ACKNOWLEDGEMNT

I greet my deepest thanks to my guide Mr.R.K.Gupta for his valuable suggestions and indispensible role in making this report . Gratitude would be incomplete if I do not mention the renowned encyclopedia - World Wide Web whose presence is necessary and sufficient for it is an ocean of knowledge.

EYEFINITY

ABSTRACT

Initially introduced in 2009 for tech-savvy consumers Eyefinity 6 is a multi –display technology

developed by AMD enabling a single GPU to support up to six independent display outputs

simultaneously. Built around the Display Port connectivity standard, ATI Eyefinity will appear

in .Everything from entry-level graphics cards to high-end products. Entry- and mid-level cards

will typically support up to three monitors with at least one utilizing a Display Port-enabled

monitor. Future high end cards will offer support for four to six monitors, with the six-monitor

products utilizing the new Mini Display Port standard.ATI Eyefinity will have the horsepower to

drive monitors in just about any configuration an end user can imagine — from a standard 3x1

landscape orientation to more complex arrangements such as 3x1 portrait with a stack of 3

extended landscape monitors on the end.

In addition to handling the basic control elements of multiple monitors, Hydra Vision

Technology will help users efficiently organize multiple applications across display groups,

dealing with usability issues by automatically moving windows title bars away from bezel areas.

Hydra Grid will ensure that applications and dialog boxes never populate bezel areas by placing

them in a predetermined location on a grid. And single large screen (SLS) technology will let

users treat their multiple monitors as a single large screen, with the ability to adjust the image to

compensate for bezels.

A key benefit of ATI Eyefinity is the fact that it's not reserved for high-end cards only.AMD will

be introducing cards at every price point. That means that every business, small or large, will

have the opportunity to try multiple monitors.

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TABLE OF CONTENT

S.NO. TOPICS PAGE NO.

1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………4

2. What is Eyefinity……………………………………………………………….. 5

3. ATI Eyefinity Usage Scenario…………………………………………………. 8

4. Technical Details………………………………………………………………. 9

5. Graphics Card………………………………………………………………….. 12

6. Various Types of ports………………...……………………………………… 15

7. ATI Radeon HD 5870………………………………………………………….. 18

8. Software Configuration………………………………………………………… 19

9. Productivity…………………………………………………………………….. 22

10. Commercial and Workstation………………………………………………… 24

11. Gaming…………………………………………………………………………. 26

12. Advantages…………………………………………………………………….. 27

13. Drawbacks…………………………………………………………………….. 28

14. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………….. 29

15. Bibliography………………………………………………………………….. 30

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` INTRODUCTION

In the past, multi display catered to professionals in specified industries. Financial, gas and oil

and medical are just some industries where multi display systems are not only desirable, but

necessity. Today, even graphic designers, CAD engineers and programmers are attaching more

than one displays to their workstation. The major benefit of a multi display system is simple and

universal-it enables increased productivity.

The early multi display solutions were non ideal. The bulky CRT claimed too much desk space,

thinner LCD monitors were very expensive, and external multi-display hardware was

inconvenient and also very expensive.

These issues are much less of a concern today.LCD monitors are very affordable and current

generation GPUs can drive multiple display device independently and simultaneously, without

the need for external hardware.

Despite the advancement in the multi-display technology, AMD engineers still felt there was

room for improvement, especially regarding the display interfaces.VGA carries analog signals

and needs a dedicated DAC per display output and uses too many IO pins from our GPU. If we

overcome the dual display per GPU barrier it was clear that we needed a superior display

interface.

In 2004, a group of PC companies collaborated to define and develop Display Port, a powerful

and robust digital interface. At that time, engineers working for former ATI Technologies Inc.

were already thinking about a more elegant solution to drive more than two display device per

GPU, and it was clear that Display Port was the interface of choice for this task.

In contrast to other digital -display interface, Display Port does not require a dedicated clock

signal for each display output. In fact the data links is fixed at 1.62Gbps or 2.7Gbps per lane,

Irrespective of the timing of the attached display device. The benefit of this design is that one

reference clock source can provide the clock signals needed to drive as many Display Port

display devices as there are display pipelines in the Gpu.IN addition, with the same number of Io

pins.

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ATI EYEFINITY

ATI EYEFINITY from AMD provides advanced multiple monitor technology delivering an

incredible graphics and computing experience with innovative display capabilities, supporting

massive desktop workspaces and super –high resolution gaming environment.

Legacy GPUs have supported up to two display outputs simultaneously and independently for

more than a decade. Until now graphics solutions have supported more than two monitors by

combining multiple GPUs on a single graphics card. With the introduction of AMD’s next

generation graphics product series supporting DirectX 11,a single GPU now has the advanced

capability of simultaneously supporting up to six independent display outputs.

Immersive Panoramic Computing

Extreme multiple monitor support enabling enhanced productivity for commercial and

workstations solutions, and a truly immersive visual experience in home

entertainment.

Operate multiple displays independently spanning multiple monitors.

Expansive Desktop Space for Enhanced Productivity

Deliver a massively immersive workspace ,helping you to be more productive

The perfect solution for office productivity, making multi tasking easier, keeping all

your critical data right at your finger tips.

Multi-Display Flexibility and Upgradability

Exponential expansion by adding multiple monitors

Expand the immersive panoramic experience with multiple GPUs

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ATI EYEFINTIY technology offers consumers the flexibility to expand their system

and experience on their own schedule. They can purchase one display now and upgrade as

their budget permits. AMD’s next generation graphics products are being designed to offer a

tremendous feature set, and a great upgrade path so that in six months, a consumer can add

another two panels without charging the rest of their PC. Also, from a cost perspective, it is

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currently less expensive to buy multiple panels and get higher resolution gaming than to

buy one large, high resolution monitor.

Today 19 inch Display Port monitors sell for as low as $200 USD, so for a three panel

configuration it would cost around $600 USD which is far below the price of a single, large

display. Also, with ATI Eyefinity Technology, there is a flexible upgrade path. End users can

purchase an ATI graphics card, use it with one monitor and then in a few months upgrade

with another monitor.

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ATI EYEFINITY USAGE SCENARIO

ATI Eyefinity is defined as two or more display outputs operating simultaneously and

independently from each other. Support is available for Duplicated and multiple monitors

modes, with the capability to group displays into massive single large surface spanning across

multiple displays for us with your desktop workspace, video playback ,with support for both

windowed and full screen 3d applications.

Below are some key usage scenarios:

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TECHNICAL DETAILS

No of Monitors:

Up to six dependent on graphics card configuration

Aggregate Screen Resolution:

Theoretical maximum :8192 x 8192(67.1 megapixel resolution)

Example:

o 4800 x 2560 resolution grouping three display wide x one display high with

portrait orientation using 2560 x 1600 display resolution for each monitor (12.3

megapixel resolution)

o 7680 x 3200 resolution grouping three displays wide x two displays high with

landscape orientation using 2560 x 1600 display resolution for each monitor

(24.6 megapixel resolution)

Monitors:

Display Port is highly recommended offering optimal flexibility with the highest

number of display outputs

Two display outputs of DVI, HDMI, or VGA can be combined with display port

outputs up to a total of six monitors per GPU.

Operating System:

Microsoft Windows 7

Microsoft Windows Vista

Linux

Hardware:

ATI Radeon GPU with support for DirectX 11,with appropriate display outputs

ATI CrossfireX Technology:

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At this time only the horsepower of one graphics card can be used to drive ATI Eyefinity

Technology for gaming, even when combined with Crossfire Technology. The ATI

catalyst software team is working to address this.

Bandwidth Requirement:

Conditional on monitor resolution. Increased resolution requires a higher performance

GPU.

Display Combinations:

ATI Eyefinity Technology is closely aligned with AMD’s Display Port implementation

improving the flexibility and upgradability according to a modern user’s demand. Up to two

DVI, HDMI, or VGA display outputs can be combined with Display Port outputs for a total of

up to six monitors, depending on the graphics card configuration.

The active adapters typically have the following components:

Display Port Receiver Digital to Analog converter for VGA TMDS transmitter for DL-DVI

The following active adapters are available in the market today:

Display Port to Dual-link DVI

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Display port to VGA

Mini-Display port to Dual-link DVI

Mini–Display Port to VGA

If only one or two DVI monitors are attached through a Display Port Connector, then

only simple passive adapters are required .With a passive adapter the GPU outputs the

signal required for the monitor with no conversion occurring within the adapter itself.

.

The following passive adapters are available in the market today:

Display Port to DVI Mini-Display Port To DVI Mini Display Port to Display Port

GRAPHICS CARD

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A video card, video adapter, graphics accelerator card, display adapter, or  graphics card is

an expansion card whose function is to generate output images to a display. Most video cards

offer added functions, such as accelerated rendering of 3D scenes and 2D graphics, video

capture, TV-tuner adapter, MPEG-2/MPEG-4 decoding, FireWire, light pen, TV output, or the

ability to connect multiple monitors (multi-monitor). Other modern high performance video

cards are used for more graphically demanding purposes, such as PC games.

Introduction to How Graphics Card Work

The images you see on your monitor are made of tiny dots called pixels. At most common

resolution settings, a screen displays over a million pixels, and the computer has to decide what

to do with everyone in order to create an image. To do this, it needs a translator -- something to

take binary data from the CPU and turn it into a picture you can see. Unless a computer has

graphics capability built into the motherboard, that translation takes place on the graphics card.

A graphics card's job is complex, but its principles and components are easy to understand. In

this article, we will look at the basic parts of a video card and what they do. We'll also examine

the factors that work together to make a fast, efficient graphics card.

Think of a computer as a company with its own art department. When people in the company

want a piece of artwork, they send a request to the art department. The art department decides

how to create the image and then puts it on paper. The end result is that someone's idea becomes

an actual, viewable picture.

A graphics card works along the same principles. The CPU, working in conjunction with

software applications, sends information about the image to the graphics card. The graphics card

decides how to use the pixels on the screen to create the image. It then sends that information to

the monitor through a cable.

Creating an image out of binary data is a demanding process. To make a 3-D image, the graphics

card first creates a wire frame out of straight lines. Then, it rasterises the image (fills in the

remaining pixels). It also adds lighting, texture and color. For fast-paced games, the computer

has to go through this process about sixty times per second. Without a graphics card to perform

the necessary calculations, the workload would be too much for the computer to handle.

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The graphics card accomplishes this task using four main components:

A motherboard connection for data and power

A processor to decide what to do with each pixel on the screen

Memory  to hold information about each pixel and to temporarily store completed

pictures

A monitor connection so you can see the final result

Graphics Processing Unit

Graphics cards take data from the CPU and turn it into pictures. Find out the parts of a graphics card and read expert reviews of graphics cards.

Like a motherboard, a graphics card is a printed circuit board that houses a processor and RAM.

It also has an input/output system (BIOS) chip, which stores the card's settings and performs

diagnostics on the memory, input and output at startup. A graphics card's processor, called

a graphics processing unit (GPU), is similar to a computer's CPU. A GPU, however, is

designed specifically for performing the complex mathematical and geometric calculations that

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are necessary for graphics rendering. Some of the fastest GPUs have more transistors than the

average CPU. A GPU produces a lot of heat, so it is usually located under a heat sink or a fan.

In addition to its processing power, a GPU uses special programming to help it analyze and use

data. ATI and nVidia produce the vast majority of GPUs on the market, and both companies

have developed their own enhancements for GPU performance. To improve image quality, the

processors use:

Full scene anti aliasing (FSAA), which smoothes the edges of 3-D objects

Anisotropic filtering (AF), which makes images look crisper

Each company has also developed specific techniques to help the GPU apply colors, shading,

textures and patterns.

As the GPU creates images, it needs somewhere to hold information and completed pictures. It

uses the card's RAM for this purpose, storing data about each pixel, its color and its location on

the screen. Part of the RAM can also act as a frame buffer, meaning that it holds completed

images until it is time to display them. Typically, video RAM operates at very high speeds and

is dual ported, meaning that the system can read from it and write to it at the same time.

The RAM connects directly to the digital-to-analog converter, called the DAC. This converter,

also called the RAMDAC, translates the image into an analog signal that the monitor can use.

Some cards have multiple RAMDACs, which can improve performance and support more than

one monitor.

Various Types of ports

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The Evolution of Graphics Cards

Graphics cards have come a long way since IBM introduced the first one in 1981. Called a Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA), the card provided text-only displays of green or white text on a black screen. Now, the minimum standard for new video cards is Video Graphics Array (VGA), which allows 256 colors. With high-performance standards like Quantum Extended Graphics Array (QXGA), video cards can display millions of colors at resolutions of up to 2040 x 1536 pixels.

EYEFINITY

Display Port

Display Port is a digital display interface standard put forth by the Video Electronics Standards

Association (VESA). It defines a new royalty-free, digital audio/video interconnect, intended to

be used primarily between a computer and its display, or a computer and a home-theater system.

The first version was approved in May 2006, version 1.1a was approved on April 2, 2007, and

the current version 1.2 was approved on December 22, 2009.

Display Port is designed to replace digital (DVI) and analog component video (VGA) connectors

in computer monitors and video cards, as well as replace internal digital LVDS links in computer

monitor panels and TV panels. Display Port can provide the same functionality as HDMI but is

not expected to displace HDMI in high-definition consumer electronics devices.[1]

VGA (Video Graphics Array)

Analog-based standard adopted in the late 1980s designed for CRT displays, also called VGA

connector. Some problems of this standard are noise, image and sampling error evaluating pixels.

DVI (Digital Visual Interface)

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Digital-based standard designed for displays such as flat-panel displays (LCDs, plasma screens,

wide high-definition television displays) and video projectors. In some rare cases high end CRT

monitors also use DVI. It avoids image distortion and electrical noise, corresponding each pixel

from the computer to a display pixel, using its native resolution. It is worth to note that most

manufacturers include DVI-I connector, allowing (via simple adapter) standard RGB signal

output to an old CRT or LCD monitor with VGA input.

High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)

High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)

An advanced digital audio/video interconnect released in 2003 and is commonly used to

connect game consoles and DVD players to a display. HDMI supports copy protection

through HDCP.

Dual-Link DVI has been the premium multi-monitor interface of choice, but that’s likely to

change now. Being digital, DVI doesn’t have VGA’s requirement for one digital-to-analog

converter (DAC) per output port, yet it does require a dedicated clock source for each output.

(This design element is also true for HDMI.) According to AMD, the signaling demands of DVI

require so many I/O pins from the GPU that AMD started working on ideas to move beyond

DVI’s limitations—ideas that AMD inherited and continued to develop after the ATI acquisition.

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The first version of Display Port was finalized in 2006; the current version 1.2 was only recently

approved last December. The key advantage of Display Port is that there’s no need for a clock

signal. Each data link is set to 1.62 or 2.7 Gb/s per lane regardless of the timing used by the

target display. Display Port simply buries the clock signal within the data stream. Freed from the

need for dedicated, independent clock signals, a single clock source can regulate as many output

streams as the GPU can support. Display Port uses the same number of pins as Single-Link DVI,

but it can support full resolution on a 2-meter cable, 1920x1080p over a 15-meter cable, up to

17.2 Gb/s per channel for higher resolutions, up to 16 bits per color channel, and multiple video

streams over a single connection. So, if output to six monitors from one card sounds impressive,

you have to wonder if future GPUs will leverage these multi-stream capabilities to multiply

monitor counts even further. Consider the implications for being able to feed multiple monitors

from a single DP port on a mini-ITX board or a notebook. As of version 1.2, you can even daisy

chain Display Port monitors, feeding multiple monitors with only one Display Port connector. 

    

With AMD’s Radeon HD 5700- and 5800-series cards, Display Port is supported throughout the

entire product line and a host of major notebook OEMs now or will soon support the format.

Clearly, Display Port is on its way to being the next major display standard throughout the

computing world. Further investment in legacy formats looks more risky with each passing

week.

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ATI RADEON HD 5870

AMD Radeon, formerly ATI Radeon, is a brand of graphics processing units (GPU) that since

2000 has been manufactured by ATI Technologies and subsequently AMD and is the successor

to their Rage line. There are four different groups, which can be differentiated by the DirectX

generation they support. More specific distinctions can also be followed, such as the Hyper

version, the number of pixel pipelines, and of course, the memory and processor clock speeds.

The brand was previously known as "ATI Radeon" until August 2010, when it was renamed to

create a more unified brand image. Experience the power of 6 with ATI Radeon™ HD 5870

Eyefinity 6 Edition graphics. Equipped with 2GB of GDDR5 memory, the ATI Radeon HD 5870

Eyefinity 6 is the first graphics card capable of rendering up to 1 billion pixels per second.

ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 is the first graphics card capable of rendering up to 1

billion pixels per second.3

Enjoy fast video encoding and transcoding so video playback, editing, and transferring

content to portable media players is quick and easy.

ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 Eyefinity6 Edition driving six displays with six mini-DP connectors

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SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION

Following ATI tradition, AMD uses the Catalyst Control Center (CCC) rather than a

separate utility for configuring and managing all Eyefinity operations. Let’s say that CCC

auto-detects that you have three monitors attached. These will show up in a row along the

bottom area of the UI as disabled displays until you enable them. When you right-click a

disabled display, you’ll have options to use that screen as a clone, make it the new active

display in place of another, or extend a desktop onto it. Alternatively, pulling up the

properties for a desktop group lets you select the total desktop resolution, color bit depth,

rotation, and the refresh rate. The possible resolutions shown as options are based on the

resolution modes for your monitors as detected by the driver.

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One of your first tasks will be to create a display group by going to the CCC’s menu bar, clicking

Graphics, choosing Desktops & Displays, right-clicking on the main display shown and picking

Display Group > Create Group. If you want a group in portrait orientation, you’ll have to begin

by rotating your initial display, then creating the group.

When you have three or more displays in a group, use the Select Layout option to pick a display

group configuration. AMD’s drivers are smart enough to only display configuration options that

are possible for your number of attached monitors. The CCC has a nifty shortcut in that if you

pick a group configuration that matches the number of available displays, the drivers will

automatically select all of the screens and lump them into a group for you.

In AMD’s marketing, you’ll find that all of the monitors shown in a display group are the same

model. In the real world, this isn’t likely to be the case. You’ll probably have a mix of new and

old displays you want to leash into a group and/or extended groups. You can use monitors with

different resolutions, but Eyefinity will force all monitors in a display group into the lowest

common resolution and orientation. Extended groups can be different resolutions, but obviously

your main display group is the chief concern. Because you have to work with the lowest

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common denominator between the screens, this is why it’s always best to have your main display

group comprised of identical screens.

If you’ve ever set up a multi-monitor configuration in the past, you know what a headache it can

be to figure out which screen plugs into which port that’s seen as a given screen number by the

driver, all of which you have to track so you can play musical monitors in the UI until the

screens flow in the order you want. Eyefinity remedies that mess with a new wizard that runs for

each new display group. In the UI’s main area, you’ll see a grid representing your monitor

configuration. Your displays will black out, and then the wizard will turn one blue. Just click on

the grid cell for the highlighted monitor. The wizard does the rest, and you have a fully

configured group in just seconds.

On the off chance that you need to regularly change your multi-monitor arrangement, be sure to

create and save a profile for each configuration. You can even create a hotkey macro under the

Activation tab to toggle between profiles.

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PRODUCTIVITY

Improving employee productivity is always an ongoing key goal for any organization.

Computers have become critical to workforces with desktop real estate management a key area

of improvement over the last few decades.

A research study undertaken by The Pfeiffer Group claims that under certain condition efficiency

gains of up to 65%can be achieved using larger monitors with higher resolutions. These gains

can be seen in many varied markets including general office productivity, digital imaging, and

videos.

Microsoft researchers discovered that using a multiple monitor configuration was one of the

easiest ways to optimize productivity; with gain of up to 50%.It was noted that with

overwhelming consensus once a user switches to multiple monitors they never switch back to

using only a single monitor.

How can more displays and desktop improve efficiency?

The more screens you have with multiple monitors and larger resolutions the data and

applications can be seen and displayed at once.

Imagine opening a spreadsheet with many columns and rows. If a user tries to view this on a

single monitor they have to either scale the text down or scroll continually through the data.

There are many productivity benefits.

With multiple monitors you can work on the entire document visualizing all the data at

once with many more ways to view the things being worked on.

Comparison of data becomes much easier without the need continually scroll through the

document.

Running multiple applications such as email, web browser, word processor, and

spreadsheet at the same time becomes much more efficient. Accuracy improves as a data

is visualized simultaneously without the need to constantly alt tab between applications.

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Menus and toolbars at the same time while retaining a large viewport or multiple

viewports. a larger viewport equates to fewer mouse clicks and reduces the time it takes

to search data when working with many application at once.

With a larger desktop much more of any document, spreadsheet, dataset, model or image

can viewed .Six 30” monitors with each offering up to 2560 x 1600 pixels of resolution,

4.1 megapixels, can be configured as group consisting of three monitors wide by two

monitors high giving the user a single large aggregate desktop surface with a pixel

resolution of up to of screen real estate!

Switching to multiple monitors and using a larger desktop footprints will allow user to see more

of any document image natively, allowing users to work more efficiently with a holistic increase

in their peripheral vision of the dataset, and can dramatically improve the ability to multitask

across many applications simultaneously.

The benefits to using ATI Eyefinity Technology in the workspace are obvious, extensible and

immediately useful improving user productivity and efficiency.

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COMMERCIAL AND WORKSTATIONS

ATI EYEFINITY technology provides the commercial and workstation customer new level of

support and functionality across a range of different segments.

FINANCIAL

ATI FirePro graphics accelerators have been deployed in some of the largest trading

floor in some of the largest financial enterprises. ATI Eyefinity technology can offer

these users new solutions to problem that continue to persist in their environment ,both

in quad monitors versions currently available.

POWER

Power usage per trade is a constant struggle for trading floor IT manager’s .Usually

located in dense urban centers in dense office towers, these can often be packed

several hundred per floor. The never ending demand for more power and more tools

require being able to provide that floor with an ever increasing power load. Very often

the power mains to a floor or a building or a city section cannot keep up with these

demands. This can limit growth for these companies.

OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY

The vast majority of quad monitor’s users today use two dual output cards rather than

one single quad card. Two dual cards cost less than one single quad card.

With ATI eyefinity technology quad display port outputs AMD is able to output 16

megapixels from 4 large display port panel from a single form factor board. This would be the

equivalent of 8 1600 x 1200 panels which would have normally required at least two likely a

larger system to house them. Now with a small card which can fit into a single small system

customers can easily support massive pixel output while helping to save space and power.

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MEDICAL

The medical diagnostic workstation user is among the most demanding in terms of image

quality and stability but also have unique needs that can be addressed with ATI Eyefinity

technology.

Usage Model

A typical medical diagnostic setup involves two especially high resolutions medical displays

to examine X-rays, CT-scan images with a third lower resolution monitor which displays the

controls for the image application itself. This setup would normally use high end graphics card

tuned specifically for the medical displays plus a second entry workstation card to handle the

third screen.

Using ATI Eyefinity technology

With ATI Eyefinity technology, AMD plans to leverage its current medical hardware and

software driver features into an integrated high end triple output medical graphics card.

By combining all functionality in one card with ATI Eyefinity technology can enable the

following benefits for the medical market.

Save the cost of buying two cards.

Reduce inventory.

Shorten the qualification cycle

Simplify Shipping and installation

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GAMING

Discover a new realm of panoramic gaming with ATI eyefinity advanced multiple display

technology .Intensify gaming with ultra immersive playing environments, and expand your

entertainment landscape with a breathtaking field-of-view. Offering easy and flexible

upgradability, the innovative and adds a new “surround –sight” sensation to your PC experience.

Immerse yourself in game play with Eyefinity .Get a commanding view of the actions, and enjoy

more control in real time strategy games. Detect enemies sooner, react faster, and survive longer.

See enemy aircraft with peripheral vision and fly with spatial awareness.

Many games offer in-game support for selecting ATI Eyefinity’s super –high resolution.

Is Eyefinity a game-changer in the display space? At the high end, probably so the technology’s

potential in gaming and multimedia has probably only just started to be imagined. And even in

mainstream settings, particularly in businesses, what employer wouldn’t see the wisdom of even

a 15% productivity increase in workers who go to triple-head display? The cost of such an

upgrade used to be prohibitive, but if one controller can power 3D apps across every display at

full speed for under $100, and if three 19" or even 22" LCDs can be had for less than the price of

one 30" screen, the return on investment seems obvious.

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ADVANTAGES

See more. Do more.

AMD Eyefinity technology enables you to run up to six independent and simultaneous displays

with a single graphics card. By expanding your field of view across multiple high-resolution

monitors, you can see more detail than ever, helping to increase your workflow productivity.

You can manage multitasking more efficiently, and view more data, applications, and images at

once.

Superior visual experience for demanding 3D applications

AMD Eyefinity technology gives you more visual real estate to view large scale models and

multiple applications at the same time in a single, large workspace. You can operate up to  six

high-resolution displays simultaneously and independently, flexibly configured in various

combinations of landscape and portrait orientations. Group multiple monitors into a large

integrated display surface, enabling windowed and full-screen 3D applications, images, and

video to span across multiple displays as one desktop workspace. Multiple display outputs enable

multiple 3D displays with independent display resolution, refresh rate, and display rotation

settings.

Increased workgroup productivity

AMD Eyefinity technology helps you get more things done. It allows you and others on your

team to physically and simultaneously display and view multiple documents or applications for

efficient discussion and collaboration. Multi-tasking is easy since you no longer need to flip

documents and applications back and forth between windows. It helps improve accuracy and

speed your workflow.

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ATI Eyefinity Technology for Consumers

Revolutionary multi-display capabilities that let you see more and get more done.

Gaming: Immerse yourself in game play

Productivity: Helps you get more done

Entertainment: Maximize your leisure time

DRAWBACK

The main drawback of Eyefinity 6 is the fact that putting six displays next to and on top of each

other creates thick black 'lines' that severely impact on the image, especially if the monitors don't

have the slimmest bezel.

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CONCLUSION

Eyefinity is a step in the right direction, offering the first glance at 'surround sight' and a new opportunity for positional sound within games and applications. Research showed improvements of up to 50% or more in productivity when using multiple displays. Eyefinity makes it easier and cheaper to manipulate and use.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

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www.wikipedia.org

www.tomshardware.com

www.engadget.com

www.techradar.com

forums.amd.com

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eyefinty-6-edition-graphics-card

www.techshout.com

Digit Magazine

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