Sapphire Readies New Custom-Design HD 6970 2 GB Graphics Card

Sapphire is readying a new custom-design Radeon HD 6970 2 GB graphics card. The card uses a PCB that closely resembles the AMD reference-design PCB, but comes in blue color. It also uses a custom designed cooler that uses a traditional blower channeling air through a dense aluminum fin canal block.

AMD Radeon HD 6970 1GB Becomes Official, Available in February for $279

After various rumors regarding AMD's plans to release a 1GB version of the HD 6970 hit the Web, the card has now finally become official since the Sunnyvale based company confirmed its existence as well as the introduction of a line of factory overclocked Radeon HD 6870 graphics cards.