PowerColor HD6970 Devil 13 2GB Review

Allan 'Zardon' Campbell November 28, 2011 Featured Tech News, Graphics

Rating: 8.0.

AMD's HD6970 was warmly received when it was launched thanks to the excellent performance and reasonable pricing. The series is due to be replaced soon and Powercolor have decided to push the envelope by releasing one of the fastest clocked HD6970's ever released in a collectable box with a plethora of extras. They are calling it the ‘Devil 13'.

The Devil 13 is a custom design featuring an enhanced PCB and cooling solution, targeted at the high end enthusiast audience and overclocker. We aim to answer the big question today, is it worth the considerable price premium?

Product	PowerColor HD6970 Devil 13
Core Clock speed	880mhz/960mhz
Primitive Rate	2 prim/clk
Shader Architecture	VLIW4
Stream Processors	24 SIMD/1536 ALU
Texture Units	96
ROPs/Z-Stencil	32/128
Frame Buffer	2GB GDDR5
Memory Width/Speed	256 bit, 1375mhz/1425mhz
Power Connectors	8 pin & 6 pin
Display Outputs	2xDVI + 2x mDP + HDMI

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10 comments

Eartha
November 28, 2011 at 12:11 pm

I wish more companies did collectors editions, they are much more interesting to read. I agree however on the screwdriver set. its fab, but i have all the tools in a drawer already.
Josh
November 28, 2011 at 12:12 pm

seriously, stop reviewing powercolor hardware, they are basically impossible to buy here. I know from the oCUk forums that they stopped doing them cause of warranty issues, they wouldnt honour uk people.
Colin
November 28, 2011 at 12:14 pm

thanks for review, not for this card but for the link on ebuyer for the 250 quid 6970. tyhats my son sorted for christmas.
Ned
November 28, 2011 at 2:32 pm

I think its a thing of beauty, people will pay for it. well if they can find it, I couldnt. anywhere.
Pete
November 28, 2011 at 2:35 pm

Its a great idea, just massively overpriced for what you get. My biggest problem with Powercolor is that I read a huge thread on OCUK last year when they stopped stocking them saying that they weren’t authorising RMAs or something.