Introduction
For processors and graphics cards, it is common for high-end chips also come in cheaper products are used. Partly to reduce production costs through economies of scale, partly to some defective chips that do not work in the fully equipped entirely. Only recently is exactly what happened with the Radeon HD 6970, the Cayman-GPU is used in a slightly slimmed down form on the Radeon HD 6950th Has often were resourceful crafters in the past to how can reactivate the deactivated units, which worked often do without errors. And so it was also found on the Radeon HD 6950.
PowerColor is now the first manufacturer who makes this trick to Use: This allows the Radeon HD 6950 PCS + + unlock officially and with guarantee of a switch when it comes to a GPU Radeon HD 6970 (the memory speed remains unchanged). Reason enough that we look at the 3D accelerator more detail.
PowerColor currently has two versions of the Radeon HD 6950 in its own portfolio:
- PowerColor Radeon HD 6950: Reference Design, Standard clock speeds, 2,048 MB
- PowerColor Radeon HD 6950 PCS ++: Design Your Own disabled, SIMD can be unlocked officially, 2,048 MB
The PowerColor Radeon HD 6950 PCS ++ is available in some online stores but now only to the online shop Snogard for 270 euros to have while there, the normal version of the Radeon HD 6950 is 255 euros not much cheaper too. At other online stores, the card is not available.
The PowerColor Radeon HD 6950 PCS + + features like any other Radeon HD 6900 card through the dual BIOS feature. Between the BIOS versions can be switched back and forth via a small switch on the PCB. While in this case only a BIOS is programmed 6950 Reference values for a Radeon HD, the other variant, the card switches to a Radeon HD 6970 release. The two shut down SIMD units are restored through this trick and it took the additional shader and texture units in operation. At the same time, the chip clock raised to the level of the Radeon HD 6970, while the memory clock is unchanged. So that the power supply is designed strong enough installed the manufacturer has a slightly modified PCB a Radeon HD 6970 and works simultaneously on an eight-pin and a six-pin instead of two six-pin power connector, which would be common for a Radeon HD 6950 . PowerColor guarantee that the unlock works with any card, while there remains a guarantee.
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