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AMD 580X CrossFire™ Chipset - Overview
AMD 580X CrossFire™ Chipset: Backbone of the Enthusiast Platform
AMD 580X CrossFire™ Platform Chipset is a defining milestone for the PC industry, as it is the only true, unrestricted 2x16 PCI Express® platform. Designed from the ground up for performance, this advanced CrossFire chipset pumps an unparalleled bandwidth of up to 8 GB/s to each GPU. The result is astonishing performance with brilliant and intense 3D graphics. This architecture increases bandwidth and dataflow and reduces the bottleneck that occurs in other pseudo x16 solutions.
The unique, high bandwidth architecture of AMD 580X CrossFire chipset offers the utmost flexibility and options: from support of the fastest GPUs to connector-free CrossFire graphics cards; from one to multiple GPUs. The advanced semiconductor technology and supreme architecture allows for extreme overclocking and unprecedented control of the enthusiast user over system behavior and performance – while delivering rock-solid stability and thermal efficiency. Combined with the feature-rich ATI SB600, the AMD 580X CrossFire is the enthusiast dream solution for AMD AM2 platform.
Performance Leader
Unrivalled bandwidth from the only true 2x16 PCI-Express single chip, AMD 580X CrossFire delivers the performance promise of 2x16 PCI-e slots.
- Total of 40 lanes of PCI Express: a true information highway
- Enables high-end graphic solutions even without a 'CrossFire Edition' GPU
- Perfectly mated with ATI SB600 for serious peripheral performance
Maximum Flexibility
Start with a backbone of AMD 580X CrossFire chipset, and then shape a GPU solution to an ever-moving performance target. AMD 580X CrossFire allows the flexibility and freedom to always stay above the competition.
- Allows for flexible 'modular' multi-GPU solutions: start with one GPU and when performance demands it, add a second
- Supports connector and connector-free CrossFire graphics cards
- Build a CrossFire platform for every need and style
- Ready for the next generation CrossFire graphics cards
Overdrive: Unprecedented Control
Built by AMD’s outstanding engineers and with devotion to the enthusiast community, AMD 580X CrossFire offers maximum control over system and graphics performance - with a highly tuneable architecture and plenty of headroom for overclocking.
- Enthusiast-friendly BIOS allows tuning of every possible motherboard component for maximum overclocking potential
- Ability to adjust multiplier, front side bus, HyperTransport™ option, memory, CPU, and the PCI Express interfaces
- High overclockability without voltage adjustments: default voltage setting on the platform offers high tunability without the need to increase voltage
Robust, Quiet and Elegant
CrossFire Xpress 3200 chipset is designed for cool, quiet, and crisp operation.
- Fabricated in an advanced semiconductor process by the most respected semiconductor manufacturing company in the world: TSMC, and by ATI’s superb engineers, CrossFire Xpress 3200 chipset provides greater headroom for overclocking.
- No active cooling required: no need for complicated thermal solutions
- Ample design margin for maximum stability and performance
Enthusiast Dream Platform
AMD 580X CrossFire chipset is one of the best chipsets ever built: unrestricted 2x16 PCI-Express interfaces for outstanding performance, flexibility to support any modern graphics card, maximum control over performance parameters, and robust and quiet operation. Specially designed from the ground up, AMD 580X CrossFire and the ATI SB600 provide the definitive enthusiast platform for AMD AM2 configuration.
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