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AMD Radeon HD 6990 Pro Reviews

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computershopper‘s review Edit Like Unlike

For those seeking no-compromise frame rates on 30-inch LCDs or multi-screen gaming setups, the HD 6990 is today's top-dog card. But you may need a system overhaul to meet its size and power needs.

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Mar, 2011

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HotHardware‘s review Edit Like Unlike

While we wish power consumption was a bit lower and the card was a little quieter under load, we can’t help but be impressed by the AMD Radeon HD 6990. This graphics card is simply a beast, there’s no other way to put it. But AMD’s efforts to tame this beast must also be commended. Having tested single-GPU powered cards over the years that were much louder and didn’t offer anywhere near the kind of dominant performance that the Radeon HD 6990 does, we can better appreciate what AMD has done here. The Radeon HD 6990 is not everyone, as is evident by its exorbitant price tag and power requirements, but for those uncompromising enthusiasts that want nothing but the best of the best, at any price, the Radeon HD 6990 delivers the goods.

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Mar 08, 2011

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TechSpot‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Make it official, the Radeon HD 6990 is hands down the fastest graphics card on the market, outperforming previous generation dual-GPU products by a long shot. Now, we can't decide for you whether it makes sense to spend $700 on this graphics card or not. It’s certainly nice having the option. But as far as we are concerned even a $600 price point would have made us think twice about the different alternatives unless say, you are building a monster rig worthy of quad GPUs. Never mind what we believe, already there are a few cards floating around in retail, though it seems finding a Radeon HD 6990 for $700 won't be easy with most up around $740.

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Mar 10, 2011

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HEXUS‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Ultimately, the Radeon HD 6990 4GB's main purpose isn't to offer value; it's to be the fastest graphics card around. It is that, and some, right now, but a green spectre looms distractingly large on the horizon. GeForce GTX 590 is the name and murdering the Radeon HD 6990 is very much the game. There can be only one sheriff of GPUville at any one time - no deputies here, thanks - and we can't wait until the twin gun-slinging GTX 590 rides in at the end of the month.

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Mar 08, 2011

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PC World‘s review Edit Like Unlike

And there you have it, the world's fastest graphics card (for now). Truth be told, Nvidia will surely be prepping a dual-GPU response of its own, so even the well-heeled gamer shouldn't dive headlong just yet. Of course, therein lies the rub of living on the bleeding edge. The Radeon HD 6990 will cost you a pretty penny, but its money well spent -- if you're running multiple large displays or at least one 30-inch monitor, and have the hardware and software to take advantage of what the card has to offer. If this doesn't apply to you then by all means, check out the offerings further down on our Top Rated Graphics card chart. Both the AMD Radeon HD 6970 and the Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 offer an excellent gaming experience for we mere mortals.

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Mar 08, 2011

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hardocp‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The AMD Radeon HD 6990 provided an enjoyable gameplay experience in Eyefinity. We were able to play at 5760x1200 in many games with all the game features turned on. At $699 the 6990 is a bit too pricey. The Radeon HD 6970 video cards are falling in price making the 6990 look expensive considering its performance profile. Currently two Radeon HD 6970 video cards with CrossFireX support can be had for less money than the Radeon HD 6990. The Radeon HD 6990 starts to make little sense when you can purchase a better performing alternative based on the same architecture for less money. The Radeon HD 6990 is a beautiful package, and contains some of the best design we've seen from AMD. If you are looking for pure convenience and ease-of-use, then this all-in-one package is for you.

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Mar 07, 2011

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hardocp‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Overall, we have a better impression of the AMD Radeon HD 6990 now. If you are looking for an all-in-one dual-GPU package, this is it right now. It offers a power efficient design, and performance that is astonishing for this price.

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Mar 21, 2011

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www.pcper.com‘s review Edit Like Unlike

As an enthusiast myself, it is hard to argue with the raw performance that you see when playing with the Radeon HD 6990 4GB graphics card. In a single PCI Express slot you can get the fastest GPU computing solution in the world and support for as many as five monitors and you can't say that from any other AMD or NVIDIA options on the market today. NVIDIA has not tried very hard to hide the fact that they are coming out with a dual-GPU option to compete very soon and if they can get two GTX 570 class GPUs on a single PCB, they might have a strong competitor. But until then, we have to hand it to AMD for combining awesome performance with a lot of nods to the overclocking and enthusiast communities.

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Mar 07, 2011

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AnandTech‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The 6990 is so close to the 6950CF in performance that on average at 2560 the two are identical. It’s only in Bad Company 2 and Stalker that we see the 6990 take an advantage, which is then negated by anything from Civilization V to DIRT 2. Meanwhile the 6950CF is cooler, significantly quieter, and less power hungry than the 6990. And finally the 6950CF is cheaper: we can snag a pair of cards for $520, versus $700 for the 6990. Likewise, for $640 you can have a pair of 6970s and enjoy performance at 2560 roughly 8% ahead of the 6990, and that setup is still quieter than the 6990. This leads us to our exceptions, and why we believe the 6990 is truly a niche product.

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Mar 08, 2011

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HardwareZone‘s review Edit Like Unlike

In the end, the Radeon HD 6990 is a very, very specialized product for unique consumers who demand only the very best. If you need a quad GPU setup for the best of the best performance with a pair of Radeon HD 6990 instead of cracking your brains for a casing and motherboard support for four Radeon HD 6970 cards, this is probably one of the few advantages this new kingpin has to offer. Meanwhile, stay tuned as the green camp has something up their sleeves to rival AMD in the following week.

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Mar 19, 2011

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techreport.com‘s review Edit Like Unlike

At present, in the suite of games we tested, AMD looks to have a performance advantage at several key price points. That may be a little jarring if your expectations were set several months ago, when we had something close to parity between red and green. We believe AMD has come by it honestly, delivering some impressive performance gains in recent driver releases. One of those changes, AMD tells us, is a revised resolve mechanism for multisampled antialiasing that improves frame rates generally when MSAA is in use—like in nearly all of our test scenarios—particularly in games that use deferred shading schemes. Besting the 6990 will have to involve some deep magic, or at least solid progress on multiple fronts.

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Mar 07, 2011

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tweaktown‘s review Edit Like Unlike

For the most part the HD 6990 offers more power than most people need, and then this setup just offers even more power again. I can't wait to really make use of the setup in some mad triple screen benchmarking, though, which is something you need to keep an eye out for in the coming weeks.

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Mar 19, 2011

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expertreviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

This two-headed beast of a card was too unpredictable in our tests to justify its equally monstrous price.

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Mar 08, 2011

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Tom's Hardware‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Radeon HD 6990 certainly has a rich I/O suite that Nvidia can't come anywhere close to matching today. And the single-GPU Radeon HD 6900-series cards "only" give you the option to connect four screens simultaneously, for now.

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Mar 08, 2011

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benchmarkreviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

While AMD HD3D and Fusion technology are working into the mainstream, products like the Radeon HD 6990 introduce more flexibility for display devices; especially where multi-monitor Eyefinity is used. Stereoscopic 3D gaming is possible with the right equipment, as are 3D Blu-ray and 3D DVD playback. The 40nm Cayman GPU may not have been built from the 32nm die it was originally designed for, but the Radeon HD 6990 still offers stellar gaming performance that rivals the older Radeon HD 5970 as well as two recently introduced Radeon HD 6970's. Overall I consider the Radeon HD 6990 to be an excellent video card intended for affluent top-end gamers, but I suspect that the frame rate performance will sell more Antilles cards than multi-display Eyefinity support or added stereoscopic 3D functionality. If you can afford the asking price, the Radeon HD 6990 delivers the best graphics performance money can buy.

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Mar 07, 2011

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TechRadar UK‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Despite taking the fastest graphics card in the world title, it's just not a particularly desirable card.

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Mar 08, 2011

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hardwaresecrets‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Radeon HD 6990 is truly the fastest video card ever built, targeted to the ultra (and rich) enthusiast who wants to have the fastest gaming PC in town. Add two of them in CrossFireX and the sky is the limit.

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Mar 08, 2011

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PC Magazine‘s review Edit Like Unlike

If you want the absolute best in enthusiast-class video cards, then you want the AMD Radeon HD 6990. But be prepared to pay for it—in more ways than one.

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Mar 08, 2011

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