HIS Makes EyeFinity Multi-Monitor Gaming Cheaper with Special HD 6970

While multi-monitor gaming using AMD's EyeFinity technology is an attractive thought for most of us, such setups aren't cheap to build as users are required to use more expensive DisplayPort monitors or active DP adapters, so HIS developed an HD 6970 graphics card that does EyeFinity through the usual HDMI and DVI video outputs.

The new HIS graphics card is dubbed the HIS 6970 IceQ Eyefinity RTS (Ready-to-see) and it comes with two DVI ports, one HDMI video output as well as with a pair of mini-DP connectors.

While this configuration resembles pretty much the I/O setup of other AMD Radeon GPUs, the real breakthrough in HIS' implementation is that any of these outputs can be used for building an EyeFinity rig.

This means users can install two monitors via DVI, while the latter will connect through the HDMI port, effectively eliminating the need of buying more expensive DisplayPort-enabled displays.

Outside of these special features, the Eyefinity RTS is identical with the two other Radeon HD 6970 IceQ graphics cards previously launched by the company.

This means that HIS' latest creation relies on the same cooler design that pairs together four copper heatpipes with a large aluminum fin array and with a turbine fan for delivering temperatures up to 23°C lower than those of AMD's reference cards.

The operating clocks of the HIS 6970 IceQ Eyefinity RTS were kept to AMD's stock settings, so the core operates at 880MHz, while the memory is working at 1.375GHz (5.5GHz effective).

HIS hasn't released any information regarding the price, or the release date of the, 6970 IceQ Eyefinity RTS .

We do, however, know the graphics card will be bundled together with the DiRT 3 game as well as with a DVI-to-VGA adapter, a CrossFire bridge, and several other accessories.

The Radeon HD 6970 is based on the Cayman XT core and it features 1536 stream processors, 96 texture units, 32 ROP units as well as a 256-bit wide memory bus that is connected to a 2GB video buffer. (via Nordic Hardware)

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