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FullScreen 3D 74 Avivo™ Video for Radeon® Series starting from 9500 75 Standard Settings 76 Adjustments 77 Video Overlay Theater Mode 79 Deinterlacing 80 All Settings 81 VPU Recover 85 CrossFire™ 87 Enable CrossFire™ 89 CrossFire™ graphics card connections 90 Graphics cards with different amounts of memory 91 Card Reversal Recommend 91 3D client is...
FullScreen 3D 74 Avivo™ Video for Radeon® Series starting from 9500 75 Standard Settings 76 Adjustments 77 Video Overlay Theater Mode 79 Deinterlacing 80 All Settings 81 VPU Recover 85 CrossFire™ 87 Enable CrossFire™ 89 CrossFire™ graphics card connections 90 Graphics cards with different amounts of memory 91 Card Reversal Recommend 91 3D client is...
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...a TV 95 Connecting to HDTV 97 Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable 99 CrossFire™ FAQ 101 Using the Radeon® X1800 Series with CrossFire™ 107 CrossFire™ Overview 107 Allowable CrossFire™ System Components 107 CrossFire™ Rendering Modes 107 SuperTiling 108 Scissor Mode ...FCC Compliance Information 123 Industry Canada Compliance Statement 124 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Compliance 124 3 Disabling CrossFire™ 92 Using TV Display and Capture Features 95 Using TV Out 95 Viewing Your PC's Display on a TV...
...a TV 95 Connecting to HDTV 97 Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable 99 CrossFire™ FAQ 101 Using the Radeon® X1800 Series with CrossFire™ 107 CrossFire™ Overview 107 Allowable CrossFire™ System Components 107 CrossFire™ Rendering Modes 107 SuperTiling 108 Scissor Mode ...FCC Compliance Information 123 Industry Canada Compliance Statement 124 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Compliance 124 3 Disabling CrossFire™ 92 Using TV Display and Capture Features 95 Using TV Out 95 Viewing Your PC's Display on a TV...
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... memory; 1GB or more for best performance. • Optical drive for each of the card. If you begin installing your computer system manual to accommodate a high-end graphics card with a peak dissipation above 75 watts. • Windows® XP with two (2) PCI Express® X16 slots and correct PCIe™ chipset driver. (See ati.com/crossfire for registration.
... memory; 1GB or more for best performance. • Optical drive for each of the card. If you begin installing your computer system manual to accommodate a high-end graphics card with a peak dissipation above 75 watts. • Windows® XP with two (2) PCI Express® X16 slots and correct PCIe™ chipset driver. (See ati.com/crossfire for registration.
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... Visual Processing Units to twice the VPU performance when using 3D graphics applications. Note: Clicking Defaults will be paired with two PCI Express® X16 slots • a CrossFire™ Edition Series graphics card • The Radeon® X850 CrossFire™ Edition can be saved once you click OK. CrossFire™ Use CrossFire™ to combine the power and performance of a dual...
... Visual Processing Units to twice the VPU performance when using 3D graphics applications. Note: Clicking Defaults will be paired with two PCI Express® X16 slots • a CrossFire™ Edition Series graphics card • The Radeon® X850 CrossFire™ Edition can be saved once you click OK. CrossFire™ Use CrossFire™ to combine the power and performance of a dual...
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...of the 3D objects each card can be paired with any one of full-screen anti-aliasing across two graphics cards in a finegrained checkerboard pattern. For the latest information see the CrossFire™ Web page at: ati.com/crossfire Super Anti-aliasing is enabled... frame rendering mode is enabled, any standard Radeon® X800-based graphics card. • An interconnect cable, supplied with the CrossFire™ Series graphics card, connecting the two cards to render alternate frames of the screen while the second graphics card renders the bottom half. • Alternate Frame...
...of the 3D objects each card can be paired with any one of full-screen anti-aliasing across two graphics cards in a finegrained checkerboard pattern. For the latest information see the CrossFire™ Web page at: ati.com/crossfire Super Anti-aliasing is enabled... frame rendering mode is enabled, any standard Radeon® X800-based graphics card. • An interconnect cable, supplied with the CrossFire™ Series graphics card, connecting the two cards to render alternate frames of the screen while the second graphics card renders the bottom half. • Alternate Frame...
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When CrossFire™ is successfully enabled all display devices, except the one used by CrossFire™, will be adjusted in Advanced View. Set the level of adaptive anti-aliasing 1 Expand 3D in the Catalyst™ Control Center 3D settings aspect. Note: CrossFire™ Higher Quality anti-aliasing can be disabled. Enable CrossFire™ 89 Catalyst™ Control Center: CrossFire™ Enable CrossFire™ 1 Click CrossFire™ in Advanced View. 2 Click Enable CrossFire™.
When CrossFire™ is successfully enabled all display devices, except the one used by CrossFire™, will be adjusted in Advanced View. Set the level of adaptive anti-aliasing 1 Expand 3D in the Catalyst™ Control Center 3D settings aspect. Note: CrossFire™ Higher Quality anti-aliasing can be disabled. Enable CrossFire™ 89 Catalyst™ Control Center: CrossFire™ Enable CrossFire™ 1 Click CrossFire™ in Advanced View. 2 Click Enable CrossFire™.
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... may have a system BIOS option to enable dual PCIe™ slot support. For more information see the CrossFire™ Web page at: ati.com/crossfire CrossFire™ graphics card connections In order for information to switch between single or dual PCIe™ slot support. Change motherboard BIOS ... 2 Click OK to save your settings • Click Discard to both the Master and Slave graphics cards. settings 1 Expand 3D in the current view. Refer to the motherboard's manual for CrossFire™ to the desired setting. Set Catalyst™ A.I . 4 Click and drag to slider ...
... may have a system BIOS option to enable dual PCIe™ slot support. For more information see the CrossFire™ Web page at: ati.com/crossfire CrossFire™ graphics card connections In order for information to switch between single or dual PCIe™ slot support. Change motherboard BIOS ... 2 Click OK to save your settings • Click Discard to both the Master and Slave graphics cards. settings 1 Expand 3D in the current view. Refer to the motherboard's manual for CrossFire™ to the desired setting. Set Catalyst™ A.I . 4 Click and drag to slider ...
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... the remaining DVI-I connector on the Slave card. For more information see the CrossFire™ Web page at : ati.com/crossfire Graphics cards with different amounts of memory Graphics card with the least amount of memory on the Slave card supports Transition Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS) required by reversing the graphics card in the Catalyst™ Control Center or is required...
... the remaining DVI-I connector on the Slave card. For more information see the CrossFire™ Web page at : ati.com/crossfire Graphics cards with different amounts of memory Graphics card with the least amount of memory on the Slave card supports Transition Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS) required by reversing the graphics card in the Catalyst™ Control Center or is required...
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... information see the CrossFire™ Web page at: ati.com/crossfire CrossFire™ Is Currently Unavailable This error is occurred because CrossFire™ did not correctly detect your graphics hardware or their is a problem with your graphics card. Close all your settings. For more information see the CrossFire™ Web page at: ati.com/crossfire Disabling CrossFire™ When CrossFire™ is running...
... information see the CrossFire™ Web page at: ati.com/crossfire CrossFire™ Is Currently Unavailable This error is occurred because CrossFire™ did not correctly detect your graphics hardware or their is a problem with your graphics card. Close all your settings. For more information see the CrossFire™ Web page at: ati.com/crossfire Disabling CrossFire™ When CrossFire™ is running...
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Enable CrossFire™ 93 3 Enter a name for your Profile in Create or Edit Profile. 4 Enter a description of the profile. 5 Select the composition, activation, and applications options that you wish to apply to the profile. 6 Click Save.
Enable CrossFire™ 93 3 Enter a name for your Profile in Create or Edit Profile. 4 Enter a description of the profile. 5 Select the composition, activation, and applications options that you wish to apply to the profile. 6 Click Save.
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... Master graphics card with any Radeon® X1800 product. 3 What motherboards support CrossFire™? For the latest information, please consult the CrossFire™ Web site at: ati.com/crossfire 1 What combination of frequently-asked questions about CrossFire™. Motherboards from the same brand-family that both PCIe™ X16 slots are required to support only a single PCI Express® X16 slot. Thus a Radeon® X1800 CrossFire...
... Master graphics card with any Radeon® X1800 product. 3 What motherboards support CrossFire™? For the latest information, please consult the CrossFire™ Web site at: ati.com/crossfire 1 What combination of frequently-asked questions about CrossFire™. Motherboards from the same brand-family that both PCIe™ X16 slots are required to support only a single PCI Express® X16 slot. Thus a Radeon® X1800 CrossFire...
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...correct slot, connect your motherboard manual. 102 The CrossFire™ Master card must go into the primary PCI Express® slot (slot zero) on the motherboard. If an image appears on the screen upon boot-up and installed, the following CrossFire™ aspect appears in the correct slot on .... 6 Are there any software settings required for CrossFire™ to work? When all of using the CrossFire™ DMS-59™ connector, with both graphics cards seated in the Catalyst™ Control Center that needs to be enabled for CrossFire™ to operate. Yes, there is the ...
...correct slot, connect your motherboard manual. 102 The CrossFire™ Master card must go into the primary PCI Express® slot (slot zero) on the motherboard. If an image appears on the screen upon boot-up and installed, the following CrossFire™ aspect appears in the correct slot on .... 6 Are there any software settings required for CrossFire™ to work? When all of using the CrossFire™ DMS-59™ connector, with both graphics cards seated in the Catalyst™ Control Center that needs to be enabled for CrossFire™ to operate. Yes, there is the ...
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... to twice the performance of a single graphics card. 8 How are disabled when CrossFire™ is enabled reappear after CrossFire™ is disabled. 7 What is the difference between a CrossFire™ Edition graphics card and a standard graphics card from the Master graphics card. Then, select Enable CrossFire™. CrossFire™ Edition graphics cards include a "compositing engine," a chip that are the graphics cards connected on a CrossFire™ system? 103 To access...
... to twice the performance of a single graphics card. 8 How are disabled when CrossFire™ is enabled reappear after CrossFire™ is disabled. 7 What is the difference between a CrossFire™ Edition graphics card and a standard graphics card from the Master graphics card. Then, select Enable CrossFire™. CrossFire™ Edition graphics cards include a "compositing engine," a chip that are the graphics cards connected on a CrossFire™ system? 103 To access...
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... increases the detail of the 3D objects each card can render, as each card processes half of frames. CrossFire™ renders alternate 32x32 pixel squares in CrossFire™ mode. 12 What happens if the CrossFire™ Edition graphics card and the CrossFire™ Ready graphics card have different clock speeds? the two graphics cards are their individual clock speeds; The following dynamic...
... increases the detail of the 3D objects each card can render, as each card processes half of frames. CrossFire™ renders alternate 32x32 pixel squares in CrossFire™ mode. 12 What happens if the CrossFire™ Edition graphics card and the CrossFire™ Ready graphics card have different clock speeds? the two graphics cards are their individual clock speeds; The following dynamic...
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... full-screen anti-aliasing across two graphics cards in Catalyst™ Control Center, it is expected? improves image quality by ATI's Catalyst™ Control Center. While CrossFire™ is designed for optimal use on graphics cards with 16-pipeline graphics processors will generally see over 80%... up to use SuperTiling Mode. 15 What type of those displays as a dedicated CrossFire™ display. On a standard CrossFire™ system, it determines the optimal rendering mode to 100%, and the latest graphicsintensive programs will use , based on the application or game being...
... full-screen anti-aliasing across two graphics cards in Catalyst™ Control Center, it is expected? improves image quality by ATI's Catalyst™ Control Center. While CrossFire™ is designed for optimal use on graphics cards with 16-pipeline graphics processors will generally see over 80%... up to use SuperTiling Mode. 15 What type of those displays as a dedicated CrossFire™ display. On a standard CrossFire™ system, it determines the optimal rendering mode to 100%, and the latest graphicsintensive programs will use , based on the application or game being...
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... : ati.com/crossfire. For the full system requirements necessary to -date listing of this manual. These topics will be used as the Master graphics card with any Radeon® X1800 product. Thus a Radeon® X1800 CrossFire™ Edition can be used as a Slave graphics card in other chapters of CrossFire™ certified motherboards, see the CrossFire™ FAQ. A CrossFire™ graphics card works with two PCI Express®...
... : ati.com/crossfire. For the full system requirements necessary to -date listing of this manual. These topics will be used as the Master graphics card with any Radeon® X1800 product. Thus a Radeon® X1800 CrossFire™ Edition can be used as a Slave graphics card in other chapters of CrossFire™ certified motherboards, see the CrossFire™ FAQ. A CrossFire™ graphics card works with two PCI Express®...
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...Catalyst™ Control Center. The ATI Catalyst™ display driver will ...CrossFire™ Rendering Modes The first three are assigned to each of the two GPUs. Each tile is started, without any given time. Each mode uses a different method for dividing the workload required to improve image quality by selecting the new Super Anti-aliasing modes in operation at any software overhead. 1 PCI Express...® Slave Graphics Card 2 Radeon® X1800 Series Master Graphics Card 3 Partial Frame Rendered on PCI Express® Slave Graphics Card SuperTiling In...
...Catalyst™ Control Center. The ATI Catalyst™ display driver will ...CrossFire™ Rendering Modes The first three are assigned to each of the two GPUs. Each tile is started, without any given time. Each mode uses a different method for dividing the workload required to improve image quality by selecting the new Super Anti-aliasing modes in operation at any software overhead. 1 PCI Express...® Slave Graphics Card 2 Radeon® X1800 Series Master Graphics Card 3 Partial Frame Rendered on PCI Express® Slave Graphics Card SuperTiling In...
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... Graphics Card 2 Radeon® X1800 Series Master Graphics Card 3 Partial Frame Rendered on PCI Express® Slave Graphics Card 4 Partial Frame Rendered on PCI Express® Master Graphics Card 5 Final Rendered Frame on Display SuperTiling has the advantage of applications where the SuperTiling workload distribution does not provide optimal performance. Scissor Mode In this mode, each section being able to maximize compatibility and performance. CrossFire...
... Graphics Card 2 Radeon® X1800 Series Master Graphics Card 3 Partial Frame Rendered on PCI Express® Slave Graphics Card 4 Partial Frame Rendered on PCI Express® Master Graphics Card 5 Final Rendered Frame on Display SuperTiling has the advantage of applications where the SuperTiling workload distribution does not provide optimal performance. Scissor Mode In this mode, each section being able to maximize compatibility and performance. CrossFire...
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... CrossFire™ Rendering Modes Alternate Frame Rendering (AFR) Mode In this mode is that allows the full vertex processing performance of both GPUs are rendered on to the display. By allowing both GPUs to be combined. 1 PCI Express® Slave Graphics Card 2 Radeon® X1800 Series Master Graphics Card 3 Partial Frame Rendered on PCI Express® Slave Graphics Card 4 Partial Frame Rendered on PCI Express...
... CrossFire™ Rendering Modes Alternate Frame Rendering (AFR) Mode In this mode is that allows the full vertex processing performance of both GPUs are rendered on to the display. By allowing both GPUs to be combined. 1 PCI Express® Slave Graphics Card 2 Radeon® X1800 Series Master Graphics Card 3 Partial Frame Rendered on PCI Express® Slave Graphics Card 4 Partial Frame Rendered on PCI Express...
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The new CrossFire Super Anti-aliasing mode takes advantage of the programmable sample capability of ATI's Radeon® GPUs with anti-aliasing enabled, but uses different sample locations for high-quality smoothing of samples, so 4x and 6x Anti-aliasing becomes 8x and 12x Super Anti-aliasing, respectively. 1 PCI Express® Slave Graphics Card Rather than simply determining...
The new CrossFire Super Anti-aliasing mode takes advantage of the programmable sample capability of ATI's Radeon® GPUs with anti-aliasing enabled, but uses different sample locations for high-quality smoothing of samples, so 4x and 6x Anti-aliasing becomes 8x and 12x Super Anti-aliasing, respectively. 1 PCI Express® Slave Graphics Card Rather than simply determining...