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The maximum number of monitors that can be connected to the graphics card at the same time and shared.

Simultaneous connection of several screens allows you to expand the visual space available to the user. For example, it can be useful for designers and layout designers when working with large-format materials, for programmers to separate tasks (one monitor for writing code, the second for searching for the necessary information and other auxiliary purposes), and for gamers-enthusiasts — to ensure the maximum immersion effect. Thanks to advances in technology today , even low — cost graphics cards can typically handle at least three monitors, while advanced models can support four or more displays .

Graphics card support for CrossFire or SLI technology.

CrossFire and SLI are ATI and nVidia development technologies, respectively, that allow you to use two video cards on one computer. Their capacities are combined, which allows to achieve high graphic performance of the system. This implies unification at the hardware level, with the connection of video cards using special “bridge” connectors.

It makes sense to install two video cards on high-performance computers designed to work with "heavy" graphics — for example, advanced gaming PCs or workstations used for 3D rendering. To use CrossFire/SLI, the corresponding technology must be supported not only by the installed video cards, but also by the motherboard; to install video cards, you need PCI-E connectors of the same version. The video cards themselves in the case of SLI must be exactly the same; CrossFire requirements are a little softer — in this case, at least one of them must belong to the ATI CrossFire Edition family.