Sapphire HD6790 Review

Specifications:

Features:

• Microsoft DirectX 11 Support
• ATI Eyefinity Technology
• AMD HD3D Technlogy
• AMD Advanced Parallel Processing Technology
• Microsoft Windows 7 Support
• 40nm Process Technology
• 3^rd Generation TeraScale Engine
• PCI Express 2.0 x16 bus interface
• Advanced 256-bit GDDR5 memory interface
• HDMI 1.4a support with Deep Color, 7.1 High Bitrate Audio and 3D Stereoscopic support
• On chip HDCP Support
• ATI CrossFireX Multi-GPU support for highly scalable perforamance. (Use up to four discrete cards with an AMD 790FX based motherboard)
• Enhanced Unified Video Decoder (UVD 3)
• Dynamic power management with ATI PowerPlay technoogy including memory clocks
• Dolby TrueHd and DTSHD Master Audio Support
• Enhanced Internet Browser Applications
• GPU acceleration support for Microsoft Office 2010

System Requirements:

• PCI Express based PC is required with one x16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard
• 500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connectors recommended (600 Watt and four 6-pin connecors for AMD CrossFireX technology in dual mode)
• 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 Sapphire Radeon HD6790 Graphics card, an AMD CrossFireX Ready motherboard and one AMD CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect cable is required