CrossFire
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CrossFire is ATI Technologies' multi-GPU technology that allows multiple graphics cards to work together to improve 3D rendering performance in PCs.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
graphics card technology
ⓘ
multi-GPU technology ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
desktop PCs
ⓘ
personal computers ⓘ |
| benefit |
better performance at high resolutions
ⓘ
higher frame rates ⓘ improved image quality ⓘ |
| category |
GPU scaling technology
ⓘ
computer hardware technology ⓘ |
| competitor | NVIDIA SLI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration |
bridge connector between GPUs (some generations)
ⓘ
bridge-less software-based mode (some generations) ⓘ master and slave card (early generations) ⓘ |
| developer |
AMD
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ATI Technologies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
alternate frame rendering
ⓘ
multi-GPU anti-aliasing ⓘ split frame rendering ⓘ supertiling ⓘ |
| focus |
enthusiast PC market
ⓘ
gaming performance scaling ⓘ |
| introducedBy | ATI Technologies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketingName |
AMD CrossFire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ATI CrossFire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| optimizationFor |
high-end gaming PCs
ⓘ
multi-monitor gaming setups ⓘ |
| platform |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
PC gaming ⓘ |
| purpose |
allow multiple graphics cards to work together
ⓘ
improve 3D rendering performance ⓘ increase gaming performance ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
AMD Radeon GPU architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Radeon graphics cards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
CrossFire-capable graphics cards
ⓘ
compatible motherboard chipset ⓘ driver support from AMD ⓘ sufficient power supply ⓘ |
| successor | AMD CrossFireX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
DirectX-based games
ⓘ
OpenGL-based games ⓘ dual-GPU configurations ⓘ multiple GPUs ⓘ quad-GPU configurations ⓘ triple-GPU configurations ⓘ |
| usedIn |
3D games
ⓘ
graphics-intensive applications ⓘ |
| uses | PCI Express interface ⓘ |
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