBIOS switch enables performance boost
Drives fivedisplay portrait mode Eyefinity
Cayman GPUs enable stereoscopic 3D functionality
Fan exhausts most heated air outside of case
Multiview CODEC enables 3D Bluray playback
Improves DisplayPort to 1.2 with display chaining
Supports dualmode AMD CrossFireX functionality
Highest performance possible for a singleslot graphics card
Significantly faster than GeForce GTX 580
Wide range of supported FSAA modes
Best quality of anisotropic filtering in the industry
Supports up to 6 monitors
Fullyfledged hardware HD video decoding
Including DivX and 3D
Highquality HD video postprocessing with scalability
Integrated sound core with HD support
Sound over H
Extreme Performance
Playable 5-way Eyefinity From a Single Card
4GB On-Board
Overclocked At The Flip of a Switch
Incredible performance.
(Relatively) Energy Efficient
Unparalleled performance
Fastest gaming graphics card available
Easy-overclock switch
The editors didn't like
Very loud fan noise under load
5x1 portrait mode has limited driver support
Extremely expensive enthusiast product
Heated exhaust is vented back into case
Audible cooling fan at idle
Noisy under load
AMD HD3D products are hard to find
High price
Bulky size
Signifacant noise level in 3D mode
Low energyefficiency in powersaving modes
Performance depends on the driver
Limited warranty
Supports less GPGPUaccelerated software than the competitors.
High Power Consumption
Pricey
A Little Loud Under Load
Very expensive. Power-ravenous
Loud under load. Requires two eight-pin power adapters
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Performances in games, Compatible with DirectX 11, Compatible with 3D gaming, Compatible with multiscreen gaming
Power consumption, Noisy fan, Large size: it could be too big to fit into some computers
The AMD Radeon HD 6990 is a very high-performance graphics card. This extra power does come at a price, however, as it's also quite noisy and guzzles loads of electricity....
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