Cards that Support Eyefinity 6 (5 as well)

[ElBerryKM13]

Which ones? The 3440x1440 ones or 2560x1080?

I'm certain that you can run 6x2560x1080 of a fury x, it would just require 2 (although I'd recommend 3) MST HUBs. Eyefinity doesn't like when you mix connection types, so going full display port would be most recommended. It get rid of a tearing issue due to timings being different on DP versus DVI/HDMI.


I just realized you didn't say ULTRA-widescreen, what's the resolution of the monitors? This is more important than anything.

Currently using nvidia cards but if i can run 6 ultrawide 34" 3440*1440 monitors with amd i'll switch. I don't play that many games but if play it will be off one of the monitors. My plan is to use all monitors for separate windows so i don't need it to be a huge resolution like 15k*1440p.

I've read so many conflicted opinions on eyefinity so i don't really have a clear idea if this will work or not. Some say you need 2 cards and others say you can do it with 1 but then there is not enough bandwidth for these resolutions.

[suiken_2mieu]

Which ones? The 3440x1440 ones or 2560x1080?

I'm certain that you can run 6x2560x1080 of a fury x, it would just require 2 (although I'd recommend 3) MST HUBs. Eyefinity doesn't like when you mix connection types, so going full display port would be most recommended. It get rid of a tearing issue due to timings being different on DP versus DVI/HDMI.


I just realized you didn't say ULTRA-widescreen, what's the resolution of the monitors? This is more important than anything.

Currently using nvidia cards but if i can run 6 ultrawide 34" 3440*1440 monitors with amd i'll switch. I don't play that many games but if play it will be off one of the monitors. My plan is to use all monitors for separate windows so i don't need it to be a huge resolution like 15k*1440p.

I've read so many conflicted opinions on eyefinity so i don't really have a clear idea if this will work or not. Some say you need 2 cards and others say you can do it with 1 but then there is not enough bandwidth for these resolutions.

Well, you would need to run 2 monitors off one DisplayPort. And there are 3 of them. Using a bandwidth calculator, you get this result for 2x3440x1440:

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6880 px, 1440 px, 60 Hz, 24 bit, aspect ratio 4.78, 14.27 Gbit/s.

15.01 Gbit/s, CVT-R, 18.77 Gbit/s TMDS, Pixelclock 625.520 MHz.
14.84 Gbit/s, CVT-R2, 18.55 Gbit/s TMDS, Pixelclock 618.412 MHz.

And DP 1.2a has a max bandwidth of 17.28 Gbit/s.

So... Maybe. I haven't found any post online about someone using 2 off a DP using MST. Some of the 3440x1440 monitors have MST built in actually.

[ElBerryKM13]

Is that 17.28 gbit/s bandwidth shared for all dp ports on the card? or is it per dp port? If its per dp port then i think i can use two mst and get 4 monitors running that way. What do you think?

[suiken_2mieu]

It's per port, so I think it's possible.

[Haldi]

The AMD fury has 3 Dispayports. And you would need 2 of that card in Crossfire if you want to play games in that resolution. Vram might still be at its limit with 4gb!

If you don't want to use Eyefinity to maximize windows over all 6 Monitors you could use 2 cards and connect 3Monitors to each. Or take a look at the Firepro series with 6x miniDP it you dont intend to game at all.

[suiken_2mieu]

Gaming Eyefinity 5 Unreleased
ASUS STRIX R9 Fury DC3 4GB [1xDL-DVI, 1xHDMI(1.4), 3xDP(1.2)] - Finally a high end single GPU card with at least 5 outputs. Although I'd rather it have another DP rather than an HDMI and I'd also rather it be a Fury X.

[suiken_2mieu]

Updated with: ASUS R9 390 8GB [3xDP(1.2),1xDVI(DL),1xHDMI(1.4)]
SAPPHIRE NITRO R9 390 8GB Tri-X OC Version w/ backplate [3xDP(1.2),1xDVI(DL),1xHDMI(1.4)]
GIGABYTE R9 390 (rev. 1.0) 8GB [3xDP(1.2),1xDVI(DL),1xHDMI(1.4)]
ASUS R9 390X 8GB [3xDP(1.2),1xDVI(DL),1xHDMI(1.4)]
SAPPHIRE Tri-X R9 390X 8GB OC Version w/ backplate [3xDP(1.2),1xDVI(DL),1xHDMI(1.4)]
GIGABYTE R9 Fury 4GB [3xDP(1.2),1xDVI(DL),1xHDMI(1.4)]

[naknak]

Both GIGABYTE R9 390 parts say 4 monitors supported in their specs, not 5.

[suiken_2mieu]

Both GIGABYTE R9 390 parts say 4 monitors supported in their specs, not 5.

I can see that, but it doesn't make sense. All AMD cards these days support up to 6 video streams on one card (even if they don't have the ports). That's probably an error.

[suiken_2mieu]

Visiontek Radeon 7870 2GB [6xMiniDP]

[suiken_2mieu]

Why are there no custom RX 480's? I was thinking of upgrading my or my wife's rig to one. (She is still suing a my old 5870).

[suiken_2mieu]

I guess I spoke too soon.

Updated with:
SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 480 NITRO 8GB [2xDP(1.4),1xDVI(DL),1xHDMI(2.0)]

[suiken_2mieu]

Another one, this one looks good.

PowerColor RED DEVIL Radeon RX 480 8GB [3xDP(1.4),1xDVI(DL),1xHDMI(2.0)]

[suiken_2mieu]

Updated:

XFX Radeon RX 470 RS Triple X 4GB [3xDP(1.4),1xDVI(DL),1xHDMI(2.0)]
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 470 4GB [3xDP(1.4),1xDVI(DL),1xHDMI(2.0)]
PowerColor RED DEVIL Radeon RX 470 4GB [3xDP(1.4),1xDVI(DL),1xHDMI(2.0)]
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4GB [3xDP(1.4),1xDVI(DL),1xHDMI(2.0)]
MSI Radeon RX 470 GAMING X 4G 4GB [2xDP(1.4),1xDVI(DL),2xHDMI(2.0)] - Unsure, it says Multi-Monitor Support
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[Haldi]

There are so many cards that support 5 monitors lately.
I like the trend to 3x DP on a GPU

[suiken_2mieu]

There are so many cards that support 5 monitors lately.
I like the trend to 3x DP on a GPU

I feel you on that. But I do wish that they would just put 6xminiDP on a high end card... Although that requires a high end card. Bring it AMD.

Updated with:
XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB GTR Black Edition [3xDP(1.4),1xDVI(DL),1xHDMI(2.0)]
MSI Radeon RX 470 GAMING X 4G 4GB [2xDP(1.4),1xDVI(DL),2xHDMI(2.0)]
XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB Single Fan Edition [3xDP(1.4),1xDVI(DL),1xHDMI(2.0)]
XFX Radeon RX 470 RS Black Edition [3xDP(1.4),1xDVI(DL),1xHDMI(2.0)]

[suiken_2mieu]

I added some cards that I missed, edited some cards for accuracy, and also rearranged the cards by GPU for easier reading.

Added:
SAPPHIRE NITRO R9 Fury 4GB [3xDP(1.2),1xDVI(DL),1xHDMI(1.4)]
SAPPHIRE NITRO Radeon R9 390X 8GB [3xDP(1.2),1xDVI(DL),1xHDMI(1.4)]
AMD Radeon HD 6990 4GB (Reference) [4xMiniDP,1xDL-DVI]
MSI Radeon HD 6990 4GB (Reference) [4xMiniDP,1xDL-DVI]
GIGABYTE Radeon HD 6990 4GB (Reference) [4xMiniDP,1xDL-DVI]
XFX Radeon HD 6990 4GB (Reference) [4xMiniDP,1xDL-DVI]
DIAMOND Radeon HD 6990 4GB (Reference) [4xMiniDP,1xDL-DVI]
PowerColor Radeon HD 6990 4GB (Reference) [4xMiniDP,1xDL-DVI]
HIS Radeon HD 6990 4GB (Reference) [4xMiniDP,1xDL-DVI]
PowerColor LCS Radeon HD 6990 4GB (Liquid Cooled) [4xMiniDP,1xDL-DVI]
AMD Radeon HD 7990 6GB (Reference) [1xDL-DVI, 4xMiniDP]
XFX Radeon HD 7990 6GB (Reference) [1xDL-DVI, 4xMiniDP]
MSI Radeon HD 7990 6GB (Reference) [1xDL-DVI, 4xMiniDP]
GIGABYTE Radeon HD 7990 6GB (Reference) [1xDL-DVI, 4xMiniDP]
VisionTek Radeon HD 7990 6GB (Reference) [1xDL-DVI, 4xMiniDP]
PowerColor Radeon HD 7990 6GB (Reference) [1xDL-DVI, 4xMiniDP]
SAPPHIRE R9 295X2 8GB (Reference) [4xDP,1xDL-DVI]
XFX R9 295X2 8GB (Reference) [4xDP,1xDL-DVI]
MSI R9 295X2 8GB (Reference) [4xDP,1xDL-DVI]
VisionTek R9 295X2 8GB (Reference) [4xDP,1xDL-DVI]
DIAMOND R9 295X2 8GB (Reference) [4xDP,1xDL-DVI]
MSI Radeon HD 5870 2GB Eyefinity 6 (Reference) [6xMiniDP]
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5870 2GB Eyefinity 6 (Reference) [6xMiniDP]
PowerColor Radeon HD 5870 2GB Eyefinity 6 (Reference) [6xMiniDP]
VisionTek Radeon HD 5870 2GB Eyefinity 6 (Reference) [6xMiniDP]
GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5870 2GB Eyefinity 6 (Reference) [6xMiniDP]
XFX Radeon HD 5870 2GB Eyefinity 6 (Reference) [6xMiniDP]
VisionTek 6870 2GB Eyefinity 6 Edition [6xMiniDP]
Club3D Radeon HD 7850 2GB Eyefinity 6 Edition [6xMiniDP]
Club3D Radeon HD 5870 2GB Eyefinity 6 (Reference) [6xMiniDP]
Club3D 5770 1GB Eyefinity 5 Edition [5xMiniDP]
Club3D Radeon HD 7990 6GB (Reference) [1xDL-DVI, 4xMiniDP]
Club3D R9 295X2 8GB (Reference) [4xDP,1xDL-DVI]
MiniDP -> 4 x DP
Accell K088B-007B
StarTech MSTMDP124DP
Tripp Lite B155-004-DP-V2
MiniDP -> 3 x DP
Accell K088B-003B
StarTech MSTMDP123DP
Tripp Lite B155-003-DP-V2
MiniDP -> 2 x DP
Accell K088B-005B
StarTech MSTMDP122DP
Tripp Lite B155-002-DP-V2
DP -> 4 x DP
Club3D CSV-5400
Tripp Lite B156-004-V2
DP -> 3 x DP
Club3D CSV-5300A
Accell K088B-002B
StarTech MSTDP123DP
Tripp Lite B156-003-V2
DP -> 2 x DP
Club3D CSV-5200
Accell K088B-004B
StarTech MSTDP122DP
DP -> 2 x DVI
Tripp Lite B156-002-DVI
DP -> 4 x HDMI
Tripp Lite B156-004-HD
DP -> 3 x HDMI
Club3D CSV-5300H
DP -> 2 x HDMI
Tripp Lite B156-002-HD-V2

Edited:
SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 480 NITRO 8GB [2xDP(1.4),1xDVI(DL),2xHDMI(2.0)]
Sapphire Radeon HD 6990 4GB (Reference) [4xMiniDP,1xDL-DVI]
Sapphire Radeon HD 7990 6GB (Reference) [1xDL-DVI, 4xMiniDP]
ASUS R9 295X2 8GB (Reference) [4xDP,1xDL-DVI]
ASUS Radeon HD 5870 2GB Eyefinity 6 (Reference) [6xMiniDP]
ASUS HD 7970 DirectCUII TOP 3GB [4xDP,2xSL-DVI]*
ASUS HD 7970 DirectCUII 3GB (Stock Clocks) [4xDP,2xSL-DVI]*
Club3D CSV-5300

[suiken_2mieu]

Added:
SAPPHIRE TOXIC TRI-X R9 280X 3GB [2xMiniDP,1xSL-DVI-D,1xDL-DVI-I,1xHDMI(1.4)]


Looking into:
XFX Black Edition Double D Radeon R9 280 3GB [2xMiniDP,1xSL-DVI-D,1xDL-DVI-I,1xHDMI(1.4)]
XFX Double D Radeon R9 280 3GB [2xMiniDP,1xSL-DVI-D,1xDL-DVI-I,1xHDMI(1.4)]

Nope, the XFX's above aren't good.

[Delphium]

Great continued work suiken_2mieu, really useful information!

[suiken_2mieu]

Great continued work suiken_2mieu, really useful information!

Thanks, I figured since I was already adding new cards, I might as well put in all the options. I still see people uninformed about making multi-monitor setups.

Btw, announced, but not released:
GIGABYTE RX 480 G1 Gaming 8GB[1xDL-DVI,1xHDMI(2.0),3xDP(1.4)]
GIGABYTE RX 480 G1 Gaming 4GB[1xDL-DVI,1xHDMI(2.0),3xDP(1.4)]

I think these 2 cards are rather exciting. Well the 8GB more than the 4GB. I'm not going to lie, I like the RGB.

I wish I could put nVidia cards on this list, as most of their cards since 900 series have had great I/O, but they can only use 4 at a time. Seems like a waste.