AMD's DX11 Radeons Can Drive Six 30 Displays

J. Dzhugashvili writes "Whereas most current graphics cards can only drive a pair of displays, AMD has put some special sauce in its next-generation DirectX 11 GPUs to enable support for a whopping six monitors. There's no catch about supported resolutions, either. At an event yesterday, AMD demonstrated a single next-gen Radeon driving six 30" Dell monitors, each with a resolution of 2560x1600, hooked up via DisplayPort. Total resolution: 7680x3200 (or 24.6 megapixels). AMD's drivers present this setup as a single monitor to Windows, so in theory, games don't need to be updated to support it. AMD showed off Dead Space, Left 4 Dead, World of Warcraft, and DiRT 2 running at playable frame rates on the six displays."

gunna be great

[Anonymous Coward]

Can't wait to build a new computer in 2 years when prices go down and my computer becomes obsolete.

PC gaming rocks.

damn!

[DeathKnoT]

damn!!! i hope this isn't just fud. Who has this many monitors?

How many slots does the card take up?

[jeffb (2.718)]

I'll bet I can't get more than two of them into my machine, which means I'm still stuck with a maximum of 12 monitors. Dammit.

Special Sauce for a Whopper?

[BlindSpot]

AMD has put some special sauce in its next-generation DirectX 11 GPUs to enable support for a whopping six monitors.

Special Sauce for a Whopper, eh? I must have missed the merger announcement between AMD and Burger King.

Re:damn!

[MBGMorden]

damn!!! i hope this isn't just fud.

I don't think that word means what you think it does . . .

Re:How many slots does the card take up?

[ColdWetDog]

I didn't snap a picture of it, but I checked the back of the PC accomplishing this feat, and all six of the DisplayPort connections were plugged into a single expansion slot.

But you missed the 220V 3 phase power connector and the freon pipes for cooling.

Monitor count irrelevant

[Ndymium]

Sure it can run games on six monitors at acceptable frame rates, but the question still stands... will it blend?

Re:Peripheral vision

[Bobfrankly1]

Two words: Peripheral Vision.

If I wanted the peripherals in my vision, I'd put the printers in front of the monitor!

Re:Merketing trumps reason again... ;)

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't think you know what center means

Re:Merketing trumps reason again... ;)

[Chris Burke]

Most games in multimon scenarios really need odd number of displays; 5 is better than 6 in this case (and you just know some people will say this is unusable, because of monitor bezel in the center)

Somehow I doubt it supports exactly 6 monitors.

Though on the other hand I went to buy a bomb shelter from this vet with one arm, and he told me that it'd withstand a 40 megaton blast... no more... no less.

Re:damn!

[Yvan256]

Six used 19" LCDs for 20$ each?

I'm still using a single 17" LCD, you insensitive clod!

(cue follow-up reply with "I'm still using a 14" CRT you insensitive clod")

Re:damn!

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm still using a 14" CRT you insensitive clod!

(cue follow-up reply with "I'm still using an LED matrix you insensitive clod")

ATI's reply

[Yvan256]

nVidia: Our new DirectX 11 GPUs are able to support six monitors simultaneously.
ATI: Well, the Jerk Store called, and they're running out of you.

Re:Merketing trumps reason again... ;)

[Sponge Bath]

When your computer is possessed by Satan, you point at the screen and say:
"Look at that bezel bub!"

Re:Merketing trumps reason again... ;)

[Kral_Blbec]

....and 6 shall be the monitors of thine fragging... no more, no less.

Re:Merketing trumps reason again... ;)

[Anonymous Coward]

NetHack ASCII gaming @ 7680x3200. Whohoo!

Re:damn!

[geekboy642]

Pfft. 14 inches? I'm using lynx on a 5" green-screen. It was good enough for my grand-dad, it's good enough for me.

What about power?

[Yvan256]

Does this thing come with its own small nuclear power plant and liquid nitrogen cooling system?

Re:Merketing trumps reason again... ;)

[More_Cowbell]

I have mod points, but there is no mod for horrible puns... :P

Re:ATI's reply

[Linker3000]

You just know that somebody, somewhere, in a board meeting is saying "Fuck it, we're going to 9 monitors, with an aloe bezel"

Re:damn!

[rvw]

Pfft. 14 inches? I'm using lynx on a 5" green-screen. It was good enough for my grand-dad, it's good enough for me.

5 whole inches? Man, I'm piping this to a punch card printer. After years of listening to the hammering I can "read" it like morse code. It just sounds like music to me. A page like this takes up to four hours, but it's worth it, I can assure you.

Nvidia is going to release one

[Icegryphon]

That goes up to 11, which is one more than 10.
It is also 5 more than 6.

Re:damn!

[Anonymous Coward]

Hey I'm still using nixie tubes and neon bulbs you insensitive clods!

Re:Special Sauce for a Whopper?

[BobMcD]

Rodeo Whopper?

Re:Merketing trumps reason again... ;)

[cfa22]

When your computer is possessed by Satan, you point at the screen and say: "Look at that bezel bub!"

and when he gives away your private key you've got a "loose-cypher".

Re:damn!

[Vectronic]

"I really hate having to have one hand on the "stick", and the other trying to set "flight controls" and hit the keys to "look around" when I'm "landing."

Best code-words for masturbation to porn ever.

Re:damn!

[mR.bRiGhTsId3]

So, here is the question. If you have 3 screens, why on earth are you maximizing?! Seriously, because I dream of nothing more than to have to turn my head a full 90 degrees in order to read a full line of text.

Re:gunna be great

[xOneca]

Will be a driver available for Linux?

Re:damn!

[Ant P.]

Only on Slashdot would you get a pissing contest to see who has the fewest inches... /me pulls out a six-inch, 800x480 eeePC

Re:gunna be great

[CarpetShark]

Affordable, graphics on six 30-inch monitors, or playable framerates. Choose 2.

Re:Home Jumbotron, here we come!

[YrWrstNtmr]

Like any current mid to high end home theater projector, but with several inch wide lines running through the picture.

Re:damn!

[jaxtherat]

I hope you're not browsing at -1...