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v Table of Contents Introduction 1 Radeon® X1900 GT Features 1 Graphic Features 1 System Requirements 4 External Connectors 4 Using Multiple Displays 5 Connecting Your Monitors 5 Display Configurations 7 Catalyst™ Control Center 9 Launching Catalyst™ Control Center 9 Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Using the Start Menu 9
v Table of Contents Introduction 1 Radeon® X1900 GT Features 1 Graphic Features 1 System Requirements 4 External Connectors 4 Using Multiple Displays 5 Connecting Your Monitors 5 Display Configurations 7 Catalyst™ Control Center 9 Launching Catalyst™ Control Center 9 Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Using the Start Menu 9
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FullScreen 3D 59 Avivo™ Video for Radeon® Series starting from 9500 60 Standard Settings 61 Adjustments 62 Video Overlay Theater Mode 64 Deinterlacing 65 VPU Recover 70 Using TV Display and ...
FullScreen 3D 59 Avivo™ Video for Radeon® Series starting from 9500 60 Standard Settings 61 Adjustments 62 Video Overlay Theater Mode 64 Deinterlacing 65 VPU Recover 70 Using TV Display and ...
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...; Loss-less Z-buffer compression SmoothVision™ • Full-scene anti-aliasing method that you will enjoy countless hours of your ATI Radeon® X1900 GT graphics card. HyperZ™ • Ensures optimal hardware performance by discarding irrelevant object data that is not visible...; X1900 GT Features Graphic Features • Native PCI Express® X16 bus support. • 256MB or 512 MB GDDR4\GDDR3 on the purchase of trouble-free computing. CHAPTER 1: Radeon® X1900 GT Features 1 Introduction Congratulations on -board memory. • Full support for Microsoft®...
...; Loss-less Z-buffer compression SmoothVision™ • Full-scene anti-aliasing method that you will enjoy countless hours of your ATI Radeon® X1900 GT graphics card. HyperZ™ • Ensures optimal hardware performance by discarding irrelevant object data that is not visible...; X1900 GT Features Graphic Features • Native PCI Express® X16 bus support. • 256MB or 512 MB GDDR4\GDDR3 on the purchase of trouble-free computing. CHAPTER 1: Radeon® X1900 GT Features 1 Introduction Congratulations on -board memory. • Full support for Microsoft®...
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... (up to 4k x 4k). • Up to 1,536 instructions per rendering pass. • 3Dc+ texture compression • High quality 4:1 compression for real-time shadow rendering. 2 Radeon® X1900 GT Features • Z Cache optimized for normal maps and luminance maps. • Works with Early Z test. • Lossless Z Compression (up to -vertex buffer...
... (up to 4k x 4k). • Up to 1,536 instructions per rendering pass. • 3Dc+ texture compression • High quality 4:1 compression for real-time shadow rendering. 2 Radeon® X1900 GT Features • Z Cache optimized for normal maps and luminance maps. • Works with Early Z test. • Lossless Z Compression (up to -vertex buffer...
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Radeon® X1900 GT Features 3 High Dynamic Range (HDR) Rendering • 64-bit floating point HDR supported throughout the pipeline • Includes support for blending and ...
Radeon® X1900 GT Features 3 High Dynamic Range (HDR) Rendering • 64-bit floating point HDR supported throughout the pipeline • Includes support for blending and ...
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To connect a digital display. 5 CHAPTER 2: Using Multiple Displays Connecting Your Monitors Your Radeon® X1900 GT graphics card provides hardware support for the Radeon® X1900 GT Card 1 Standard VGA Monitor Connector. To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector, plug the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter into the ...
To connect a digital display. 5 CHAPTER 2: Using Multiple Displays Connecting Your Monitors Your Radeon® X1900 GT graphics card provides hardware support for the Radeon® X1900 GT Card 1 Standard VGA Monitor Connector. To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector, plug the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter into the ...
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... Display. Normally, the system BIOS determines which graphics card will always be Primary. Click the Settings tab to load the drivers for your Radeon® X1900 GT card. Note: When you use multiple monitors with your card, one monitor will be the primary. It can detect the...hardware settings. 4 When the New Hardware Found Wizard appears, at the appropriate prompt insert the ATI Installation CD to access the basic multi-monitor configuration settings. 6 Note: If you use multiple monitors, the Radeon® X1900 GT card must be the primary graphics card. To connect your monitors 1 ...
... Display. Normally, the system BIOS determines which graphics card will always be Primary. Click the Settings tab to load the drivers for your Radeon® X1900 GT card. Note: When you use multiple monitors with your card, one monitor will be the primary. It can detect the...hardware settings. 4 When the New Hardware Found Wizard appears, at the appropriate prompt insert the ATI Installation CD to access the basic multi-monitor configuration settings. 6 Note: If you use multiple monitors, the Radeon® X1900 GT card must be the primary graphics card. To connect your monitors 1 ...
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...) cable DVI-I connector + HDTV cable (YPbPr) DVI-I-to-VGA adapter + DVI-I connector DVI-I-to-VGA adapter + DVI-I -to Component adapter. Display Configurations 7 Display Configurations Your Radeon® X1900 GT graphics card provides dual display functionality.
...) cable DVI-I connector + HDTV cable (YPbPr) DVI-I-to-VGA adapter + DVI-I connector DVI-I-to-VGA adapter + DVI-I -to Component adapter. Display Configurations 7 Display Configurations Your Radeon® X1900 GT graphics card provides dual display functionality.
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Discard does not close the Catalyst™ Control Center. Avivo™ Video for Radeon® Series starting from 9500 Use the Avivo™ Video aspect to apply standard video settings with a Wizard or selecting a video preset. Note: Clicking Defaults ... restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. 60 Avivo™ Video for Radeon® Series starting from 9500 Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open. 2 Click OK to...
Discard does not close the Catalyst™ Control Center. Avivo™ Video for Radeon® Series starting from 9500 Use the Avivo™ Video aspect to apply standard video settings with a Wizard or selecting a video preset. Note: Clicking Defaults ... restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. 60 Avivo™ Video for Radeon® Series starting from 9500 Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open. 2 Click OK to...
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Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to ATI Technologies. Previous settings are not altered and will restore the defaults for submission to the bottom right-hand corner of an aspect, not just the ...; Control Center. The CrossFire™ aspect requires: • A motherboard with two PCI Express® X16 slots • A CrossFire™ Edition Series graphics card • A standard Radeon® -based graphics card Note: Clicking Defaults will be saved once you click OK. CrossFire™ Use CrossFire™ to combine the power and performance...
Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to ATI Technologies. Previous settings are not altered and will restore the defaults for submission to the bottom right-hand corner of an aspect, not just the ...; Control Center. The CrossFire™ aspect requires: • A motherboard with two PCI Express® X16 slots • A CrossFire™ Edition Series graphics card • A standard Radeon® -based graphics card Note: Clicking Defaults will be saved once you click OK. CrossFire™ Use CrossFire™ to combine the power and performance...
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... functionality, see the appropriate section in Europe, the refresh rate for the monitor and TV is ideal for European TVs before turning on a TV The Radeon® X1900 GT has TV Out capability. The following tips will help you can attach your card to your European TV. L For specific software-related...
... functionality, see the appropriate section in Europe, the refresh rate for the monitor and TV is ideal for European TVs before turning on a TV The Radeon® X1900 GT has TV Out capability. The following tips will help you can attach your card to your European TV. L For specific software-related...
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... can appear blurred or unclear on your TV. Using a Monitor vs. The large dot pitch of your monitor may not work with S-Video In. The Radeon® X1900 GT that only has the Composite out connector DOES NOT support connection to the card when TV out is off and not enabled...
... can appear blurred or unclear on your TV. Using a Monitor vs. The large dot pitch of your monitor may not work with S-Video In. The Radeon® X1900 GT that only has the Composite out connector DOES NOT support connection to the card when TV out is off and not enabled...