AMD Next Generation ATI Radeon Eyefinity Technology

AMD Next Generation ATI Radeon Eyefinity Technology - Just a few snapshots to show you some of the capabilities of AMD's next generation Radeon Eyefinity graphics card doing what it looks like it will do best. Muti-monitor gaming is back from the dead...with a vengeance!

3x1 will be the way to go for shooter.

Update - 9/28/09 - Full Video Review Posted HERE!

While this may be "the most impressive" feature, in the sense that it's not just an incremental improvement in performance, I doubt this feature is going to sell many graphics cards for them in the mainstream market.

It will, however, attract a greater share of high-end customers, even if nvidia's cards are slightly faster.

Originally Posted by panfist

...I doubt this feature is going to sell many graphics cards for them in the mainstream market.

I don't think you could be more wrong.

Originally Posted by Kyle_Bennett

I don't think you could be more wrong.

Im liking this. Mainly because im currently running Dual 24" monitors and am possibly looking forward to 3 of them especially if eyefinity shows promise in more games. Glad to see AMD had an early NDA expiration on this technology because its quite exciting... except i dont have displayport monitors.

I think this will sell more graphics cards AND monitors.

I'm not sure it will sell more to the mainstream. Granted this is [H] and we're all intrigued by things like this. But how many people playing CS, WoW, etc. are even playing on our throw away hardware?
The people that are buying from Dell or off the shelf HP's aren't going to go out and buy 3 monitors for gaming. I know plenty of people in my office run 2 monitors with no issues using Intel graphics for their day to day work. Would they even care about adding another? I doubt it.
This is really for pretty serious gamers, IMO.
I bet the average consumer would trade all of those monitors for a single 17" touch screen monitor.

Man I'm thinkin of picking up 2 20" dell 4:3s that I used to have and putting them on the side of the 30 =)

You'd be surprised how many people multi-monitor OUTSIDE of gaming

In fact, studies have proven that second monitors improve efficiency in the workplace greatly. Numerous corporations give two monitors to a cubicle for certain tasks now - and you bet a lot of IT / techy guys would love to be able to take a look at a giant spreadsheet across larger resolutions

Heck, even mainstream users are adopting multi-monitor much more than just for gaming. My dad, who is mostly tech illiterate, asked about having multi-monitors and since I've set up two 22" screens for him, he now tries to multimonitor every set-up (such as a notebook + another screen at his office, etc.)

Originally Posted by ZerazaX

You'd be surprised how many people multi-monitor OUTSIDE of gaming

In fact, studies have proven that second monitors improve efficiency in the workplace greatly. Numerous corporations give two monitors to a cubicle for certain tasks now - and you bet a lot of IT / techy guys would love to be able to take a look at a giant spreadsheet across larger resolutions

Heck, even mainstream users are adopting multi-monitor much more than just for gaming. My dad, who is mostly tech illiterate, asked about having multi-monitors and since I've set up two 22" screens for him, he now tries to multimonitor every set-up (such as a notebook + another screen at his office, etc.)

Absolutely...and you don't need this card to do that. My work machine can do that with built-in Intel graphics. Hence I'm not sure why this is that big of a deal to the mainstream.

Originally Posted by Domingo

Absolutely...and you don't need this card to do that. My work machine can do that with built-in Intel graphics. Hence I'm not sure why this is that big of a deal to the mainstream.

Your Intel graphics can set up 3 monitors on its own? I'd like to see how you got some top secret Intel stuff!

You really don't think some people having to deal with a giant 20+ MB spreadsheet wouldn't love being able to set up 2 monitors just for the spreadsheet (be it vertical or horizontal, whichever they need) then setting a 3rd to do the work they need to in support of it?

This will be perfect to enable fullscreen gaming across my two 30" Dells.

Originally Posted by Domingo

Absolutely...and you don't need this card to do that. My work machine can do that with built-in Intel graphics. Hence I'm not sure why this is that big of a deal to the mainstream.

well the big deal is to gamers, because not all games support dual displays, you can actually get the game to view your setup as a single high rez display

aka the 7xxx by 3200 rez

I couldn't stand a 2 screen setup, having the monitor split right down the middle is a no no.

Originally Posted by Digital Viper-X-

well the big deal is to gamers, because not all games support dual displays, you can actually get the game to view your setup as a single high rez display

aka the 7xxx by 3200 rez

Yep, it basically tells the computer into believing it's all just one giant display rather than split up so you can partition your screens into whatever arrangement you want

You can partition it into two screens for one thing and one for another, 4 x 2, etc.

Originally Posted by ZerazaX

Your Intel graphics can set up 3 monitors on its own? I'd like to see how you got some top secret Intel stuff!

You really don't think some people having to deal with a giant 20+ MB spreadsheet wouldn't love being able to set up 2 monitors just for the spreadsheet (be it vertical or horizontal, whichever they need) then setting a 3rd to do the work they need to in support of it?

I just meant 2 monitors. How many people have a giant desk that can handle 3 monitors?
I'm still smelling niche.

There are many advantages of AMD's implementation of the Eyefinity technology.

You must remember this isn't a "extended desktop" thing, you're actually getting a larger resolution.

So if you have 2x22" panels, it's not 1680x1050 + 1680x1050, applications will recognize it as 2560x1050.

There are many advantages with larger useable resolutions.

I have been always using multi-monitor environments it's very useful, and I'm planning on even moving to a 3 panel setup, as I find my 2x22" panels are getting kind of clustered. With the increase in computing hardware capabilities, I'm finding myself running a lot more applications at once and I like to see what's happening on everything.

Originally Posted by RussianHAXOR

Im liking this. Mainly because im currently running Dual 24" monitors and am possibly looking forward to 3 of them especially if eyefinity shows promise in more games. Glad to see AMD had an early NDA expiration on this technology because its quite exciting... except i dont have displayport monitors.

I think this will sell more graphics cards AND monitors.

You can use DVI. Straight from [H]'s article about ATI Eyefinity:

I know you are wondering if Eyefinity will be something you can use with your current monitors. The simple answer is yes if you have DVI LCD panels.

I have some questions about this as I'm very interested in this.

Is this hardware supported or is this just some feature that's become available due to DX11?
If this is something the videocard is doing itself, does Windows see multiple monitors or it sees it as one single monitor?

The reason I'm interested in this is more for projectors. Remember that $200 LED pocket projector? Hook them up 2x2 and you can have a 1280x960 LED projector for under $1000. Hook them up 3x3 and you can have 1920x1440!

Originally Posted by Domingo

I just meant 2 monitors. How many people have a giant desk that can handle 3 monitors?
I'm still smelling niche.

I understand where you're coming from. On the flip-side though, how many people think that two monitors is the limit since every graphics card comes with only 2 slots, and since Matrox was the only way to go in the past?

What happens when 3+ displays per video card becomes the norm? Then suddenly having 3 monitors becomes the 2-monitor setup of today...

Remember, the technology to enable > 2 monitors was either:
a) Not possible by the GPU itself; or
b) Required additional (expensive) hardware

Those held people back. Now if it becomes feasible for the mainstream though, what happens?

And if the deals with monitor makers to make smaller bezel'd ones that can be stacked is any indication, the monitor makers are taking notice

3-4 screens in portrait mode could be an interesting option if you have limited deskspace.

God, just imagine 3 x 30" in portrait mode...

Originally Posted by hl3395

I have some questions about this as I'm very interested in this.

Is this hardware supported or is this just some feature that's become available due to DX11?
If this is something the videocard is doing itself, does Windows see multiple monitors or it sees it as one single monitor?

The reason I'm interested in this is more for projectors. Remember that $200 LED pocket projector? Hook them up 2x2 and you can have a 1280x960 LED projector for under $1000. Hook them up 3x3 and you can have 1920x1440!

Check this: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3635

Article states that it is inherent in the GPU design and it will show up as a single monitor (or however you want to cluster them) in Windows