The Radeon HD 6900 series has just been released for two weeks. AMD is ready to launch an upgraded version, but the change will not be too big, mainly related to the power supply part of the PCB. The news came from Gabriel Rouchon, CEO of the well-known water-cooled radiator manufacturer Swiftch. He disclosed on the Internet that they were notified when designing the Radeon HD 6900 series water-cooling head, saying that a new PCB will appear soon, the VRM voltage adjustment module, power supply components and mounting holes will change, and the water-cooling head will naturally Also need to redesign.
Gabriel Rouchon did not disclose the specific differences of the new PCB. We can only guess the imagination. In fact, as early as before Radeon HD 6900 series was released, there was rumors that AMD intended to continue using the Texas Instruments 59001M DrMOS power driver IC as it did on the Radeon HD 6800 series. However, due to its just-released and insufficient capacity, AMD may only change the last moment. The Volterra VT1636SF, which is also the new model, is also the key reason for delaying the Radeon HD 6900 series for three weeks. Maybe now that Texas Instruments has the ability to provide enough components, Radeon HD 6900 series will also be willing to repay it?
In addition, the Radeon HD 6950 gets a hidden stream processor through a simple BIOS refresh and turns into a Radeon HD 6970. This has caused widespread concern in recent days. It has also made AMD dissatisfied. This time, the PCB upgrade is likely to take advantage of this. Road "open nuclear" door.
As for what the upgraded new card is called, there are no clues yet. According to traditional estimates, Radeon HD 6970/6950 should still be used.