ATI EyeFinity. another Competitor to Matrox Th2G.

FourthEdition · Post by **FourthEdition** » 10 Sep 2009, 03:53

From nordichardware.com:

A few weeks ago there were reports of another member of AMD's graphics card family Evergreen. The card was code-named Trillian and would not use a special GPU but instead be a very special model. There were talks about three graphics processor but more likely it would be a card with extra display outputs. We have learned that the card will be called Radeon HD 5870 Six and support no less than six monitors, all with 3D functionality.
Many are perhaps wondering how AMD managed to fit no less than six display outputs on the back of the same graphics card. The answer is DisplayPort, or more precise Mini DisplayPort.
The interface, used quite frequently by Apple, supports resolutions up to 2560x1600 pixels through a connector that is only a fraction of the size of a regular DVI output.
The 3D support across multiple monitors have been improved significantly with the coming Evergreen family and Radeon HD 5870 Six will take this to a whole new level. Theoretically you could connect six monitors to one and the same graphics card, with tailored resolutions. Something that should not only appeal to simulator fans but also regular gamers, or why not just use it run of the mill applications.
According to the info we received all cards of the Evergreen family will work a lot better with multiple monitors, something we're truly looking forward to seeing more of. AMD has talked about better support for multiple monitors for many years, and finally it's happening, and the exact shape and form will be revealed soon.
We can also confirm the price information on Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon HD 5870, and they will be 299USD and 399USD respectively.
Even if we don't have any benchmarks to share, we have it on good authority that AMD's new Radeon HD 5800 series will bring between 25-40% better performance than current generation, depending on games and application.
The card will use 1GB GDDR5 memory but 2GB models are to be expected. We have learned a bit about the overclocking potential and it seems the 40nm technology has matured well. There are talks about overclocking to 1GHz GPU with the reference cooler, which is on par with the current flagship Radeon HD 4890 in terms of overclocking ability.
We hope to learn more about AMD's Evergreen family soon, very soon, and we will be covering the launch of the first DirectX 11 graphics cards. A launch where performance and features are almost equally important.

Post by **BHawthorne** » 10 Sep 2009, 04:03

From nordichardware.com:

We have learned that the card will be called Radeon HD 5870 Six and support no less than six monitors, all with 3D functionality.
Many are perhaps wondering how AMD managed to fit no less than six display outputs on the back of the same graphics card. The answer is DisplayPort, or more precise Mini DisplayPort.

That opens even more interesting speculation about EyeFinity. That gives speculation that EyeFinity might do more than 3 displays spanning. Hrrrm, if this is more than just crazy rampant speculation I know which model I'll be buying for my simpit build.

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 10 Sep 2009, 11:24

If ATi's EyeFinity can do multiscreen gaming, as soon as I'm working as a postdoc, I'm buying two 5870X2's and either three or six 1920x1200 displays. :D :oops: (Some half decent ones can be had for fairly reasonable prices now...)

tama · Post by **tama** » 10 Sep 2009, 11:27

Well here is a preview.. all I say is WOW!!!!
http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/hands-on-ati-eyefinity-review-634244

MrCrowley · Post by **MrCrowley** » 10 Sep 2009, 11:38

If ATi's EyeFinity can do multiscreen gaming, as soon as I'm working as a postdoc, I'm buying two 5870X2's and either three or six 1920x1200 displays. Very Happy Embarassed (Some half decent ones can be had for fairly reasonable prices now...)

Don´t think it´s possible 6x1920x1200, not 11520x1200 because 8000 limit for dx9, 5760x3600 is (but no surround)

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 10 Sep 2009, 11:51

I thought that limit was relaxed on DX10 and DX11? It's not like I'm gonna be running XP on a system with six monitors anyway. ;)

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 10 Sep 2009, 11:52

Well here is a preview.. all I say is WOW!!!!
http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/hands-on-ati-eyefinity-review-634244

Fucking WANT!

neosin · Post by **neosin** » 10 Sep 2009, 11:54

ok, i'm in

bye bye matrox triplehead

served me well but i want 3x1920x1200 which the eyefinity can do according to the review from above

"The power of the technology that supplied Eyefinity was clear – this was a meaty rig indeed to provide stutter-free six monitor action (6 x 2,560x1,600 resolution, in fact) but it wasn't so pricey that it would be beyond the means of an enthusiast gamer.

Stick six 23-inch monitors in the mix, however, and you'd be looking for seriously deep pockets."

I think this is the end for matrox and triplehead lol!

anyone agree/disagree?

MrCrowley · Post by **MrCrowley** » 10 Sep 2009, 11:59

I mention explicitely DX9 because I´m not sure what´s the limit in DX10/DX11

I think this is the end for matrox and triplehead lol!

Not sure. If you want CUDA or physx, you have to go nvidia way, so no Eyefinity, but obviously bad times are coming for triplehead2go.

neosin · Post by **neosin** » 10 Sep 2009, 12:05

HD5870 Crysis Benchmark Score
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955BE
Win 7 RTM
VGA: HD5870 1GB

Crysis 1900x1200 4AA +16 AF DX10 Very High
min: 30 .**
avg: 43 .**
max: 54 .**

HOLY SHIT.

Why? Well 4890CF got about 24fps MIN so yay, Crysis is beat.

Bravo.
__________

source from aussie forum http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showpost.php?p=10861518&postcount=537

MrCrowley · Post by **MrCrowley** » 10 Sep 2009, 12:09

I think it´s ATI time for us :)

Anyway I´ll wait some time to see if it´s any response to Eyefinity from nvidia

neosin · Post by **neosin** » 10 Sep 2009, 12:14

why wait, physx and cudu mean nuthing to me lol!

also physx sucks up heaps of video ram

i'm selling my triplehead + 260+ and getting 2gb version of 5870 ^_^

anyone want to buy my triplehead lol!!!!

MrCrowley · Post by **MrCrowley** » 10 Sep 2009, 12:24

why wait, physx and cudu mean nuthing to me lol!

CUDA was important for me because SoftTh, so it doesn´t worth anything for me now, but NVIDIA has a lot of game licenses, with many games optimized for their gpus (physx, even if I don´t like it, better to have than not), so between ATI and NVIDI, in same terms and features, I´d prefer nvidia

Also, it would be awesome that if nvidia releases something similar to Eyefinity, to combine it with their stereo tech for 3D 120Hz monitors

neosin · Post by **neosin** » 10 Sep 2009, 12:25

well either way, my triplehead is going lol!

ChainSOV · Post by **ChainSOV** » 10 Sep 2009, 12:29

"We also asked AMD if the EyeFinity tech could cope with monitors with different resolutions and sizes, and received an affirmative"

I wonder if they mean ingame also.

I think 3 widescreens are kind of too wide and take too much space, but a 1920x1200 widescreen in the middle and 2 1600x1200 would rock if it works correctly

dinmaster · Post by **dinmaster** » 10 Sep 2009, 12:40

well it turns out i was right with my speculation of what it was going to turn out to be! im buying 2 of these cards or an x2 if its out with these ones. matrox must be just dropping their jaws but they still have a market anyway just us gamers finally have a card that does it all in one. great day for the WSG community CHEERS 8)

Post by **thales100** » 10 Sep 2009, 13:03

Bye bye nvidia and matrox, ATI here i come :D

Typhoon2000 · Post by **Typhoon2000** » 10 Sep 2009, 13:27

I suspect this means lots on new games are going to have native surround screen support :D

WaveZtream · Post by **WaveZtream** » 10 Sep 2009, 14:08

This new card sounds interesting. I do wonder if 1 card will do the job tho. I mean handling 6 monitors with 2gb graph mem and just the gpu itself handling 6 displays hmm.

Because crossfire is out of the question for me since the motherboard wont support it. But then again don't you think Nvidia will soon come with a answer to this card and then it will prolly 10x better :P.

I mean the surround gaming community have grown a lot so I am guessing they already have something secretly stashed away hehe :)

dinmaster · Post by **dinmaster** » 10 Sep 2009, 14:29

the 6 displays has to be on a crossfire because the 3 is what the tech supports and the connecters are only 5 on the back of the card.

nvidia is either scratching their heads in shock of what amd/ati has done or they have very good spys and have come up with their own tech to rival eyefinity tech which would be good for nvidia guru's but sort of copy cat. O well ive always been a supporter of ati/amd and the 9800gtx right now is the first nvidia ive had and the only thing wrong with them is the damn drivers!

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