April 27 2011 review by kitguru

On a performance level, the card is very strong. What this specific solution brings to the table is a cheaper way to get into the multi screen gaming sector. You don't need expensive DisplayPort panels and Sapphire has included several converters in the box to get you going on the path to high resolution gaming.

Tested Games: Alien V Predator, Assassins Creed: Brotherhood, Battleforge, Colin McRae Dirt 2, Dead Space 2, Devil May Cry 4, F1 2010, Far Cry 2, Just Cause 2, Left4Dead 2, Lost Planet 2, Medal Of Honor SP, Metro 2033, Resident Evil 5, Tom Clancy HAWX 2.

Compared To:

• Reference Cards : ATI Radeon HD 5850, ATI Radeon HD 5870, ATI Radeon HD 6850, ATI Radeon HD 6870, ATI Radeon HD 6970, ATI Radeon HD 6990.
• MSI GeForce N560GTX Ti Twin Frozr II
• Reference Cards : nVidia GeForce GTX 460 OC 715 MHz GPU Core, nVidia GeForce GTX 570, nVidia GeForce GTX 580, nVidia GeForce GTX 590.
• XFX Radeon HD 5970 Black Editi

Test Setup:

• Computer Case : Thermaltake Level 10
• CPU : Intel Core i7 970
• CPU Cooler : Coolit Vantage
• Mainboard : MSI X58A-GD65
• Memory: 6GB DDR3 GSkill Performance Gaming
• PSU : Corsair Ax1200
• SSD : Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB
• SSD : Kingston SSDNow V+ 512GB Gen 2 SSD

April 4 2011 review by overclockersclub

This graphics card offers up a good solution for an entry into Eyefinity, this version is by far the most powerful, single Eyefinity capable card that does not require monitors with displayport or an active adapter. This video card is equipped with the Vapor Chamber cooling solution that does a great job of reducing the GPU core temp to manageable levels.

Benchmarks Tested:

3D Mark 2011, 3D Mark Vantage, Aliens vs Predator, Batman Arkham Asylum, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, Crysis Warhead, Just Cause 2, Metro 2033, Power Consumption, Temperatures, Unigine Heaven Benchamrk 2.1.

Test Setup:

• Computer Case : Cooler Master HAF 932
• CPU : Intel Core I7 920
• CPU Cooler : Noctua NH-U12P
• Graphics Card : Sapphire HD6990
• HDD : Seagate 1TB SATA
• Mainboard : ASUS P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition
• Operating System : Windows 7 Professional x64
• Optical Drive : LG DVD-RW
• PSU : Mushkin 1000 watt
• RAM : Mushkin 996805 Redline PC3 12800 16

Overclocking:

The GPU core was OCed @ 904MHz.

Compared To:

ASUS GTX 580 SLI, GTX 570 SLI -- NVIDIA GTX 580, GTX 570, GTX 590 -- Radeon HD 6970, HD 6950 reference card -- Sapphire HD 6990.