The Vortex technology allows users to manually adjust the fan and its physical attributes, providing flexibility and customization. It features perforated fan blades that can increase air flow by up to 13% while reducing noise levels. The dual inclined cooling fan design reduces turbulence to help heat spread effectively from hot areas.

1. The Technology

2. 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.
Whirlwind Technology

3. Technology
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
Flexibility and Customization

4. Technology
Perforation in fan blades reduce the back pressure from its high speed
spinning, resulting in increased air flow and improving efficiency
Perforated Fan Increase Air Flow Up To 13%

5. Technology
Double inclined Cooling Fan reducing turbulence helps heat
spread effectively from hot areas
Anti-Turbulence

6. is just a beginning

7. is just a beginning
Specification
1.1GHz Core Speed
[reference version: 925MHz]
1425MHz Memory Speed (5.7Gbps)
[reference version: 1375MHz]
2048 Stream Processors
3GB GDDR5 Memory Size
384-bit Bus Width
DL-DVI-I + SL DVI-D+ HDMI + 2xmini
Display Port
Dual BIOS Toggle Switch

8. is just a beginning
Dual BIOS Toggle Switch
Setting 1: OC setting
Setting 2: factory defaults
Back Panel Design
Enhances anti-bending
ability to increase stability
and heat dissipation of PCB
Platinum Power Kit
Enhancing stability and power
efficiency at overclocking mode
and headroom for OC capabilities Patent Vortex II Technology

9. Technology
Superb Large Pure Copper Base
Pure Cooper Base Fully Covers GPU which dissipates the
heat efficiently
8ø U-shape Heat Pipe Design
4pcs 8ø high
performance heat pipes
deliver the outstanding
cooling effect
Enormous surface of
aluminum cooling fin
Aluminum cooling fins enlarge the heat dissipation surface

10. Technology
Only 73° C at Furmark Test

11. Power Kit
PowIRstage: Peak Efficiency Up to 93.2% UHB: 15% higher power, up to 15% cooler
Peak efficiency up to 93.2%, Featuring ultra high frequency which
increasing power decrease ripple to deliver extreme
efficiency up to 3-13% and stable voltage
featuring up to 1.0Mhz power, offering
switching frequency and 33% extra power
efficient cooling ability for GPU
Digital PWM
solution works at a higher Excellent noise, temperature
frequency and supports fine performance at GHz frequency,
tuning adjustments at a output ultra low ESR and stable
voltage, enhancing power capacitance range up to 560µF
efficiency up to 90%
Digital PWM: Up to 90% Power Efficiency Super Cap: Up to 560 µF

12. Performance
Up To 15% faster than reference version
Test platform: AMD PheromII x6 1090T@3.2G with Windows 7 64bit

13. Performance
Up To 36% faster than GTX680
Test platform: Intel Core i7-3770K
@ 4.7 GHz with Windows 7 64bit

14. Beat GTX680
OC Ability Up
Stability Up
Temp. Down
Noise level Down
is just a beginning

15. Design for

16. Design for
Specification
1.15GHz Core Speed
[reference version: 1000MHz]
1250MHz Memory Speed (5.0Gbps)
[reference version: 1200MHz]
1280 Stream Processors
2GB GDDR5 Memory Size
256-bit Bus Width
DL-DVI-I + SL-DVI-D+ HDMI +2 x mini DP

17. Design for
Platinum Power Kit Back Panel Design
Enhancing stability and power
Patent Vortex II Enhances anti-bending ability
efficiency at overclocking mode and
to increase stability and heat
headroom for OC capabilities Technology dissipation of PCB

18. Technology
Superb Large Pure Copper Base
Superb large pure copper base 100% covers GPU, carrying
away excessive heat efficiently
8ø U-Shape Heat Pipes Design
3pcs 8ø U-shape heat pipes design deliver the same cooling
effect as 5pcs of 6ø heat pipes
Enormous surface of aluminum cooling fin
Enormous surface of aluminum cooling fin is 30% bigger
than previous generation fully cover the key components
Efficient Dual Fan Design
Ultra efficient Dual Fan Design optimizes the better air flow,
efficiently dissipated heat from pipe structure fin

19. Technology
Only 69° C at Furmark Test

20. Power Kit
Multi Phase Design: 7+1+1 Phases DirectFET: up to 91% Peak efficiency
7+1+1 phases board power design Minimizing conduction losses with low
enhances power efficiency Rdson/Inductance,
and stability, delivers delivering ultra high
ultimate performance at OC Peak Efficiency up to
mode 91%
Digital PWM solution
works at a higher frequency and supports Excellent noise, temperature performance at
fine tuning adjustments at a output voltage, GHz frequency, ultra low ESR and stable
enhancing power efficiency up to 90% capacitance range up to 560µF
Digital PWM: Up to 90% Power Efficiency Super Cap: Up to 560 µF

21. Performance
Faster than GTX580
Beat GTX580 Faster than GTX570
X Score
Test platform: AMD PheromII x6 1090T@3.2G with Windows 7 64bit

22. Performance
Faster than GTX580
Beat GTX580 Faster than GTX570
X Score
Test platform: AMD PheromII x6 1090T@3.2G with Windows 7 64bit

23. Beat GTX580
OC Ability Up
Stability Up
Temp. Down
Noise level Down
Design for

24. PowerColor PCS+ HD7970 VortexII PowerColor PCS+ HD7870 VortexII
Core Speed 1100MHz 1150MHz
Memory Speed 1425MHz (5.7Gbps) 1250MHz (5.0Gbps)
Memory 3GB GDDR5 2GB GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth 384-bit 256-bit
Eyefinity Yes Yes
DirectX® 11.1 11.1
CrossFireTM Yes Yes
Output DL-DVI-I/ SL-DVI-D/ HDMI/2x mini DL-DVI-I/ SL-DVI-D/ HDMI/2x mini
DisplayPort DisplayPort
Series

25. Professionals Recommended
“In conclusion the card is
“ if you're looking for a
blazing fast and packs special
really fast out of the box HD
cooling that will ensure great
7970 or something that
cooling and low noise levels,
will hit that 1200MHz OC
which means that the card will
core mark, the PowerColor
definitely be a worthy addition
PCS+ HD 7970 3GB
to any gamer’s rig as soon as
VORTEX II is brilliant. ”
it’s available. ”
Twektown, NALA
Fudzilla, EU,