Bitcoin Forum
May 08, 2024, 09:19:47 AM *
News: Latest Bitcoin Core release: 27.0 [Torrent]
 
   Home   Help Search Login Register More  
Pages: [1]
  Print  
Author Topic: are all ATI HD 6990 equal ? are there differences depending on the brand  (Read 994 times)
asterix (OP)
Newbie
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 9
Merit: 0


View Profile
June 22, 2011, 02:51:14 PM
 #1

Hi,

I was wondering :

does it matter which brand HD 6990 I choose ? are there performance / reliability issues depending on the brand.

Sorry I'm still a newbie and have to post here : this should be better placed in the mining hardware forum of course.

Moderator : could you do something about this ? The site's policy is a bit frustrating as my question may not be looked at by the relevant people now. Why not let anybody post anywhere and ban if they don't behave ?

Thanks.
According to NIST and ECRYPT II, the cryptographic algorithms used in Bitcoin are expected to be strong until at least 2030. (After that, it will not be too difficult to transition to different algorithms.)
Advertised sites are not endorsed by the Bitcoin Forum. They may be unsafe, untrustworthy, or illegal in your jurisdiction.
1715159987
Hero Member
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 1715159987

View Profile Personal Message (Offline)

Ignore
1715159987
Reply with quote  #2

1715159987
Report to moderator
1715159987
Hero Member
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 1715159987

View Profile Personal Message (Offline)

Ignore
1715159987
Reply with quote  #2

1715159987
Report to moderator
cothoms
Newbie
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 14
Merit: 0


View Profile
June 22, 2011, 03:06:43 PM
 #2

You will see marginal differences depending on the manufacturer, unless the GPU is a reference card.  Reference cards have the AMD logo right above the PCI-E interface, which is located at the bottom of the card.
Zengzang
Newbie
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 6
Merit: 0


View Profile
June 22, 2011, 03:29:06 PM
 #3

As cothom said basically they are nearly the same, maybe one has got more or less ram which is useless for minning...
asterix (OP)
Newbie
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 9
Merit: 0


View Profile
June 22, 2011, 03:31:13 PM
 #4

Hi,

thanks for your answer : what exactly do you mean with reference card ? is it like it's from AMD but another company just put another logo on it and re-boxed it ?

It's a rather expensive piece of equipment : that's why I like to ask before "investing".

F.
cothoms
Newbie
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 14
Merit: 0


View Profile
June 22, 2011, 03:53:57 PM
 #5

Yes, all reference cards are made equal.  They are made by AMD, and another company puts their sticker on the card.  But in the end, it doesn't really matter TOO much... you will see very similar results, no matter which brand you choose.
Pages: [1]
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.19 | SMF © 2006-2009, Simple Machines Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!