AMD's DX11 Radeons can Drive 6 Displays

For those who just aren't satisfied with only being able to drive two displays with a GPU, there is good news.  AMD's DX11 Radeons can Drive 6 Displays.  That's right; as many as six displays can be driven with this one single processor.

With the technology that appeases many gamers and others with insatiable desires for bigger screen sizes, more than 24 million pixels can be driven using this single graphics processing unit.  All monitors driven by AMD's DX11 Radeons are all treated as one output device, meaning that high-graphics games and other programs that could benefit from a larger viewing area will not require a software update.  This is, by all means, a mind-boggling feat that will surely perplex those who ponder the architecture of this chip while inciting gamers to foam at the mouth.

For the computer professional, engineer, and otherwise tech-savvy person, AMD's DX11 Radeons are manufactured using the latest in 40 nm fabrication processes.  Smaller feature sizes for all these transistors and other devices translate to more devices that can reasonably fit in a given chip area.  This lends the opportunity to create a chip architecture comprised of a multi-core design that may potentially streamline the tasks the processor must execute at any given time.  So, with multiple cores designed into the processor, streaming video without any noticeable delay on account of the GPU is a seemingly effortless task.

A processor like this one will surely scream along with the consumers for monitors with little noticeable separation.  Considering that AMD's DX11 Radeons can drive 6 displays, gamers are sure to see this as an immediate need when playing graphics-intensive games like World of Warcraft and Left 4 Dead.  As soon as monitors made without noticeable separation become widely available, more applications can be realized beyond the gaming world.  So, while right now this GPU may seem like a fancy toy, it actually has many potential applications to business environments.

For architectural and engineering firms, this type of setup could earn its keep a useful tool for 3D CAD walk throughs of new structures.  The realism that can be achieved in today's graphics-intensive CAD software is augmented by the shear graphics processing capabilities of AMD's DX11 Radeons.  By viewing a proposed home or office building design prior to its construction, a better understanding of the final result is conceivable.  With video as crisp as this, computers may be incorporated into other entertainment systems.

Given that AMD's DX11 Radeons can drive 6 displays, computers can now also start serving as an auxiliary role as home theatre systems.  With a robust sound system installed, such a home theatre system would surely be the envy of friends and neighbors.  It is just a matter of time before the next generation of multi-core GPUs become commercially available to deliver the same level of magnitude of the IMAX films.

Currently, all of these other applications for AMD's DX11 Radeons are down the road.  However, that distance isn't very far.  In the meantime, gamers will likely see the most use out of this GPU.  By the time other markets and needs for AMD's DX11 Radeons arise, this should still be a very current and useful processor.