AMD FirePro W7000 User Manual

Chapter 1
Getting Started
Before you begin installing your new AMD FirePro™ W7000 graphics card (P/N: 102-
C418xx-xx), please make sure you have the proper system requirements and have
completed the required preinstallation tasks as outlined in this chapter.
1.1 System Requirements
The following are minimum requirements for installing a single AMD FirePro™ W7000
graphics accelerator:
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AMD Opteron™, AMD Phenom™, AMD Athlon™, Intel Xeon, or Intel Core™ CPU.
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Motherboard with available ×16 lane PCI Express® connection slot and correct
chipset driver.
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512 MB of system memory; 1 GB or more for best performance.
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Internet connection or CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive for installation software.
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500-watt or better power supply with one PCIe® AUX 6-pin power connector.
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Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows Vista®, Windows® XP, or Linux® operating
system (64-bit is recommended). Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 is
recommended for full feature functionality.
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High-resolution multi-sync or multi-frequency display(s). Use of three of more
displays with AMD Eyefinity technology requires DisplayPort-capable displays
or AMD Eyefinity validated dongles. For more information, see Connecting
Displays (p. 8).
1.1.1 Requirements for AMD CrossFire™ Pro Technology
The following are requirements for installing an additional graphics accelerator for
AMD CrossFire™ Pro configurations:
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AMD CrossFire certified motherboard. For more information, see
support.amd.com/us/certified/Pages/certified-components.aspx.
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A second AMD FirePro™ W7000 graphics accelerator.
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One AMD CrossFire internal bridge interconnect per additional accelerator
(included).
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600-watt or better power supply with two PCIe AUX 6-pin power connectors.
For an up-to-date listing of certified power supplies, see support.amd.com/us/
certified/power-supplies/Pages/listing.aspx.
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Certified system case with good airflow and cooling (highly recommended).
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AMD FirePro W7000 Specifications

General

GPU	Pitcairn
Process Size	28 nm
Stream Processors	1280
Texture Units	80
ROPs	32
Core Clock	950 MHz
Memory Clock	1200 MHz
Memory Size	4 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5
Memory Interface	256-bit
Memory Bandwidth	153.6 GB/s
TDP	150 W
Outputs	4x DisplayPort 1.2
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Max Resolution	4096x2160
DirectX Support	11.1
OpenGL Support	4.5
OpenCL Support	1.2
Shader Model	5.0
GPU Architecture	Graphics Core Next (GCN)