Date: 27/06/2012

AMD releases Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition graphics processor

AMD has released the graphics processing unit (GPU), the Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition, which utilizes the Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture to deliver better performance and image quality.

“The AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition rounds out our award-winning GCN family, providing world-class gameplay thanks to the industry’s fastest single GPU,” said Matt Skynner, corporate vice president and general manager, GPU Division, AMD.1 “Gamers have been hungry for our AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series since our launch last December. We have been able to meet that growing demand as we expanded our AMD Radeon HD 7000 offerings and brought the industry’s most advanced graphics across a complete family of leading-edge desktop and notebook graphics cards.”

The new processor chip offers GPU compute functionality through advanced AMD App Acceleration technology that permits users to enjoy fast gameplay and realistic physics effects. AMD App Acceleration technology also optimizes common tasks like encrypted file compression and speeds up digital content creation suites. The technology offers online video and Blu-ray video experiences.

The processor is equipped with 3GBs of GDDR frame buffer, AMD Eyefinity 2.0 technology, and support for PCI Express 3.0 and multi-GPU configurations with AMD CrossFire technology.

The device is available as early as next week from add-in board (AIB) partners including ASUS, Gigabyte, HIS, MSI, Sapphire, TUL and XFX starting at USD$499 SEP.