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Cards that Support Eyefinity 6 (5 as well)

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Cards that Support Eyefinity 6 (5 as well)

Posted: 19 Jun 2012, 20:08
by suiken_2mieu
So I've noticed, since the release of the 5000 series, there haven't been many video cards that support 6 monitors.
I bought into Eyefinity 6 because I thought it would be a standard model, as the 5870 Eyefinity 6 was a reference card.

Here's a list of the GAMING cards that support 6 monitors in Eyefinity:
*One DVI can be a Dual Link Port, but it disables one of the DisplayPorts.

Here's a list of the PROFESSIONAL cards that support 6 monitors in Eyefinity:

And for giggles, the GAMING cards that only support 5 monitors:
Here's a list of the PROFESSIONAL cards that support 5 monitors in Eyefinity (also for giggles):

Future / Rumors / In the Wild / Unreleased / Vapor-ware:

These aren't video cards, but they are HUBs that will allow you to use up to 3 monitors from an existing DP 1.2 or MiniDP 1.2 on a 6000 series or higher card. These HUBs are DP++ which means you can use passive adapters instead of active. These are different from the TH2Go, mView Module, or DP 1.1 HUBs, as those are just video splitters. Think of these as USB HUBs, but for monitors. Depending on whether you have bought your cards or not, it may be cheaper to buy an adapter from this list rather than a card from above.
EDIT: Thanks for VEGA adding more Cards
EDIT: Thanks to elvn for finding the 7970 X and X2 Cards that do E5 and E6
EDIT: Thanks to evilsofa for the 5970 E12 Entry
EDIT: Thanks to Asuby for the Sapphire FleX for Eyefinity 5
EDIT: Thanks to Haldi for the 7990's being Released
EDIT: Thanks to duniek for the W600 and VisionTek 900614
EDIT: Thanks to Haldi for the Sapphire 7990 Atomic
EDIT: Thanks to Carniflex for the Club3d 7870
EDIT: Thanks to kennumen for the Radeon R9 295x

Grr, why the 7870 and not the

Posted: 22 Jun 2012, 10:19
by BHawthorne
Grr, why the 7870 and not the 7970 for the E6 mDP cards this time around?

BHawthorne wrote:Grr, why the

Posted: 22 Jun 2012, 11:33
by suiken_2mieu
Grr, why the 7870 and not the 7970 for the E6 mDP cards this time around?
They did the 6870 last time too. I have no idea, it doesn't make sense. You need more power to run more monitors.

updated with an old article

Posted: 22 Jun 2012, 12:08
by suiken_2mieu
updated with an old article about a 7950 Eyefinity 6 Edition

suiken_2mieu wrote:BHawthorne

Posted: 23 Jun 2012, 12:30
by BHawthorne
[quote]Grr, why the 7870 and not the 7970 for the E6 mDP cards this time around?

They did the 6870 last time too. I have no idea, it doesn't make sense. You need more power to run more monitors.

Yep, one would think that a 6-port card would be target at enthusiasts that need the top of the line GPU. Instead, many of these mid-range seem to be video-wall targeted, not gaming.

the cards that have dvi, do

Posted: 23 Jun 2012, 19:31
by Davros
the cards that have dvi, do you know if thats dvi-i or dvi-d ?
that caught me out with my 6950

Davros wrote:the cards that

Posted: 24 Jun 2012, 10:16
by BHawthorne
the cards that have dvi, do you know if thats dvi-i or dvi-d ?
that caught me out with my 6950


I was always under the impression AMD went with DVI-D when they started using DP architecture. I might be wrong though.

Davros wrote:the cards that

Posted: 24 Jun 2012, 10:36
by suiken_2mieu
the cards that have dvi, do you know if thats dvi-i or dvi-d ?
that caught me out with my 6950

The ones that have one DVI port are generally DVI-I. I haven't seen one that wasn't. The ones with two have 1 of each, and if they are 6000 series and older, the DVI-D port is single-Link.

DVI-I just means it can do analog and digital signals. DVI-A is analog only.

Does any one know if the new

Posted: 03 Jul 2012, 01:26
by Asuby
Does any one know if the new Sapphire 7950 Flex edition, support 5 monitor Eyefinity?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102995

Also do any of the 7000 series cards with 5 display outputs support 5 monitor eyefinity?

Asuby wrote:Does any one know

Posted: 05 Jul 2012, 17:40
by suiken_2mieu
Does any one know if the new Sapphire 7950 Flex edition, support 5 monitor Eyefinity?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102995

It might... It should. Since it can run all DVI / HDMI ports at the same time, you should have no-problem getting all ports to function and create a group.
You'll still need two active cables for the miniDP, but that shouldn't be an issue. I'd say, take a gamble on it.


Also do any of the 7000 series cards with 5 display outputs support 5 monitor eyefinity?

Yes, the ones above in the first post are confirmed to do so.

So would this card support 5

Posted: 07 Jul 2012, 03:01
by Asuby
So would this card support 5 monitors without a Displayport MST hub?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131471

I am under the impression that this video card and others like it, that have two DVI ports, along with the two displayports and HDMI, will not support 5 monitors. Is my assumption correct?

No it wont! You would need a

Posted: 07 Jul 2012, 14:15
by Haldi
No it wont! You would need a MST hub!

Updated

Posted: 11 Jul 2012, 12:11
by suiken_2mieu
Updated

Correct

Posted: 17 Jul 2012, 12:05
by mrT
I learned this the hard way....I presumed with 5 outputs, there would be support for 5 monitors, but there is not. One of the DVI ports shares it's signal with the HDMI port. So, you can have one or the other. That means there is only support for 4 monitors. 2x active display adapters, 1xdvi, and 1x dvi--or---hdmi. I also thought that since one dvi port was dual link, that I could split it in two. I argued with AMD techs and lost. I am far from an expert, and welcome anyones input on this issue. I have given up on an MST hub, and am going to go with an hd7970 lightning edition. 4x mini display ports, and 1x dvi. I have 5 50" plasmas and currently have 3x1, but I want 5x1, yes, in landscape!! Maybe I'm crazy, but I want to be completely enveloped!!
Anyway that's just my 2cents, and I'd love other comments. Good day!!

I went ahead and bought the

Posted: 19 Jul 2012, 02:25
by Asuby
I went ahead and bought the Sapphire 7950 Flex addition and can confirm that it works with 5x1 eyefinity!

Asuby wrote:I went ahead and

Posted: 20 Jul 2012, 06:50
by suiken_2mieu
I went ahead and bought the Sapphire 7950 Flex addition and can confirm that it works with 5x1 eyefinity!

Good to know, I'm hoping to keep this as accurate as possible.

Re: Cards that Support Eyefinity 6 (5 as well)

Posted: 24 Apr 2013, 08:53
by Haldi
Official AMD HD7990 Released!

4x Mini DP +1x DVI-D should support 5 Monitors!

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oh... and ASUS ARES 2 (same card)
4x Displayport 2x DVI (I+D)
http://www.asus.com/ROG/ARES26GD5/#specifications

Re: Cards that Support Eyefinity 6 (5 as well)

Posted: 25 Apr 2013, 02:16
by suiken_2mieu
I gotta update this, I'll do it when I get home tonight.

Re: Cards that Support Eyefinity 6 (5 as well)

Posted: 25 Apr 2013, 17:07
by suiken_2mieu
Fircken updated.

Re: Cards that Support Eyefinity 6 (5 as well)

Posted: 30 Apr 2013, 14:33
by duniek
amd fire pro w600 (6x mDP)
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