In this tutorial i talk about eyefinity and a few ways to get the most out of your setup while spending the least amount of money you can. Basically for triple head eyefinity you need one display port monitor or an active display port to dvihdmi monitor as listed on the amd support. Setting up and configuring multiple displays to run in amd. With apple tv, you can mirror the entire display of your mac to your tv, or use your tv as a separate display. Panel large widescreen for virtual simulator equiped 9 monitors at 60 fps with only 1 computer core i7. The dell p2210h monitors that ati provided have displayport, dvi and vga connections. I had a 390 nitro and was where the problem started, whenever i start a game, it works for a few minutes sometimes even hours, depending, screens lose the signal, turn on and the resolution of the game decreases sometimes greatly decreases to 800 x 600 when they lose the signal, it is. The matrox c900 graphics card drives nine, six, or three displays or projectors, ideal for digital signage, presentation, and video wall applications. Like eyefinity, surround supports multiple monitors as well as 3d gaming. I was wondering if nvidia cards had support for multiple monitors, like atis eyefinity. How to set up an eyefinity threemonitor display youtube. How to use two radeon 7870 eyefinity 6 video cards august.
Put them up in a 3x3 display use eyefinity profit if you really wanted some good attention why else would you asked to have this posted make a dome like structure, in which you sit in a reclined chair and the monitors cover you. Atis radeon hd 5870 eyefinity 6 edition graphics card can run. Mac s have been able to set all monitors as one for quite along time. Unless your 2 other monitors are different in physical height versus the 21. You can check out the growing list of approved applications here. Amd makes eyefinity easier with line of budgetminded active. Amd makes eyefinity easier with line of budgetminded. Jun 17, 2015 my biggest beef with eyefinity on my triple monitor setup is that windows would fullscreen across all three at once, since eyefinity tricks windows into thinking it is one giant window. Keep in mind that you can use 56 gpus at the same time in certain amdati drivers. Sep 02, 2010 the addition of the adapter to the burgeoning ati eyefinity ecosystem comes on the heels of the recently announced increase in amdpowered discrete graphics options for the apple imac and mac pro. Introducing a completely redesigned gaming application, placing hot, indemand features even closer to your fingertips. As with dongles and soon monitors, amd also has a twotier eyefinity validation program for software. However, the additional monitors allowed me to add a 2nd video card to my mac pro and connect a total of four monitors. How to set up multiple monitors for pc gaming digital trends.
Eyefinity 6 lands in the lab amds pr team arrived at our socal test facility with not one, but two 2gb radeon hd 5870 eyefinity 6 edition boards. Setting up amd eyefinity technology display groups. Maximum horizontal resolution cannot exceed 16k under windows. Panel large widescreen for virtual simulator equiped 9. New mac pro, creating eyefinity display g apple community. Sep 14, 2009 i remember watching one of the video interviews on eyefinity and the developers who where previously part of the matrox th2g team mentioned that ati needed to wait for next generation display technology to get it to work and i think he mentioned displayport technology. Dec 31, 2010 in this tutorial i talk about eyefinity and a few ways to get the most out of your setup while spending the least amount of money you can. There are some amd graphics which support up to 6 displays amd eyefinity. Eyefinity is atis multimonitor technology that combines multiple single monitors into one large one, making it perfect for multiscreen gaming. Sapphires flex is a brand name for cards that have a third pll, and so can support three simultaneous outputs. The work laptop is connected to the left monitor via vga, and the mac pro is connected to the other four monitors via dvi. Mostly showingoff then rather explaining how it works.
Doing a little research i found on youtube some examples of existing setups by simply searching macproeyefinity. Ati s radeon hd 5870 eyefinity 6 edition graphics card can run six 1080p monitors simutaneously duration. I think i would need to use either the ati 5770 eyefinity supports 5 displays or the ati 5870 eyefinity supports 6 displays. Gaming on the three center monitors and disabling the outer two monitors allows the outside monitors to. Amd eyefinity was introduced with the radeon hd 5000 series evergreen in september 2009 and has been available on apus and professionalgrade graphics cards branded amd firepro as well. I have eyefinity myself and i can vouch for having to move my head at times with 3 monitors. The demos on the ati page are using a special version of the 5870 and 5970s that have six outputs on the back of them with 1 card. Ati s eyefinity technology does it and most games are compatible with it. Amd eyefinity was introduced with the radeon hd 5000 series evergreen in september 2009 and has been available on apus and professionalgrade graphics cards branded amd firepro as well amd eyefinity supports a maximum of 2 non.
Running pc version of radeon 5870 hd eyefinity 6 on mac. But eyefinity can be uses outside of games, as well, extending the potential market for the eyefinity feature to people that need a lot of visual output, such as investment traders, logistics controllers, and designers of. Ive heard eyefinity can mix and match differing resolutions and if your vertical res is constant throughout then i assume there shouldnt be any problem. If i buy a new card, do you think one 5850 would be plenty to run 3 22 monitors, if not dows crossfire work with eyefinity yet. Take your pc games to the next level of reality and immersion. Unfortunately there is no apple blessed version of this card. Gaming on the three center monitors and disabling the outer two monitors allows the outside monitors to be used without breaking the eyefinity group. Make sure that the mirror displays checkbox is selected. After you create that preset create your eyefinity setup.
Eyefinity is ati s multimonitor technology that combines multiple single monitors into one large one, making it perfect for multiscreen gaming. Connecting three or more monitors to an amd radeon hd 5000, hd. Eyefinity is atiamds new multimonitor feature shipping with 5000 series cards. Anyhow, amd seemed to suggest a while back they will eventually add hotkeys for the monitor presets back into the crimson software which would really help but no. Configuring multiple monitors amd eyefinity single gpu ccl. However, the additional monitors allowed me to add a 2nd video card to. Eyefinity allows for the use of up to six monitors at once in games. Now, ati eyefinity multimonitor solutions are within reach of virtually everyone, from diehard gaming enthusiasts to individuals wanting more screen real estate to improve workflow. My biggest beef with eyefinity on my triple monitor setup is that windows would fullscreen across all three at once, since eyefinity tricks windows into thinking it is one giant window. The following instructions are based on radeon software adrenalin edition 18. Supported display quantity, type and resolution vary by model and board design.
Macs have been able to set all monitors as one for quite along time. Amds eyefinity broke my multidisplay configuration. Sapphire radeon hd 5870 cypress xt directx 11 100281sr. I remember watching one of the video interviews on eyefinity and the developers who where previously part of the matrox th2g team mentioned that ati needed to wait for next generation display technology to get it to work and i think he mentioned displayport technology. May 27, 20 basically for triple head eyefinity you need one display port monitor or an active display port to dvihdmi monitor as listed on the amd support page, then a combination of 2 digital monitors. Amd eyefinity technology expands the traditional limits of desktop computing by multiplying your screen area. Mar 31, 2010 eyefinity 6 lands in the lab amds pr team arrived at our socal test facility with not one, but two 2gb radeon hd 5870 eyefinity 6 edition boards. Amd drivers and support for radeon, radeon pro, firepro, apu. Weird amd radeon pro 580 eyefinity problem on 2017 imac. Somewhere around 2006 2007 ati was working on the overall specifications for what would eventually turn into the rv870 gpu.
Amd eyefinity vs 4 monitors matrix 2x2 question asked by programmer4neo on feb 15, 2017 latest reply on apr 6, 2017 by meyekell. Amd graphics business announces expanded ecosystem for ati. Supports ati eyefinity screen displays up to 6 units. Although, i had to restart my mac almost 50 times before i got to install drivers for it i was running 2 gpus, stock card and the radeon hd 5870 eyefinity 6 card and i guess they were conflicting each other there were 2 red led lights turning on soon as i would start mac. Buy sapphire 100281sr radeon hd 5870 cypress xt 1gb 256bit gddr5 pci express 2. The whole eyefinity section of the control center seems not to exist.
Amd eyefinity technology supports up to six displayport monitors on an enabled graphics card. One of which is using an atlona dual link dvi to mini display port adapter due to the fact the ati 5770 only has 2 mdp and the cinema displays. Atis radeon hd 5870 eyefinity 6 edition graphics card can run six. Heres a discussion you could find interesting over on the apple support site. Access full software functionality directly ingame, providing a fantastic gaming experience. Take your pc games to the next level of reality and. Doing a little research i found on youtube some examples of existing setups by simply searching mac pro eyefinity.
To make this work though, i think i would need to use either the ati 5770 eyefinity supports 5 displays or the ati 5870 eyefinity supports 6 displays. How to use two radeon 7870 eyefinity 6 video cards. Weird amd radeon pro 580 eyefinity problem on 2017 imac hello all, i had my imac running bootcamp windows 10 pro a while ago last summer i think for a short period of time for some reason, it must of been to run a program of some kind where vmware wasnt capable. Since youll be working with multiple screens, cables, and ports, its crucial that you understand exactly what. Another new, here on sshots, ati 5870 eyefinity card, drivers detected all 6 outputs, sadly i dont have any minidpdvi adapters to try outputs used second card to boot lion if any of you have 5870 eyefinity card, adapters and lion installed go try it, no matter its pc or macpro. But thats only a single display, if, i want to play wow on a spanned display across 3 monitors like i did with my old nvidia setup. Which is why you need the active adapter, its a requirement for sharing that ramdac. How to configure displays in duplicated and extended modes note. When that window open up there is a presets section at the top left create a preset for your current configuration. Atis radeon hd 5870 eyefinity 6 edition graphics card can run six 1080p monitors simutaneously duration. Jun 12, 2016 there are some amd graphics which support up to 6 displays amd eyefinity.
Amd ati eyefinity brings eye definition graphics to your. Download and run directly onto the system you want to update. How to constrain eyefinity displays onto single monitor. Within the catalyst control center you should have an option to. Once you get everything all installed fresh and have all three monitors working not with eyefinity open up radeon, go to eyefinity, advanced setup. This is a video of a mac pro running triple 27 inch cinema displays. I will probably end up getting an hdtv to for all the hdmi devices. Before you start creating an amd eyefinity display group, please use windows display settings to configure and arrange your displays in the desired order. However, i think the gaming apps have to be written to take advantage of this. Choose apple menu system preferences, click displays, then click the arrangement tab. For use with systems running microsoft windows 7 or 10 and equipped with amd radeon discrete desktop graphics, mobile graphics, or amd processors with radeon graphics. Configuring multiple monitors amd eyefinity single gpu.
If you use two 3 port video cards such as the apple ati radeon hd 5770, then you you can add one additional single height card if the 1 single height card does. Jan 14, 2011 2010 mac pro 12 core, 5870, 3 x dell u2311. With displayfusion, im now able to maximize a programs window to only one monitor while still in eyefinity mode great. Atis eyefinity technology does it and most games are compatible with it. I found it, and many others simply by googling eyefinity mac. The addition of the adapter to the burgeoning ati eyefinity ecosystem comes on the heels of the recently announced increase in amdpowered discrete graphics options for. Was it ever possible to have eyefinity with 9 monitors. In order to work properly, however, all monitors must be set to the same screen resolution.
This is despite the fact that apple only officially lists the. It seems you need at least a radeon hd 5xxxx card to connect all 3 monitors to that one single card. I was wondering if nvidia cards had support for multiple monitors, like ati s eyefinity. We are taking you beyond the boundaries of traditional pc displays. Im hoping its smart enough to pump all the power to the active games display, but i cant really tell. I have 3 monitors samsung s23s550h on an eyefinity configuration. Since all of the current mac pci express graphics cards that support 3 displays are double height, you really can only use one of them in a mac pro to achieve the goal of 9 displays. Hi pao, with eyefinity, you can have it act like either one giant panel or 36 individual displays. Amd eyefinity is a brand name for amd video card products that support multimonitor setups by integrating multiple up to six display controllers on one gpu. Amd drivers and support for radeon, radeon pro, firepro.
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