ATI Technologies X1950 PRO - Manual (Page 23)

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5 How are the graphics cards connected on a CrossFire
™
system?
Two Radeon
®
X1950 Pro cards are connected by two CrossFire ™ Bridge
Interconnects, connecting the custom DVO ports on each card together.
To see where the DVO ports are located on the Radeon
®
X1950 Pro
cards, see the picture of the Radeon
®
X1950 Pro CrossFire ™
implementation.
6 Which games/applications work with CrossFire
™
?
CrossFire
™
works with all 3D games and applications. If Catalyst
™
A.I.
is enabled in the Catalyst
™
Control Center software, the optimal
rendering mode available for the application is automatically selected.
7 Is a driver profile required to make CrossFire
™
work?
No. CrossFire
™
is enabled by default for all 3D games and applications.
8 What are the rendering modes, and what are their specific
advantages?
The following dynamic rendering modes are available:
• SuperTiling - CrossFire
™
renders alternate 32x32 pixel squares in a
fine-grained checkerboard pattern. This configuration increases
image-rendering quality, as each card processes half of the complex
3D objects in the pixel squares.
• Scissor Mode - each graphics card renders up to half of the display,
either vertically or horizontally depending on the game or application.
CrossFire ™ Bridge Interconnect Cable