Introduction; Features; Minimum System Requirements - Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD6870 User Manual

1.1. Features

• Powered by AMD Radeon
• Supports PCI Express 2.1
• Integrated with 1 GB GDDR5 memory
• Supports DirectX 11
• Supports CrossFireX
• Supports DVI-I / DVI-D / HDMI / mini Display port
• Supports Dual-Link DVI-I connector
• Supports D-Sub connectors (by adapter)
• Supports HDMI connector
• Supports mini Display port

1.2. Minimum System Requirements

• Hardware
- Intel ® Pentium
- 1 GB or more of system memory for best performance
- Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)
- A power supply that provides at least 500-watt and with two 75w 2x3-pin PCIe power
connector is required. The power supply should be with a known brand and certified to
conform to safety regulations. (For the list of certified power supplies, go to
http://ati.amd.com/certifiedpsu.)
• Operating System
- Windows
- Windows
- Windows
- Windows
• CrossFireX
If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of a CrossFireX system, the following
is required:
- A CrossFireX certified motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct chipset driver
- Two GV-R687OC-1GD
- A power supply that provides at least 600-watt and with four 2x3-pin PCIe power
connectors is required. The power supply should be with a known brand and certified to
conform to safety regulations. (For the list of certified power supplies, go to
http://ati.amd.com/certifiedpsu.)
- One CrossFire bridge interconnect cables
GV-R687 Series Graphics Accelerator

1. Introduction

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HD 6870 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
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® Vista
® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
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