Behind-the-Scenes With ATI Eyefinity 6 in Our Labs
See what we think is the best use of having a hexa-monitor setup.
It's been teased for some time, but AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5870 with Eyefinity 6 is finally here. Rather than the three monitors that existing Radeon HD 5000 series can drive, the new Eyefinity 6 edition doubles that and can push six displays simultaneously through six mini-DisplayPort outputs.
"The ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition graphics card opens the door to a new era in personal computing," said Matt Skynner, vice president and general manager, AMD Graphics Division. "With the ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition, PC users get the ultimate panoramic computing experience in one powerful card. By bridging the innovation in ATI Eyefinity technology with broad ecosystem support, AMD is revolutionizing the PC visual experience."
Features of the new ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition include:
- 2GB of GDDR5 memory.
- Inclusion of five adaptors: two mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort adapters, two passive mini DisplayPort to DVI dongles, and one passive mini DisplayPort to HDMI dongle.
- Support for 3×2 display configuration with new configurations supported in upcoming ATI Catalyst software updates.
For a demonstration of this 3×2 display configuration in action, check out our behind the scenes look from our testing experiences:
Click here to check out a peek at Modern Warfare 2 running across six screens and don't forget to read our full review of the ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition.

Edit: No, wait, there'd still be a centre bezel. How about 5 in a row, then?
Edit: No, wait, there'd still be a centre bezel. How about 5 in a row, then?
It'd be amazing for Flight Sims though.
My thoughts exactly. Patiently waiting for SOW:Battle of Britain from 1C company.
I'm running a 3x1 Portrait now, I'm picking one of these up to run a 5x1 when it ships. I may add the 6th monitor as a stand alone group for web browsing and whatnot.
Edit: No, wait, there'd still be a centre bezel. How about 5 in a row, then?
I'm running a 3x1 Portrait now, I'm picking one of these up to run a 5x1 when it ships. I may add the 6th monitor as a stand alone group for web browsing and whatnot.
You guys really need to research more before making a wish list.
Source
6x Acer B243HL monitors @ $299.99 ea. = $1799.94 (could of gone cheaper)
1x HIS H597F2GDGC Radeon HD 5970 2GB @ $749.99
Total = $2549.93
To see the look on your wife's face when she get's the bill, priceless.
I can see how Movie Theaters could use this technology to get even higher resolutions.
3x 30" screens would be nice
http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=18583&start=30
I always do my research first.
Acer monitors? really? I could think of a lot better things to do with $1800 than getting a pile of junk TN panels with flaky warranties.