Chapter 1 Getting Started; System Requirements; Requirements For Single-Card Installations; Requirements For Amd Crossfire Technology - AMD Radeon HD 7990 User Manual

Before you begin installing your new AMD Radeon HD 7990 graphics card (P/N: 102-
C47601-xx), please make sure you have the proper system requirements and have
completed the required preinstallation tasks as outlined in this chapter.

1.1 System Requirements

1.1.1 Requirements for Single-card Installations

Minimum requirements for installing a single AMD Radeon HD 7990 graphics card:
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1.1.2 Requirements for AMD CrossFire™ Technology
Minimum requirements for installing an additional graphics card for
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PCI Express® based PC is required with one ×16 lane graphics slot available on
the motherboard.
750-watt or better power supply with two 150-watt 8-pin PCIe® power connectors
Certified power supplies are strongly recommended; for a list of certified power
supplies, see ati.amd.com/certifiedpsu.
Minimum 4 GB of system memory.
Installation software requires CD-ROM drive.
DVD playback requires DVD drive.
Blu-ray playback requires Blu-ray drive.
Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, or Windows® 8 operating system; 64-bit operating
system highly recommended.
Use of three or more displays with AMD Eyefinity technology requires a
DisplayPort-capable displays or an AMD Eyefinity validated dongles. For more
information, see http://www.amd.com/EyefinityDongles
DisplayPort dongles.
AMD CrossFire certified motherboard. For an up-to-date listing of
AMD CrossFire certified motherboards, see
Pages/certified-components.aspx.
A second AMD Radeon HD 7990 graphics card.
Chapter 1
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for a list of validated
support.amd.com/us/certified/
AMD Radeon™ HD 7990 Graphics