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 Multimonitor FAQ 

Last Updated
11/26/2012 
 
Article Number
GPU-212 

How do I configure three or more displays with my AMD Radeon™ HD graphics card?
What multiple-screen configurations are available?
Is there an Eyefinity set-up guide?

 

How do I configure three or more displays with my AMD Radeon™ HD graphics card?

For information on how to configure three or more displays using an AMD Radeon™ HD graphics card with AMD Eyefinity, please refer to following:

What multiple-screen configurations are available?

AMD Graphic Processing Units (GPU’s) have the capability of supporting more than one monitor or display at the same time; however, this is dependent on the connections available.  Multiple monitor set-ups are configured through the AMD Catalyst™ Control Center or AMD Vision Engine Control Center.

The three multi-monitor modes are –

  • Clone (Presentation) Mode
    • In this mode, the same identical desktop is shown on both displays simultaneously. Both monitors will run at the same resolution and refresh rate.
      • Clone mode is useful for presentations where one display is in front of the presenter and the other display is in front of the audience.

Note: Clone mode does not Clone displays that are on different graphics cards. Clone mode only works on displays that are connected to the same graphics cards.

  • Extended Mode
    • Each monitor is configured with separate settings (resolution, refresh rates, color quality). The Windows® desktop is extended between the two or more monitors (except for the task bar).
      • In extended mode, the displays can be rotated between portrait and landscape view to maximize working desktop space.
  • Eyefinity Group Mode
    • The Windows desktop is stretched between two or more monitors and is treated as one large desktop complete with a Windows taskbar across all screens. The final resolution is the horizontal and vertical sum of the individual monitors.
      • Example:  4 x monitors arranged in a 2 x 2 configuration and each running at 1280 X 1024 = desktop area now running at 2560 X 2048

Note: Eyefinity group mode is not available under the Microsoft® Windows XP operating system.

Is there an Eyefinity set-up guide?

Yes, there is an Eyefinity online setup guide.

 


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