Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 2GB Dirt 3 Edition Graphics Card Review

AMD released the 6950 graphics card quite some time ago, but it’s still one of the best selling cards around as it gives customers great performance for a reasonable price. From time to time, some partners bundle games or certain software with their cards to give something extra to their buyers.

Today sees us taking a look at the Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 2GB Dirt 3 Edition graphics card which from a first glance will seem as if the only added extra is the inclusion of Dirt 3 but this card offers so much more with a custom PCB design and custom cooler for the most extreme gaming situations.

We will be seeing how this card compares against its rival competition from Nvidia as well as other similarly powered cards from AMD themselves.

Specifications

Output

• 1 x Dual-Link DVI
• 1 x HDMI 1.4a
• 1 x DisplayPort
• 1 x Single-Link DVI-
• DisplayPort 1.2

GPU

• 800 MHz Core Clock
• 40 nm Chip
• 1408 x Stream Processors

Memory

• 2048 MB Size
• 256 -bit GDDR5
• 5000 MHz Effective

Dimension

• 260(L)x110(W)x35(H) mm Size.

Software

• Driver CD
• SAPPHIRE TriXX Utility
• 1 x Dirt®3 Coupon

Accessory

• CrossFire™ Bridge Interconnect Cable
• DVI to VGA Adapter
• 6 PIN to 4 PIN Power Cable x 2
• HDMI 1.4a high speed 1.8 meter cable(Full Retail SKU only)