AMD Radeon HD 6990

The new AMD Radeon HD 6990 is the World’s fastest graphics card powered by the Dual 2nd-gen DirectX 11 GPUs and 4GB GDDR5 memory .
AMD Radeon HD 6990 graphics card features :

Harnessing the incredible power of dual second-generation DirectX 11-capable GPUs, the AMD Radeon HD 6990 is quite simply the fastest graphics card in the world.
Featuring 4GB of high-speed GDDR5 memory, the AMD Radeon HD 6990 is the definitive solution for ultra-high resolution gaming across up to six simultaneous displays.
Break barriers. Crush records. Flip the Unlocking Switch and take your AMD Radeon HD 6990 beyond the bleeding edge.
Higher clocks. Faster gaming. Devastatingly intelligent power management. That’s AMD PowerTune technology on the AMD Radeon HD 6990.

AMD Radeon HD 6990 Price in India

The new AMD Radeon HD 6990 Price in India is around Rs.50,000 .It is now available in India .
AMD Radeon HD 6990 graphics card specifications :

Default (BIOS1)
- Up to 830MHz Engine Clock
- 5.10 TFLOPs Single Precision compute power
- 1.27 TFLOPs Double Precision Compute Power
Overclocked (BIOS2)
- Up to 880MHz Engine Clock
- 5.40 TFLOPs Single Precision compute power o 1.37 TFLOPs Double Precision Compute Power
4GB GDDR5 Memory
1250MHz Memory Clock (5.0 Gbps GDDR5)
320 GB/s memory bandwidth (maximum)
TeraScale 3 Unified Processing Architecture
- 3072 Stream Processors
- 192 Texture Units
- 128 Z/Stencil ROP Units
- 64 Color ROP Units
- Dual geometry and dual rendering engines
High Speed 256-bit GDDR5 memory interface
PCI Express 2.1 x16 bus interface
“Eye-Definition” graphics
- Second generation DirectX 11 graphics
  - Full DirectX 11 support
  - Scalable geometry processing technology
  - Shader Model 5.0
  - DirectCompute 11 support
  - Quad advanced programmable hardware tessellation units
  - Accelerated multi-threading
  - HDR texture compression
  - Order-independent transparency
- OpenGL 4.1 support
- Image quality enhancement technology
  - Up to 24x multi-sample and super-sample anti-aliasing modes
  - Adaptive anti-aliasing
  - Enhanced Quality Anti-Aliasing (EQAA)
  - Morphological Anti-Aliasing (MLAA)
  - 16x angle independent anisotropic texture filtering
  - 128-bit floating point HDR rendering
AMD Eyefinity multi-display technology1
- Native support for up to 5 simultaneous displays
  - Up to 6 displays supported with DisplayPort 1.2 Multi-Stream Transport
- Independent resolutions, refresh rates, color controls, and video overlays
- Display grouping
  - Combine multiple displays to behave like a single large display
AMD EyeSpeed visual acceleration technology2
- OpenCL 1.1 Support
- DirectCompute 11
- Double Precision Floating Point
- Accelerated video encoding, transcoding, and upscaling
- UVD 3 dedicated video playback accelerator
  - MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
  - VC-1
  - MPEG-2 (SD & HD)
  - Multi-View Codec (MVC)
  - MPEG-4 part 2 (DivX, Xvid)
  - Adobe Flash
- Enhanced Video Quality features
  - Advanced post-processing and scaling
  - Dynamic contrast enhancement and color correction
  - Brighter whites processing (Blue Stretch)
  - Independent video gamma control
  - Dynamic video range control
- Dual-stream HD (1080p) playback support
- DXVA 1.0 & 2.0 support
AMD HD3D technology4
- Stereoscopic 3D display/glasses support
- Blu-ray 3D support
- Stereoscopic 3D gaming
- 3rd party Stereoscopic 3D middleware software support
AMD CrossFireX multi-GPU technology5
- Dual card performance scaling
Cutting-edge display support
- DisplayPort 1.2
  - Max resolution: 2560×1600 per display
  - Multi-Stream Transport
  - 21.6 Gbps bandwidth
  - High bit-rate audio
- HDMI 1.4a with Stereoscopic 3D Frame Packing Format, Deep Color, xvYCC wide gamut support, and high bit-rate audio
  - Max resolution: 1920×1200
- Dual-link DVI with HDCP
  - Max resolution: 2560×1600
Integrated HD audio controller
- Output protected high bit rate 7.1 channel surround sound over HDMI with no additional cables required
- Supports AC-3, AAC, Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master Audio formats
AMD PowerPlay power management technology3
- AMD PowerTune technology7
  - Intelligent power management hardware
- Dynamic power management with low power idle state
- Ultra-low power state support for multi-GPU configurations
AMD Catalyst graphics and HD video configuration software
- Software support for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP
- AMD Catalyst Control Center – AMD Catalyst software application and user interface for setup, configuration, and accessing features of AMD Radeon products.
- Unified Graphics display driver – AMD Catalyst software enabling other PC programs and devices to use advanced graphics, video, and features of AMD Radeon products.

AMD Radeon HD 6990 graphics card System Requirements :

PCI Express based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard
750W Watt or greater power supply with two 150W 8-pin PCI Express power connectors recommended (1000W and four 8-pin connectors recommended for AMD CrossFireX technology in dual mode. 1200W recommended for optimal performance).
Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products
Minimum 1GB of system memory
Installation software requires CD-ROM drive, a keyboard, a mouse, and a display
DVD playback requires DVD drive and a DVD
Blu-ray playback requires Blu-ray drive and a Blu-ray disc
For an AMD CrossFireX system, a second AMD Radeon HD 6990 Graphics card, an AMD CrossFireX Ready motherboard and one AMD CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect cable is required
Use of 3 or more displays with AMD Eyefinity technology requires a DisplayPort-capable panel or an AMD Eyefinity validated dongle.

Press Release:

AMD Extends Graphics Performance Lead, Launches World’s Fastest Graphics Card… AGAIN!

AMD Radeon™ HD 6990 utilizes sophisticated AMD PowerTune intelligent power management technology, delivers native support for wraparound 5×1 gaming with AMD Eyefinity technology

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the launch of the fastest graphics card in the world, the AMD Radeon™ HD 6990, packing so much raw performance it delivered a new single graphics card world record score of P11865 in the industry standard 3DMark11 benchmark1. AMD Radeon HD 6990 graphics cards are available immediately from retailers worldwide, with select models starting at US $699 MSRP.

Designed for the power gamer, AMD Radeon HD 6990 graphics cards include AMD’s second-generation, Microsoft DirectX® 11-capable architecture, advanced image quality features for the best looking games, and AMD PowerTune intelligent technology to enable higher clock speeds and faster gaming. The AMD Radeon HD 6990 offers the ultimate in immersive HD gaming and computing with native support for up to five displays using AMD Eyefinity multi-display technology, with six display support possible via DisplayPort 1.2 components available for purchase later this year.3 The AMD Radeon HD 6990 graphics cards also feature a dual-BIOS toggle switch, allowing enthusiast gamers to unlock the card and rev up the clocks and voltages for even more performance.4 Finally, AMD HD3D technology provides a cutting-edge stereoscopic 3D gaming and movie experience, thanks to HDMI 1.4a support.5

“Packing more raw performance than any consumer graphics card ever created, the AMD Radeon HD 6990 provides the latest for the ultimate gaming advantage,” said Matt Skynner, corporate vice president and general manager, GPU division, AMD. “Coupled with AMD Eyefinity multi-display technology, AMD PowerTune power management and AMD HD3D, this card is so powerful it can take on even the most demanding ultra-enthusiast tasks.”

Leading Graphics with second-generation DirectX 11-capable Technology
New AMD PowerTune technology: Designed to perform real-time intelligent power management, AMD PowerTune technology on the AMD Radeon HD 6990 automatically enables higher clock speeds and faster performance in the hottest games.1
Increased memory for higher image quality: With 4GB of ultra-fast GDDR5 memory, gamers can enjoy superior detail in their favorite games, even on up to five simultaneous displays.
The Ultimate Visual Experience™: As AMD’s most advanced DirectX® 11-capable GPU, AMD Radeon HD 6990 graphics processors also enable an exceptional game play experience in DirectX® 9, DirectX® 10, DirectX® 10.1 and OpenGL titles in single card or multi-card AMD CrossFireX™ configurations.6
Improved image quality: Advanced anti-aliasing features enable dramatically enhanced image quality for intensely realistic gaming. Enhanced-Quality Anti-Aliasing (EQAA) uses a new sampling technique to help improve visual quality, while Morphological Anti-Aliasing (MLAA) uses DirectCompute acceleration to provide anti-aliasing on any DirectX® 9, DirectX® 10, or DirectX® 11 application.
An Immersive Gaming Experience with AMD Eyefinity Technology and Advanced Display Options
Simple, flexible, affordable multi-display computing with AMD Eyefinity technology: Providing an expanded and more immersive field of view, AMD Eyefinity technology continues to be the most affordable multi-display solution available, offering dozens of possible configurations of up to five simultaneous displays.2 New to the AMD Radeon HD 6990 graphics processor is the ability to configure up to five monitors in portrait mode. Making innovative technologies more affordable and accessible than ever before, the AMD Eyefinity Validated & Ready Testing Program helps ensure a seamless customer multi-display experience, with more than 70 tested and validated AMD Eyefinity-compatible titles for the greatest assurance of quality and interoperability. Continued industry leadership in multi-display computing: AMD Radeon HD 6990 graphics cards offer support for both DisplayPort 1.2 features and HDMI 1.4a, offering enthusiasts incredible multi-monitor configuration options, flexibility in display selection, and new DisplayPort audio features.
Faster Applications and Brilliant Video with AMD EyeSpeed Technology
AMD EyeSpeed visual acceleration technology lets you do more, faster: Tapping the tremendous power of the AMD Radeon HD 6990, enthusiasts will enjoy clearer and more vibrant videos, as well as improved performance and new features in top media, entertainment and productivity applications with AMD EyeSpeed technology.7
Incredible compute capabilities: Featuring leading support for IEEE 754 double precision floating point ops, the AMD Radeon HD 6990 is equipped to dominate computationally intense workloads.
Enhanced video quality features: AMD Radeon HD 6990 graphics cards feature Unified Video Decoder 3 (UVD3), a dedicated video playback accelerator that helps users get the most out of HD video, online video and Blu-ray™ 3D, while enjoying a range of video quality improvements such as advanced post-processing and scaling, dynamic contrast enhancement, color correction and more.
3D entertainment choices with AMD HD3D technology: AMD continues to deliver a broad and affordable selection of 3D solutions with AMD Radeon HD 6990 graphics cards, featuring AMD HD3D technology, backed by AMD’s open 3D initiative for stereo 3D gaming and movies.3