"Very effective silent cooling system. Beautiful design. Good price. Overclocked. Cold." Hi.Tech "Editor's Choice"

"The HIS 6950 IceQ has proven itself as not only a strong performer, but as a great overclocker too. This generation of cards also has greatly improved DX11 and Tessellation performance over the last.The custom cooler does a great job, keeping the card running cool, even while overclocked and isn’t audible over the 1600RPM 120mm fans I also have running in the case." XSReviews "Rated 9/10"

"• Quality of execution
• Factory overclocked
• Good performance at a resolution of 1680x1050
• Good cooling performance
• Silent cooling system
• Properties in overclocking
• Dirt 3 GIFT" Benchmark.pl "Good Product"

"Single card performance is either amazing, such as in Mafia 2, or absolutely dire, Metro 2033. The cooler is up to the usual high standards, being both cool and quiet. There is also no denying that it looks nice, and with the inclusion of Dirt3 in the box you're getting a good deal at around £230 each." Overcloker3D "Bronze Award"

"This reference design by HIS concentrates on the cooling system replacement in order to push the card at its maximum. The card is 7 to 10 degrees cooler than the reference board and in the same time is overclocked (840MHz instead  of 800MHz for the GPU and 1280MHz instead of 1250MHz for the memory). The performances are almost the same than the Sapphire board and you are also able to overclock it a little bit more. This card uses only a few watts more than the Sapphire board." PC Achat "Rated 14/20"

"Great cooling. Included DiRT3 Game. Quiet with fan in auto. Good power consumption figures" Vortez "Bronze Award"

"The HIS Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X PLUS stands out in a crowded marketplace for having one of the most gaudy ‘in your face’ coolers we have ever seen."

KitGuru "Must Have Award"

"The HIS 6870 IceQ 1GB GDDR5 Video Card is one of the best all around video card on the planet. While it's not the fastest video card, it won't break the bank, but it performs very well and is loaded with excellent features. If you want more performance, just add another in a crossfire setup." 3D GameMan "Kickass Gameman's Choice"

"Overall, the card fits in its mid-range segment quite well in performance as well pricing, landing right in the middle of each essentially. As far as choosing between all the 6870′s on the market and this one, the 6870 IceQ from HIS should be a front-runner to buyers due to its superior cooling, quieter operation, and good price point, especially when compared with the reference models." Overclockers.com "Approved"

"The HIS HD 6970 IceQ Turbo 2GB GDDR5 Video Card is another high-end video card from HIS that will make hardcore gamers smile ear to ear! It's overflowing with technologies, excellent performance, quad crossfire capable and has a monstrous cooler making it one of the best HD 6970 video cards on the planet."

3D GameMan "100% Kickass"

"With the GPU overclocked to 985MHz and the VRAM at MHz 1205MHz (GDDR 4820MHz) the HIS Radeon HD 6870 IceQ wasn’t even audible when stress testing. Other Radeon HD 6870 graphics cards built around the AMD reference design sound like they are trying to suck all the air out of the room." Legion Hardware "Performance Award"

"Overall a Mid-Range Gaming Card for a Mid-Range Gaming Resolution and this card will run anything and everything you can possibly throw at it without breaking a sweat. In fact the card never rose above 60c in my case when gaming for long sessions. If you’re in the market for a gaming card for your 1440×900 or so monitor, then look no further. This is the card you want." Go!GamingGiant "G3 Green 'Best Bang For Buck' Award"

"The HIS 6870 IceQ is one of the best video card values on the market today. If you want to upgrade your current PC or jump into PC gaming for the first time, this is a great choice." Digital Hippos "5 Stars Rating"

"HIS HD 6870 ICEQ is exactly what the name describes: ice cold, and if that is not enough, the card remains ninja silent, the big cooler is simply not to be heard in my case. The card itself performs quite reasonable, you may wonder why HIS has not chosen to factory overclock the card when the cooler is so good. This is up to the end user, which some may think is great. The little cards last great feature is the low power consumption as some users appreciate. The cooler is much larger than necessary, but it works really well and makes this card the best 6870 I've tested." HwT.dk "Silver Award"

"That said, HIS has done a very good job here with the 6870 1GB IceQ by adding a custom heatsink that dramatically improves temperatures and noise levels. The temperatures are the very best we've seen on a Radeon 6870 amongst all competitors, and the fan is barely audible at idle and still wonderfully quiet under full load. Further, the addition of a free game in the package is an outstanding value for consumers." PureOverclock "Great Hardware"

"The model is currently one of the most exciting graphics cards for those who look at the price. It provides ample performance for most current games (up to 1,920 x 1,080) but has also pleasantly low power consumption with its compact design. The HIS 6850 is our absolute recommendation for all noise-sensitive users. With this HIS card you solve the noise problem elegantly without giving up performance." Chip.de

"This HIS card is somehow everything, cheap but Luxurious.  Go with it and it is better than you think, even a good old 260 or 280 GTX has no chance against this little 75-watt little card." Tom's Hardware

"The core temperature remained low in our test. IceQ has done its job on cooling and has low power consumption."

HW Zone "Best Performance Badge"

"The people over at HIS did it once again by providing a very innovative product like the Radeon HD 6970 IceQ MIX Edition...it does manage to keep the temperatures of the card quite lower than the reference design while producing far less noise so looks aside it gets the job done and then some." Real World Labs "Editor's Choice Award"

"The load temperatures never crossed 52 degrees Celcius of these cards, with HIS giving a temperature delta (Delta = Load temp - Idle temp) of just 25 degrees."

Digit Magazine "Features 8.7 Out of 10"