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Design and Simulate without Compromise

With AMD FirePro™ & SolidWorks® 2012

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AMD FIREPRO™ IS FULLY CERTIFIED FOR SOLIDWORKS

And Enables Advanced Workflows at an incredible Value

The

RELIABILITY

you demand

Unified Drivers

OEM Qualifications

ISV Certifications

The

PERFORMANCE

you need

Leading Edge

Performance at Every

Price Point

Windows® & Linux®

*AMD Eyefinity technology can support multiple displays using a single enabled ATI FirePro™ professional graphics card; the number of supported displays varies by card model.

Microsoft® Windows® 7, Window Vista® or Linux® is required in order to support more than 2 displays. Depending on the card model, native DisplayPort™ connectors and/or

certified DisplayPort™ active or passive adapters to convert your monitor’s native input to your card’s DisplayPort™ or MiniDisplayPort™ connector(s) may be Required.

™

The

EDGE

you expect

4.2

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AMD FIREPRO™ PROFESSIONAL GRAPHICS CARDS

FirePro V9800

4GB GDDR5 - 6xmDP

ULTRA HIGH

FirePro V8800

2GB GDDR5 - 4xDP

FirePro V7800

2GB GDDR5 - 2xDP & 1xDVI FirePro V7900

2GB GDDR5 - 4xDP

HIGH

FirePro V5800

1GB GDDR5 - 2xDP & 1xDVI FirePro V5900

2GB GDDR5 - 2xDP & 1xDVI

MID-RANGE

FirePro V4800

1GB GDDR5 - 2xDP & 1xDVI

FirePro V3800

512MB DDR3 - 1xDP & 1xDVI

ENTRY

ATI FirePro™ New AMD FirePro™

FirePro V4900

1GB GDDR5 - 2xDP & 1xDVI

FirePro V3900

1GB DDR3 - 1xDP & 1xDVI

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AMD FIREPRO FOR SOLIDWORKS

Key Selling Points

1. Powerful Real-time Previews with RealView®

2. More Accurate Designs with Anti-Aliasing

3. Higher Productivity with Multiple Displays

4. Workflow Performance for CAE

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AMD FIREPRO WITH SOLIDWORKS

Powerful Real-time Previews with RealView

AMD FirePro accelerates RealView

– SolidWorks 2012 now offers RealView with Ambient Occlusion (AO); AO creates more depth

and realism reducing the need for ray-traced rendering.

AMD FirePro is optimized for this feature and accelerates RealView with AO

resulting in new levels of real-time performance

RealView is not supported on consumer graphics cards

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5

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AMD FirePro

V7900

nvidia 4000

Lower is better!

T (Time to Completion in sec)

Camera Model rendered with RealView and

Ambient Occlusion

AMD FirePro is significantly faster than Quadro

4.2

Intel Core i7 2600K CPU @ 3.4GHz, 16GB RAM, Windows 7 X64

AMD FirePro V7900 and Quadro 4000, SolidWorks 2012 PR1

AMD FIREPRO WITH SOLIDWORKS

Powerful Real-time Previews with RealView

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AMD FIREPRO WITH SOLIDWORKS

More Accurate Designs with Anti-Aliasing

AMD FirePro offers performance for Full-Scene Anti-Aliasing (FSAA)

– FSAA removes coarse edges from contours of geometries in real-time. This results in higher-

quality visuals and more accurate representation of designs.

AMD FirePro offers the right balance of performance and value to use FSAA

The GeometryBoost feature in the AMD FirePro V5900 and V7900 means FSAA

can now be turned on in SolidWorks permanently without slowing down the

workflow

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FirePro

V5800

FirePro

V5900

Quadro

2000

FirePro

V7800

FirePro

V7900

Quadro

4000

Camera (fps)

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V7900

Quadro

4000

Explorer (fps)

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V5800

FirePro

V5900

Quadro

2000

FirePro

V7800

FirePro

V7900

Quadro

4000

AMD Airplane Exterior (fps)

Software: Solidworks 2011 SP0 64-bit. LOD & Large Assembly Mode = Off. System config: HP Z400, W3680 @ 3.33GHz,

8GB RAM, Win7-64, 1280 x 1024 resolution; Driver:AMD 8.83.5.3 B1 & Nvidia 267.79

SolidWorks 2011 - Shaded with Edges

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V5800

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V5900

Quadro

2000

FirePro

V7800

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V7900

Quadro

4000

Camera (fps)

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FirePro

V5800

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V5900

Quadro

2000

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V7800

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V7900

Quadro

4000

Explorer (fps)

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20.00

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60.00

80.00

FirePro

V5800

FirePro

V5900

Quadro

2000

FirePro

V7800

FirePro

V7900

Quadro

4000

AMD Airplane Exterior (fps)

Software: Solidworks 2011 SP0 64-bit. LOD & Large Assembly Mode = Off. System config: HP Z400, W3680 @ 3.33GHz, 8GB RAM,

Win7-64, 1280 x 1024 resolution; Driver:AMD 8.83.5.3 B1 & Nvidia 267.79

SolidWorks 2011 - Shaded

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Traditional

Single-Display

Set-Up

Some

documents

are still not

visible!

Three displays

provide complete

overview of your

workflow

AMD FIREPRO WITH SOLIDWORKS

Higher Productivity with Multiple Displays

AMD FirePro with AMD Eyefinity is the best choice for multi-display workflows

– The new span mode in SolidWorks 2012 allows users to work with three displays; this supports

advanced design workflows, where SolidWorks users can switch more easily between

applications, including SolidWorks Simulation and PhotoView 360

Only AMD FirePro with AMD Eyefinity multi-display technology supports

the use of three displays with one GPU.

Enabled by AMD Eyefinity multi-display technology, users can now

visualize their workflow across a larger display area and therefore work

more efficiently, make better decisions and complete projects faster.

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AMD FIREPRO WITH SOLIDWORKS

Workflow Performance for CAE

AMD FirePro Accelerates Your Simulation.

– Enabled by OpenCL, AMD FirePro GPUs can be used to accelerate calculations in

Computer Aided Design (CAE) software such as Finite Element Analysis (FAE) – tasks

traditionally carried out by CPUs.

AMD FirePro provides the stability, rendering and computational performance needed to

complete projects faster.

AMD FirePro builds entirely on open standard technology - such as OpenCL - making it a

future-proof solution that keeps up with your needs yet to come.

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„By using SIMULIA’s robust finite element and multi-physics

analysis solutions product developers are able to experience

the realistic performance of their designs on their desktop

which saves significant time and money.”

Matt Dunbar

-- R&D Technology Director, SIMULIA, Dassault Systèmes

AMD FIREPRO WITH SOLIDWORKS

Workflow Performance for CAE

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SOLIDWORKS 2012 AND AMD FIREPRO

Recommended Configurations

AMD FirePro V4900

• 1GB GDDR5 Memory

• 480 Stream Processors

• 64GB/s Memory Bandwidth

• 1x DVI-I + 2x DisplayPort (DP1.2)

AMD FirePro V5900

• 2GB GDDR5 Memory

• 512 Stream Processory

• GeometryBoost

• 64GB/s Memory Bandwidth

• 1x DVI-I + 2x DisplayPort (DP1.2)

AMD FirePro V7900

• 2GB GDDR5 Memory

• 1280 Stream Processors

• Geometry Boost

• 160GB/s Memory Bandwidth

• 4x DisplayPort (DP1.2)

• Framelock / Genlock & 3D Stereo

Model Complexity: Low-Med

Visualization needs: Low

Simulation needs: Low

Model Complexity: Med-High

Visualization needs: Med

Simulation needs: Low

Model Complexity: High

Visualization needs: High

Simulation needs: Med

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SolidWorks Standard

SolidWorks Premium

SolidWorks Professional

Model Size/Complexity

Visualization

Simulation

SolidWorks Standard

SolidWorks Premium

SolidWorks Professional

SolidWorks Standard

SolidWorks Premium

SolidWorks Professional

SOLIDWORKS 2012 AND AMD FIREPRO

Recommended Configurations

AMD FirePro V4900 AMD FirePro V5900 AMD FirePro V7900

Casual: Casual modeling and document viewing needs; work on creating smaller parts, assemblies, and drawings. Could

benefit from using two monitors.

Expert: Run SolidWorks more often and create medium to larger parts, assemblies, and drawings; occasional rendering and

simulation work. Could benefit from using three monitors for integrating workflow.

Advanced: Full-time SolidWorks users who create large assemblies and drawings; frequent rendering and simulation work.

Could benefit from using four or more monitors for an immersive experience.

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„Delivering better products faster is paramount for

SolidWorks users. The top-to-bottom feature set and

performance of the new AMD FirePro family of

products can give our users the efficiency that

canboos their productivity and creativity.“

Nick Iwaskow

-- Manager of Alliances at Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp.

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AMD FIREPRO WITH SOLIDWORKS

Summary

1. Powerful Real-time Previews with RealView

2. More Accurate Designs with Anti-Aliasing

3. Higher Productivity with Multiple Displays

4. Workflow Performance for CAE

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CrossFire, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista, and DirectX

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AMD FIREPRO WITH SOLIDWORKS

Additional Material

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Next-generation AMD FirePro Features

Geometry

Boost

AMD

PowerTune

Technology

DisplayPort 1.2

New

GDDR5

Memory

Interface

Provides more GPU performance - compared to previous generations - by

processing twice as much geometry data (AMD FirePro V5900 and V7900 only)

Benefit: Allows users to smoothly handle complex models

Dynamically adjusts GPU performance to workload requirements

Benefit: Saves power when full GPU performance is not required

Provides maximum bandwidth for accessing large model data quickly

Benefit: Allows users to handle larger data sets

Latest DisplayPort (DP) standard provides twice the bandwidth of DP1.1

Benefit: Supports higher resolution displays and more comprehensive 3D stereo

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AMD FirePro V4900 AMD FirePro V4800

Yes – 3 Displays

(1x DVI-I + 2x DP1.2)

nVidia Quadro 600

Yes – 3 Displays

(1x DVI-I + 2x DP1.1) No – 2 Displays only

Graphics Memory 1GB GDDR5 1GB GDDR5 1GB GDDR5

Memory Bandwidth 64GB/s 64GB/s 25.6GB/s

DisplayPort Standard 1.2 1.1 1.1

Stream Processors 480 (“Turks” GPU) 400 n/a

Memory Bus Width 128-bit 128-bit 128-bit

AMD FirePro™ V4900 Professional Graphics

Specifications and Performance

The new AMD FirePro V4900 graphics card is the most cost-

effective solution for 3-display workflows!

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AMD FirePro

V4900 Nvidia Quadro

600

GPU “Turks” GF108

Memory

Size 1GB 1GB

Memory

Type 128-bit GDDR5

64.0 GB/s

128-bit GDDR5

25.6 GB/s

I/O 1 Dual-link DVI 1 Dual-link DVI

2 DisplayPort 2 DisplayPort

3 Total Displays* 2 Total Displays

http://www.nvidia.com/content/PDF/product-

comparison/Product_Comparison_2000D.pdf

As of 9/13/2011

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

AMD FirePro V4900

Nvidia Quadro 600

Testing by AMD performance lab

System config: Intel X3680 @ 3.33GHz, Intel X58, 16GB RAM, Win7 Prof 64-bit SP1

AMD driver: 8.88 beta

Nvidia driver: 275.65

Delivering Performance That Matters

AMD FirePro™ V4900

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AMD FirePro V5900 AMD FirePro V5800

Yes – 3 Displays

(1x DVI-I + 2x DP1.2)

nVidia Quadro 2000

Yes – 3 Displays

(1x DVI-I + 2x DP1.1) No – 2 Displays only

Graphics Memory 2GB GDDR5 1GB GDDR5 1GB GDDR5

Memory Bandwidth 64GB/s 64GB/s 41GB/s

DisplayPort Standard 1.2 1.1 1.1

Stream Processors 512 (“Cayman” GPU) 800 (“Juniper” GPU) n/a

Memory Bus Width 256-bit 128-bit 128-bit

AMD FirePro™ V5900 Professional Graphics

Specifications and Performance

The new AMD FirePro V5900 graphics card is the only

solution in its price range offering 2GB graphics memory!

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FirePro V5900 Quadro 2000

GPU “Cayman” GF106

Memory

Size 2GB 1GB

Memory

Type 256-bit GDDR5

64.0 GB/s

128-bit GDDR5

41.6 GB/s

I/O 1 dual-link DVI 1 dual-link DVI

2 DisplayPort 2 DisplayPort

3 Total Displays 2 Total Displays

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

AMD FirePro V5900

nVidia Quadro 2000

Testing based on AMD performance lab

System config: Intel W3680 @ 3.33GHz, Intel X58, 8GB RAM, Win7 Prof 64-bit

AMD driver: 8.86 beta

Nvidia driver: 267.79

SPECapc service mark is trade mark of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation – see SPEC.org

Delivering Performance That Matters

AMD FirePro™ V5900

http://www.nvidia.com/content/PDF/product-

comparison/Product_Comparison_2000D.pdf

As of 3/23/2011

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AMD FirePro V7900 AMD FirePro V7800

Yes – 4 Displays

(4x DP1.2)

nVidia Quadro 4000

Yes – 3 Displays

(1x DVI-I + 2x DP1.1) No – 2 Displays only

Graphics Memory 2GB GDDR5 2GB GDDR5 2GB GDDR5

Memory Bandwidth 160GB/s 128GB/s 89.6GB/s

DisplayPort Standard 1.2 1.1 1.1

Stream Processors 1280 (“Cayman” GPU) 1440 (“Cypress” GPU) n/a

Memory Bus Width 256-bit 256-bit 256-bit

AMD FirePro™ V7900 Professional Graphics

Specifications and Performance

The new AMD FirePro V7900 graphics card has more

memory bandwidth even than a Quadro 6000!

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Delivering Performance That Matters

AMD FirePro™ V7900

FirePro V7900 Quadro 4000

GPU “Cayman” GF100

Memory

Size 2GB 2GB

Memory

Type 256-bit GDDR5

160.0 GB/s

256-bit GDDR5

89.6 GB/s

I/O 4 DisplayPort 1 dual-link DVI

4 Total Displays 2 DisplayPort

2 Total Displays

http://www.nvidia.com/content/PDF/product-

comparison/Product_Comparison_2000D.pdf

As of 3/23/2011

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5 AMD FirePro V7900

nVidia Quadro 4000

Testing based on AMD performance lab

System config: Intel W3680 @ 3.33GHz, Intel X58, 8GB RAM, Win7 Prof 64-bit

AMD driver: 8.86 beta

Nvidia driver: 267.79

SPECapc service mark is trade mark of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation – see SPEC.org

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AMD FIREPRO FOR SOLIDWORKS

The Best Choice for Multi-Display Workflows

Workstation 1

1x AMD FirePro V7900 Card

Workstation 2

2x Nvidia Quadro 4000 Cards

Number of monitors 3

PCIe slots required 2

Power consumption ~280 Watts

vs.

Number of monitors 3

PCIe slots required 1

Power consumption 150 Watts

2x

System

Costs

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AMBIENT OCCLUSION (AO) IN REALVIEW

What is AO?

Ambient occlusion is a global lighting method

that adds realism to models by controlling the

attenuation of ambient light due to occluded

areas.

How do I use it?

AO can be used in different modes within

SolidWorks 2012 to add depth to models and

assemblies

Even with very large assemblies AO can add

real-time so can be left on and not just used

for final checking

Its a function of the graphics card “shader” so

a faster card will give more performance

Combined with VBO’s the more frame buffer

the more realtime performance with larger

models