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... herein. assumes no liability with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of their respective owners. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices Inc. . All rights reserved. Trademarks AMD, the AMD ...Arrow logo, ATI, the ATI logo, AMD Athlon, AMD LIVE!, AMD Phenom, AMD Sempron, AMD Turion, AMD64, All-in-Wonder, Avivo, Catalyst, CrossFireX, FirePro, FireStream, HyperMemory, OverDrive, PowerPlay, PowerXpress, Radeon, Remote Wonder, Stream, SurroundView, Theater,...
... herein. assumes no liability with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of their respective owners. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices Inc. . All rights reserved. Trademarks AMD, the AMD ...Arrow logo, ATI, the ATI logo, AMD Athlon, AMD LIVE!, AMD Phenom, AMD Sempron, AMD Turion, AMD64, All-in-Wonder, Avivo, Catalyst, CrossFireX, FirePro, FireStream, HyperMemory, OverDrive, PowerPlay, PowerXpress, Radeon, Remote Wonder, Stream, SurroundView, Theater,...
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and operating instructions should be obeyed. Heed all instructions. All product-securing screws or fasteners should be read before beginning installation. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Important Safety Instructions Note: This product is for future reference. Retain all warnings. Do not remove the grounding pin ...
and operating instructions should be obeyed. Heed all instructions. All product-securing screws or fasteners should be read before beginning installation. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Important Safety Instructions Note: This product is for future reference. Retain all warnings. Do not remove the grounding pin ...
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ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Introduction ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro leverages ATI CrossFireX™ technology to scale professional OpenGL applications in a windowed mode by combining the computational power of two discreet ATI FirePro™ workstation graphics cards to be combined. to drive a single display. Figure 1-1 ATI CrossFire Pro Diagram © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4 Note that unlike ATI CrossFireX, ATI CrossFire Pro does not allow more than two discreet cards .
ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Introduction ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro leverages ATI CrossFireX™ technology to scale professional OpenGL applications in a windowed mode by combining the computational power of two discreet ATI FirePro™ workstation graphics cards to be combined. to drive a single display. Figure 1-1 ATI CrossFire Pro Diagram © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4 Note that unlike ATI CrossFireX, ATI CrossFire Pro does not allow more than two discreet cards .
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...all odd frames are rendered on a single display using the following modes: >> Frame Rendering: >> AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering): . fillrate limited. ATI CrossFire Pro significantly scales applications such as Autodesk . In this mode, each frame is split into two sections, and each GPU renders . one ...GPU, and all even frames are . Figure 1-2 ATI CrossFire Pro AFR Rendering © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5 and video applications that are rendered on one section. >> Most useful ...
...all odd frames are rendered on a single display using the following modes: >> Frame Rendering: >> AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering): . fillrate limited. ATI CrossFire Pro significantly scales applications such as Autodesk . In this mode, each frame is split into two sections, and each GPU renders . one ...GPU, and all even frames are . Figure 1-2 ATI CrossFire Pro AFR Rendering © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5 and video applications that are rendered on one section. >> Most useful ...
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... © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 6 Note: Example applications are trademarks or For more information on ATI CrossFire Pro, registered trademarks of image/line quality. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 1 Modes, cont'd. >> Full Scene Anti-aliasing: This mode... provides higher quality anti-aliasing than single discrete workstation cards. >> Most useful for digital mock-ups, optical simulations, TV ...
... © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 6 Note: Example applications are trademarks or For more information on ATI CrossFire Pro, registered trademarks of image/line quality. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 1 Modes, cont'd. >> Full Scene Anti-aliasing: This mode... provides higher quality anti-aliasing than single discrete workstation cards. >> Most useful for digital mock-ups, optical simulations, TV ...
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...Installing ATI CrossFire Pro Graphics Cards These instructions assume that a PCIe® graphics card has already been successfully installed in the primary PCIe slot next to hold open the PCIe card slot-locking mechanism with your finger when you seat the card. 7. Fasten the workstation card ...avoid possible damage to the back panel. Make sure the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices are off. 2. Figure 2-1 ATI FirePro Card Installation © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 7 If necessary, consult the computer manual for help removing the cover. ...
...Installing ATI CrossFire Pro Graphics Cards These instructions assume that a PCIe® graphics card has already been successfully installed in the primary PCIe slot next to hold open the PCIe card slot-locking mechanism with your finger when you seat the card. 7. Fasten the workstation card ...avoid possible damage to the back panel. Make sure the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices are off. 2. Figure 2-1 ATI FirePro Card Installation © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 7 If necessary, consult the computer manual for help removing the cover. ...
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ATI CrossFire Pro flex connector © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 8 ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Installing ATI CrossFire Pro Graphics Cards, cont'd. 8. Note: Connect the cards using the ATI CrossFire Pro flex connector. Connect the two ATI FirePro workstation cards using only one flex connector on the "top" ATI CrossFire Pro connector tab (the one closest to the bracket) on each card Chapter 2 Figure 2-2 ATI CrossFire Pro Flex Connector Installation 1. Newly installed ATI FirePro card 2.
ATI CrossFire Pro flex connector © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 8 ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Installing ATI CrossFire Pro Graphics Cards, cont'd. 8. Note: Connect the cards using the ATI CrossFire Pro flex connector. Connect the two ATI FirePro workstation cards using only one flex connector on the "top" ATI CrossFire Pro connector tab (the one closest to the bracket) on each card Chapter 2 Figure 2-2 ATI CrossFire Pro Flex Connector Installation 1. Newly installed ATI FirePro card 2.
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... on the monitor and then the computer. Reconnect any cables you have disconnected and plug in Chapter 3 Enabling ATI CrossFire Pro. Top connector 2. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 2 Installing ATI CrossFire Pro Graphics Cards, cont'd. 9. Make sure that no cables are interfering with anything inside the computer . (for example, a cooling fan) and...
... on the monitor and then the computer. Reconnect any cables you have disconnected and plug in Chapter 3 Enabling ATI CrossFire Pro. Top connector 2. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 2 Installing ATI CrossFire Pro Graphics Cards, cont'd. 9. Make sure that no cables are interfering with anything inside the computer . (for example, a cooling fan) and...
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ATI CrossFire Pro flex connector. 1. From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to act as the display GPU. 3. Chapter 3 © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 10 Click Apply. in the system and connected using an . From the Graphics Settings tree, expand CrossFireX and click Configure. 2. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Enabling ATI CrossFire Pro Note: The CrossFire option will not appear unless two workstation cards are installed . Select Enable CrossFireX. 4.
ATI CrossFire Pro flex connector. 1. From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to act as the display GPU. 3. Chapter 3 © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 10 Click Apply. in the system and connected using an . From the Graphics Settings tree, expand CrossFireX and click Configure. 2. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Enabling ATI CrossFire Pro Note: The CrossFire option will not appear unless two workstation cards are installed . Select Enable CrossFireX. 4.
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... Vista, Windows 7 and Linux. © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 11 ATI CrossFire™ Pro technology performs best with PCIe® 2.0 and up currently includes the following are geometry bound show good performance scaling...regarding ATI CrossFire Pro technology. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 4 ATI CrossFire Pro FAQ The following cards: ATI FirePro™ V5700, ATI FirePro™ V5800, ATI FirePro™ V7750, ATI FirePro™ V7800, ATI FirePro™ V8700, ATI FirePro™ V8750, ATI FirePro™ V8800, and ATI FirePro™ V9800 graphics ...
... Vista, Windows 7 and Linux. © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 11 ATI CrossFire™ Pro technology performs best with PCIe® 2.0 and up currently includes the following are geometry bound show good performance scaling...regarding ATI CrossFire Pro technology. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 4 ATI CrossFire Pro FAQ The following cards: ATI FirePro™ V5700, ATI FirePro™ V5800, ATI FirePro™ V7750, ATI FirePro™ V7800, ATI FirePro™ V8700, ATI FirePro™ V8750, ATI FirePro™ V8800, and ATI FirePro™ V9800 graphics ...
