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...Micro Devices, Inc. 2 for punitive, incidental or consequential damages in connection with respect to support or sustain life, or in any . ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices Inc. . AMD's products are trademarks of the AMD hardware, ...software, or other jurisdictions. 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, ...
...Micro Devices, Inc. 2 for punitive, incidental or consequential damages in connection with respect to support or sustain life, or in any . ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices Inc. . AMD's products are trademarks of the AMD hardware, ...software, or other jurisdictions. 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, ...
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... the PC chassis, as appropriate. © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3 This is for future reference. Attach product securely. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Important Safety Instructions Note: This product is a safety feature. All product-securing screws or fasteners should be completely tightened...
... the PC chassis, as appropriate. © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3 This is for future reference. Attach product securely. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Important Safety Instructions Note: This product is a safety feature. All product-securing screws or fasteners should be completely tightened...
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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. Figure 1-1 ATI CrossFire Pro Diagram © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4 to drive a single display. 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. Figure 1-1 ATI CrossFire Pro Diagram © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4 to drive a single display. Note that unlike ATI CrossFireX, ATI CrossFire Pro does not allow more than two discreet cards .
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...™ Pro User Guide Chapter 1 Modes ATI CrossFire Pro significantly scales high-end DCC, CAD, and VizSim applications on the other. >> Most useful for VizSim, broadcast, . In this mode, each frame is ...): In this mode, all even frames are rendered on one section. >> Most useful for SPECviewperf and geometry-limited applications. Figure 1-2 ATI CrossFire Pro AFR Rendering © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5 ATI CrossFire Pro significantly scales applications such as Autodesk . one GPU, and all odd frames are . and video applications that are...
...™ Pro User Guide Chapter 1 Modes ATI CrossFire Pro significantly scales high-end DCC, CAD, and VizSim applications on the other. >> Most useful for VizSim, broadcast, . In this mode, each frame is ...): In this mode, all even frames are rendered on one section. >> Most useful for SPECviewperf and geometry-limited applications. Figure 1-2 ATI CrossFire Pro AFR Rendering © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5 ATI CrossFire Pro significantly scales applications such as Autodesk . one GPU, and all odd frames are . and video applications that are...
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...-aliasing: This mode provides higher quality anti-aliasing than single discrete workstation cards. >> Most useful for digital mock-ups, optical simulations, TV productions, and video applications requiring a high level of their respective please visit http://ati.amd.com/products/ owners. Figure 1-3 ATI CrossFire Pro SFR Rendering © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 6 Note...
...-aliasing: This mode provides higher quality anti-aliasing than single discrete workstation cards. >> Most useful for digital mock-ups, optical simulations, TV productions, and video applications requiring a high level of their respective please visit http://ati.amd.com/products/ owners. Figure 1-3 ATI CrossFire Pro SFR Rendering © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 6 Note...
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...removing a component from the back panel of the computer chassis. 4. CAUTION: To avoid possible damage to ensure that your ATI FirePro workstation card's user guide, if necessary 6. Consult your system has an adequate power supply. If necessary, consult the computer manual ... surface of the computer. 5. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 2 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 the workstation card from the systems power supply, ...
...removing a component from the back panel of the computer chassis. 4. CAUTION: To avoid possible damage to ensure that your ATI FirePro workstation card's user guide, if necessary 6. Consult your system has an adequate power supply. If necessary, consult the computer manual ... surface of the computer. 5. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 2 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 the workstation card from the systems power supply, ...
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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. 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. Newly installed ATI FirePro card 2.
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. 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. Newly installed ATI FirePro card 2.
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...cover. 10. Reconnect any cables you have disconnected and plug in Chapter 3 Enabling ATI CrossFire Pro. Turn on the monitor and then the computer. Top connector 2. Figure 2-3 ATI CrossFire Pro Connector Tabs 1. Bottom connector (do not use) © 2009 ...Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 9 Enable ATI CrossFire Pro in ATI Catalyst™ Control Center as described in the computer power cord. 11. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 2 Installing ATI CrossFire Pro Graphics Cards...
...cover. 10. Reconnect any cables you have disconnected and plug in Chapter 3 Enabling ATI CrossFire Pro. Turn on the monitor and then the computer. Top connector 2. Figure 2-3 ATI CrossFire Pro Connector Tabs 1. Bottom connector (do not use) © 2009 ...Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 9 Enable ATI CrossFire Pro in ATI Catalyst™ Control Center as described in the computer power cord. 11. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 2 Installing ATI CrossFire Pro Graphics Cards...
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in the system and connected using an . From the Graphics Settings tree, expand CrossFireX and click Configure. 2. Click Apply. Chapter 3 © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 10 ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Enabling ATI CrossFire Pro Note: The CrossFire option will not appear unless two workstation cards are installed . ATI CrossFire Pro flex connector. 1. From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to act as the display GPU. 3. Select Enable CrossFireX. 4.
in the system and connected using an . From the Graphics Settings tree, expand CrossFireX and click Configure. 2. Click Apply. Chapter 3 © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 10 ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Enabling ATI CrossFire Pro Note: The CrossFire option will not appear unless two workstation cards are installed . ATI CrossFire Pro flex connector. 1. From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to act as the display GPU. 3. Select Enable CrossFireX. 4.
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... performance scaling, including Autodesk Maya, Ensight, UGS Teamcenter, and UGS NX. 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 accelerators. This feature is the optimal hardware for all AMD and...
... performance scaling, including Autodesk Maya, Ensight, UGS Teamcenter, and UGS NX. 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 accelerators. This feature is the optimal hardware for all AMD and...