Roundup: AMD Radeon HD 6970 and 6950

Looks like AMD pulled off a release in time for the holiday shopping season by introducing the Radeon HD 6970 and 6950 a couple days ago, although the pair aren’t perfect – the HD 6970 is indeed a viable alternative to the GTX 570 and even the GTX 580 in some cases. These cards are definitely a step up and should please enthusiasts or gamers alike, but we want shine the spotlight (as many of the reviews did as well) above the HD 6950 in particular as it’s currently noted as the new best performance/price value oriented card.

We had another roundup planned for today, but this launch of the new AMD cards was just simply impossible to put off for another time. Check out the reads we gathered below and feel free to give us your thoughts on these cards in the comments below!

UPDATE: For those of you who wanted more on the model scheme or how all their cards stack up at this point, check out the article by AnandTech – it’s very in-depth and they also have a price comparison of the video cards versus competition as well.

• AMD’s Radeon HD 6970 & Radeon HD 6950: Paving The Future For AMD (AnandTech)
• Radeon HD 6950 & 6970 review (Guru3D)
• AMD Radeon HD 6970 and HD 6950 Video Card Review (HardOCP)
• AMD Radeon HD 6970 and HD 6950 Review (HardwareCanucks)
• AMD Radeon HD 6970 and HD 6950 2GB graphics card review (HEXUS)
• AMD Radeon HD 6970 & 6950 Debut: Enter Cayman (HotHardware)
• AMD’s Power Trip: The Radeon HD 6950 and 6970 (Maximum PC)
• AMD Radeon HD 6970 and 6950 Review – The Cayman Architecture Revealed (PC Perspective)
• AMD Radeon HD 6970 Review (TechSpot)
• Radeon HD 6970 And 6950 Review: Is Cayman A Gator Or A Crock? (Tom’s Hardware)
• AMD’s Radeon HD 6950 and 6970 graphics processors (The Tech Report)