The Whirlwind Technology

Whirlwind Technology

The Vortex technology gives users the ability to manually adjust the fan and its physical attributes—something that has never been done before on a video card. What’s more, the Vortex II technology features perforation in fan blades which can increase air flow up to 13%, offers the most innovative way to lower temperatures with quieter operation and helping to prolong the life cycle of the video card.

Vortex II Technology

Flexibility and Customization

Flexibility and customization: users can manually adjust the fan and its physical attributes

Noise reduction: adjusting fan’s attribute to reduce back pressure—decelerating the fan speed and noise level

Optimized air flow: increasing the space between fan and heat sources to maximize the efficiency of air convection

Before

After

Vortex II Technology

Perforated Fan Increase Air Flow Up To 13%

Perforation in fan blades reduce the back pressure from its high speed spinning, resulting in increased air flow and improving efficiency

Vortex II Technology

Vortex II Technology

Anti-Turbulence

Double inclined Cooling Fan reducing turbulence helps heat spread effectively from hot areas

1,1GHz is just a beginning

Specification1.1GHz Core Speed

[reference version: 925MHz]1425MHz Memory Speed (5.7Gbps)

[reference version: 1375MHz]2048 Stream Processors3GB GDDR5 Memory Size384-bit Bus WidthDL-DVI-I + SL DVI-D+ HDMI + 2xmini

Display PortDual BIOS Toggle Switch

1,1GHz is just a beginning

1,1GHz is just a beginning

Platinum Power KitEnhancing stability and power efficiency at overclocking mode and headroom for OC capabilities

Dual BIOS Toggle SwitchSetting 1: OC settingSetting 2: factory defaults

and heat dissipation of PCB

Enhances anti-bending ability to increase stability

Back Panel Design

Patent Vortex II Technology

Whirlwind Technology

Superb Large Pure Copper BasePure Cooper Base Fully Covers GPU which dissipates the heat efficiently4pcs 8ø high performance heat pipes deliver the outstanding cooling effectEnormous surface of aluminum cooling finAluminum cooling fins enlarge the heat dissipation surface

8ø U-shape Heat Pipe Design

Only 73° C at Furmark Test

Whirlwind Technology

Digital PWM: Up to 90% Power Efficiency

PLATINUM Power Kit

solution works at a higher frequency and supports fine tuning adjustments at a output voltage, enhancing power efficiency up to 90%

Digital PWM

Peak efficiency up to 93.2%, PowIRstage: Peak Efficiency Up to 93.2%

increasing power efficiency up to 3-13% and featuring up to 1.0Mhz switching frequency and efficient cooling ability

UHB: 15% higher power, up to 15% cooler

Featuring ultra high frequency which decrease ripple to deliver extreme

stable voltage power, offering 33% extra power for GPU

Excellent noise, temperature performance at GHz frequency, ultra low ESR and stable capacitance range up to 560µF

Super Cap: Up to 560 µF

Test platform: AMD PheromII x6 1090T@3.2G with Windows 7 64bit

Up To 15% faster than reference version

Benchmark Performance

Test platform: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 4.7 GHz with Windows 7 64bit

Up To 36% faster than GTX680

Real Gaming Performance

Stability 20% Up

Temp. 15% Down

Noise level12% Down

OC Ability18% Up

1,1GHz is just a beginning

Beat GTX680

Design for Demanding Enthusiasts

Specification1.15GHz Core Speed

[reference version: 1000MHz]1250MHz Memory Speed (5.0Gbps)

[reference version: 1200MHz]1280 Stream Processors2GB GDDR5 Memory Size256-bit Bus WidthDL-DVI-I + SL-DVI-D+ HDMI +2 x mini DP

Design for Demanding

Enthusiasts

Design for Demanding

Enthusiasts

Platinum Power KitEnhancing stability and power efficiency at overclocking mode and headroom for OC capabilities Enhances anti-bending ability to increase stability and heat dissipation of PCB

Back Panel DesignPatent Vortex II Technology

Whirlwind Technology

Efficient Dual Fan DesignUltra efficient Dual Fan Design optimizes the better air flow, efficiently dissipated heat from pipe structure fin

8ø U-Shape Heat Pipes Design3pcs 8ø U-shape heat pipes design deliver the same cooling effect as 5pcs of 6ø heat pipesEnormous surface of aluminum cooling finEnormous surface of aluminum cooling fin is 30% bigger than previous generation fully cover the key components

Superb Large Pure Copper BaseSuperb large pure copper base 100% covers GPU, carrying away excessive heat efficiently

Whirlwind Technology

Only 69° C at Furmark Test

Digital PWM: Up to 90% Power Efficiency

PLATINUM Power Kit

Digital PWM solution

Multi Phase Design: 7+1+1 Phases

7+1+1 phases board power design

DirectFET: up to 91% Peak efficiencyMinimizing conduction losses with low

Excellent noise, temperature performance at GHz frequency, ultra low ESR and stable capacitance range up to 560µFSuper Cap: Up to 560 µF

Rdson/Inductance, delivering ultra high Peak Efficiency up to 91%

enhances power efficiency and stability, delivers ultimate performance at OC mode

works at a higher frequency and supports fine tuning adjustments at a output voltage, enhancing power efficiency up to 90%

Beat GTX5803% Faster than GTX580

18% Faster than GTX570

Test platform: AMD PheromII x6 1090T@3.2G with Windows 7 64bit

Benchmark Performance

X Score

Test platform: AMD PheromII x6 1090T@3.2G with Windows 7 64bit

Beat GTX580

Benchmark Performance

X Score

10% Faster than GTX58023% Faster than GTX570

Stability 20% Up

Temp. 20% Down

Noise level15% Down

OC Ability15% Up

Beat GTX580

Design for Demanding Enthusiasts

PowerColor PCS+ HD7970 VortexII PowerColor PCS+ HD7870 VortexIICore Speed 1100MHz 1150MHz Memory Speed 1425MHz (5.7Gbps) 1250MHz (5.0Gbps)Memory 3GB GDDR5 2GB GDDR5Memory Bandwidth 384-bit 256-bitEyefinity Yes YesDirectX® 11.1 11.1CrossFireTM Yes YesOutput DL-DVI-I/ SL-DVI-D/ HDMI/2x mini

DisplayPortDL-DVI-I/ SL-DVI-D/ HDMI/2x mini

DisplayPort

Record-Breaking Series

“ if you're looking for a really fast out of the box HD 7970 or something that will hit that 1200MHz OC core mark, the PowerColor PCS+ HD 7970 3GB VORTEX II is brilliant. ”

Twektown, NALA

Professionals Recommended

“In conclusion the card is blazing fast and packs special cooling that will ensure great cooling and low noise levels, which means that the card will definitely be a worthy addition to any gamer’s rig as soon as it’s available. ” Fudzilla, EU,

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