PowerColor Radeon HD 6950 PCS++ Graphic Card

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.