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Questions tagged [amd-graphics-card]

A series of graphics cards by AMD. Use this tag if your question is about installing, configuring, troubleshooting or otherwise using AMD graphics cards and related drivers or software.

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How is it possible to find out the HDMI version on windows?

I would like to know, if my laptop can output 4K/60Hz to the TV, using the HDMI cable. Unfortunately I have no idea where to find this out. I've found some similar questions, but the answers were not generic, they just answered it for that specific…
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What is 'clean install' vs 'install' in AMD Graphics software?

I am trying to install 'Radeon Software' version 'Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.1' When installing, I have two options: 'install' vs 'clean install'; what is the difference?
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Does AMD follow a similar naming scheme to Nvidia for its graphic cards?

In this answer to a question about the performance of Jedi Fallen on Arqade, user nolonar gives an outstanding breakdown of how Nvidia names their cards and how that relates to performance. Does AMD follow a similar naming scheme of Prefix, Series,…
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Xorg is using 80% cpu usage

Xorg is constantly using about 80% cpu power, on a single core. And I have no idea how to get it normalised I'm running Linux Mint 10 on an HP Envy 17 laptop with an AMD/ATI card.
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Can I get full features (incl. PhysX) of my new Nvidia without disabling integrated AMD GPU?

I have read that Nvidia drivers disable gpu-accelerated PhysX on systems with Catalyst software or AMD drivers. I can't find if that is still true - articles that claimed so seems to be from earlier times than Nvidia blog entry NVIDIA Extends PhysX…
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Program for managing multiple monitors to keep from rearranging Windows

I have a setup in use where I use up to four monitors. The problem is I generally switch around what I'm using and that messes up where all of my windows are. I'm on Windows 8 and have two graphics cards. My setup is as follows: Monitor 1: Card…
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Monitor AMD/ATI GPU memory usage under linux

Is there a way to monitor the GPU memory usage of ATI graphic cards under linux? I found several solutions for nVidia graphic cards, but nothing for ATI graphic cards. It might be possible with gDEBugger, but i have not tried that yet. Any help is…
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Mouse hotspot off by a few pixels, on only one screen

Occasionally, I have an issue where the mouse hotspot will be about 10-20px off. For example, mouseovers and clicks will be detected to one side of where the cursor appears to be pointing. I have a multi-monitor system consisting of an eyefinity-6…
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Any major problems when using a NVidia and an ATI graphic cards in the same PC?

I have decided to develop a 3D game, and I need a new PC with recent hardware to use as my "baseline" for performance and compatibility profiling/testing. Now, I would like to test it on both a recent NVidia and ATI (now AMD) graphic cards, but I…
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Why do specific green colors appear darker when using a dedicated GPU? (RX580)

I recently upgraded my graphics card to a RX580 (Polaris 20 XTX) but now I have been noticing weird problems with specific colors. I first noticed it when looking at the Spotify logo but now I see that it makes a range of green-blue colors appear…
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Issues with AMD Catalyst Driver v14.12 on Windows 8.1 x64

I updated my video card drivers to version 14.12 for Windows 8.1 Update 1 x64. I have an AMD Radeon HD 6800 with 3 monitors. The are plugged in through the HDMI and DisplayPorts on the card. After updating, my third monitor displays in a monochrome…
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Run 3 monitors on two different video cards?

Can I run 3 monitors on two different video cards? I have an ATI and Nvidia brand card. The ATI has 2 HDMI connections. They both work. Both cards are also picked up in Windows, one being the ATI and the other one as the Nvidia, but it says VGA…
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Mixing AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards on one system

Possible Duplicate: Multiple video cards on Windows 7 I have a bit of a problem with graphics cards that I'd appreciate advice on. On the one hand, I need an ATI graphics card, because a single Eyefinity card is perfect for running 6 monitors at…
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Framerate Drops way down in Battlefield 3

When playing Battlefield 3, I get a framerate of about 20-30 FPS. When playing mutliplayer, maybe after 5 minutes or so the framerate will drop and stay at 4-8 FPS. When a new map is reloaded this resets. I am wondering if there is any common…
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How to stop my mouse from moving through the right edge of the screen on Kubuntu?

I just installed Kubuntu. The hardware includes two current generation ATI graphics cards in crossfire configuration. I have only one monitor plugged in. Kubuntu's Display and Monitor settings correctly identifies that I have only one screen; the…
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