Chapter 4 Amd Crossfire Technology; Amd Crossfire Overview; Installing Additional Graphics Cards For Amd Crossfire; Enabling And Configuring Amd Crossfire - AMD radeon R9 295X2 Owner's Manual

Note: AMD CrossFire™ Technology features are available only for systems installed
with more than one compatible AMD Radeon™ graphics cards.
4.1 AMD CrossFire™ Overview
AMD CrossFire technology is designed to enhance the graphics quality and
performance of 3D games and applications by combining the processing power of two
or more AMD Radeon graphics cards, essentially creating a multi-GPU performance
gaming platform. A typical AMD CrossFire setup involves two graphics cards.
For more information, visit the AMD CrossFire technology Web page at
sites.amd.com/us/game/technology/Pages/crossfirex.aspx.
4.2 Installing Additional Graphics Cards for
AMD CrossFire™
Before installing an additional graphics card, make sure that your system meets the
recommended
consult your system builder or OEM to confirm that your system has an adequate
power supply.
Each AMD Radeon R9 295X2 graphics card must be separated by at least one empty
expansion slot. For installation instructions, see

4.3 Enabling and Configuring AMD CrossFire™

Once all your graphics cards are properly installed, you can begin enabling and
configuring AMD CrossFire technology support using the
AMD Catalyst™ Control Center software application, which is a component of the
AMD Catalyst software engine that can be downloaded from the Drivers and Support
page at http://support.amd.com.
AMD CrossFire settings can be found on the AMD CrossFire page, which is located
under the Gaming and Performance groups in both the Standard and Advanced views
in AMD Catalyst Control Center.
When AMD CrossFire is enabled, the graphics processor in one of the cards acts as the
primary processor; this card is known as the primary card. Graphics-rendering tasks
are shared between all available processors to accelerate displays that are connected
to the primary card. By default, displays that are connected to other graphics cards
are disabled.
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