Radeon 6970 can be conjured from the 6950

According to the statistics run, so far no Cayman Pro has bled during or after the action.

Radeon 6950 owners this year seem to be richer with a pleasant “surprise,” as it was recently revealed that stream processors disabled for the Cayman Pro GPU can be easily woken up. After activation, with some clock boost, the 6950 will produce the same performance as its big brother, the Radeon 6970 (Cayman XT). Techpowerup staff came to the rescue after applying a BIOS for the 6970 to a 6950. After overwriting, all components disabled so far became active and continued to operate stably. The procedure was also played on copies from several manufacturers and each was “changed” without any problems. The site is currently running a summary table (located at the bottom of the source page) to keep track of how many of the models endured the intervention, as of now, the rate is 100%, meaning no model has had a problem. This is not so surprising when you consider that AMD has applied a software but a software (BIOS) ban to the Cayman Pro.

Radeon 6950 before the procedure

Radeon 6950 after the procedure

 
BIOS toggle switch

You can find them on these video cards at the factoryoh a switch to switch to the alternative, backup BIOS in case of a problem, allowing you to continue using the card without any problems. Seeing this, many are likely to think that it makes no sense to buy a 6970, as the smaller, cheaper version can be varied for free. In this case, it should also be borne in mind that the 6950 requires the connection of two 6-pin, while the 6970 requires the connection of a 6-pin and an 8-pin PCI-E cable, which means that the 6950 may not have activated stream processors and increased clock speeds. you get the right amount of energy. In any case, more courageous and tuning-seeking users can find the course of the action on the source page.

Attention! 
Performing the procedure will result in the immediate loss of the warranty, so let’s think carefully before we start!