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AMD Heats Up FirePro Line AMD introduced the newest generation of its professional graphics cards—Fire- Pro V5900 and FirePro V7900. Created for the design, engineering, fi nancial, and medical fi elds, the cards offer AMD PowerTune and GeometryBoost tech- nologies, in addition to AMD Eyefi nity multi-display support, to enhance work- fl ow and application performance. Eyefi nity multi-display technology makes it possible to support up to six displays in one large workspace, allow- ing faster access to applications and enhanced productivity. With the intro- duction of the FirePro V7900, which supports up to four displays, and AMD FirePro V5900, which supports up to three displays, engineers and design- ers have an expansive desktop space from which to see more data, open more applications, and view more infor- mation at the same time. New for this generation of FirePro prod- ucts is AMD PowerTune power manage- ment technology and GeometryBoost, a hardware capability that processes two primitives per clock cycle for fast geom- etry performance. The FirePro V5900 and FirePro V7900 also feature DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI 1.4 support, as well as a large 2GB GDDR5 frame buffer. FirePro V7900 cards feature four outputs from one card for a low total- solution cost, enabling users to drive four independent displays from a single slot card. This graphics card includes the ability to support framelock and genlock via the AMD FirePro S400 synchroniza- tion module, as well as 3D stereo with the included expansion bracket. FirePro V5900 cards deliver a mid- range, high-performance solution with- out exceeding 75W power draw, with power-saving techniques for reduced wattage. Coupled with AMD Eyefi nity technology, the AMD FirePro V5900 supports three display outputs. Pricing for the FirePro V7900 starts at $999, while FirePro V5900 pricing begins at $599. PRODUCT: CARDS June/July 2011 5