
AMD Radeon HD 8970 Specification
GPU
Manufacturer: AMD
Specs status: Rumored
GPU Series: Radeon HD 8900
GPU Model: Curacao XT
Fabrication Process: 28nm
Compute Units: –
Stream Processors: 2560
TMUs: 160
ROPs: 48
CARD
Dimensions (inches): – / – / Dual-slot
Display Outputs: –
SUPPORT
Bus Support: PCI-E 3.0 x16
DirectX Support: 11.1
OpenGL Support: 4.2
CLOCKS
Core Clock: 1100 MHz
Boost Clock: 1150 MHz
Memory Clock: 1600 MHz
Effective Memory Clock: 6400 MHz
MEMORY
Memory Size: 3072 MB
Memory Type: GDDR5
Memory Bus Type: 384-bit
Memory Bandwidth: 307 GB/sec
POWER
Power Draw 250 W / – W
Min Required PSU: 550 W
Power Connectors: 1 x 8-pin / 1 x 6-pin
Temperature: – C / – C / – C
Noise Level: – dBA / – dBA
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