3D Vision

3D Vision Surround Technology System Requirements

 
 
  • Operating System
    • Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit
  • Motherboard
    • SLI motherboard is required for all SLI configurations. NVIDIA recommends PCI-E 2.0 x16 motherboard for the best peformance. Please make sure you have updated your motherboard SBIOS to be the latest one.
    • GeForce GTX 295 cards do not require an SLI motherboard and work on all compatible motherboards
  • System Memory
    • 2GB is required (4GB is recommended for 64-bit operating systems)
  • Supported GPUs and connectors requiremenets

    • Note: the current driver only supports 3-way SLI on GeForce GTX 400 series. A future driver will add support for 3-way on GTX 200 series.

    Surround (2D) 3D Vision Surround
GPU SLI Mode Supported GPU Connector Requirements Supported GPU Connector Requirements
GeForce GTX 590 Multi-GPU Y Supports any three digital or analog connectors  

3D Vision LCDs – requires three DVI connectors

3D Vision Projectors – requires three matching digital or three matching analog connectors

Quad SLI Y Supports any three digital or analog connectors  

3D Vision LCDs – requires three DVI connectors

3D Vision Projectors – requires three matching digital or three matching analog connectors

GeForce GTX 580 / 570 / 560 Ti / 560

GeForce GTX 480 / 470 / 465 / 460

GeForce GTX 285 / 280 / 275 / 260		 2-way SLI Y Supports any three digital or analog connectors Y 3D Vision LCDs – requires three DVI connectors

3D Vision Projectors – requires three matching digital or three matching analog connectors
3-way SLI Y Supports any three digital or analog connectors Y 3D Vision LCDs – requires three DVI connectors

3D Vision Projectors – requires three matching digital or three matching analog connectors
GeForce GTX 295
(boards with 2 DVI and 1 HDMI connectors)		 Multi-GPU Y Supports any three digital or analog connectors Y

Only 3D Projectors		 3D Vision LCDs – requires three DVI connectors

3D Vision Projectors – requires three matching digital or three matching analog connectors
Quad SLI Y Supports any three digital or analog connectors Y 3D Vision LCDs – requires three DVI connectors

3D Vision Projectors – requires three matching digital or three matching analog connectors
GeForce GTX 295
(boards with 2 DVI connectors)		 Multi-GPU Not supported Supports any three digital or analog connectors Not supported Not supported
Quad SLI Y Supports any three digital or analog connectors Y 3D Vision LCDs – requires three DVI connectors

3D Vision Projectors – requires three matching digital or three matching analog connectors
  • Supported Surround display modes and resolutions
  Display Oritentaiton Display Type Display Requirements Number of Displays Maximum Resolution
Non-bezel Corrected Mode
Surround (2D) Portrait All All displays must have a common resolution, refresh rate, and sync polarity 3 4800x2560
(1600x2560 per display)
Landscape All All displays must have a common resolution, refresh rate, and sync polarity 3 7680x1600
(2560x1600 per display)
3D Vision Surround Landscape 3D Vision-Ready 120Hz LCDs All displays must be the same make and model 3D Vision-Ready LCD. 3 5760x1080
(1920x1080 per display)
Portrait 3D Vision-Ready Projectors All displays must be the same make and model 3D Vision-Ready projectors. 3 2160x1280
(720x1280 per display)
Landscape 3D Vision-Ready Projectors All displays must be the same make and model 3D Vision-Ready projectors. 3 3840x720
(1280x720 per display)
Landscape 3D Vision Discover All displays must have a common resolution, refresh rate, and sync polarity 3 7680x1600
(2560x1600 per display)
Portrait 3D Vision Discover All displays must have a common resolution, refresh rate, and sync polarity 3 4800x2560
(1600x2560 per display)

Connector Recommendations
The following table illustrates a recommended connector diagram. Your individual system configuration may vary depending upon your PC, GPU, and Surround mode.

Note: the pictures below are based upon NVIDIA reference designs. Partner boards may vary slightly.

GPUs SLI Mode Connector Diagram Accessory Display*
Using Additional GPU
GeForce GTX 590 Multi-GPU
Quad SLI
GeForce GTX 580 / 570 / 560 Ti / 560

GeForce
GTX 480 / 470 / 465 / 460




GeForce
GTX 285 / 280 / 275 / 260		 2-way SLI
3-way SLI
GeForce GTX 295

(boards with 2 DVI and 1 HDMI connectors)		 Multi-GPU

Note: This is only supported in
Surround (2D) or using 3D Vision
Surround with projectors only,
it is not supported with 3D Vision
Surround with 3D LCDs
Quad SLI*

You can reconfigure the display
connections to get an Accessory
Display on this Quad SLI group,
but it will result in lower 3D
performance than adding an
additional GPU. A connector
diagram above.
GeForce GTX 295

(boards with 2 DVI connectors)		 Multi-GPU Not Possible Not Possible
Quad SLI*

* Please note that in the first Beta driver for 3D Vision Surround, we do not recommend running GeForce GTX 295 Quad SLI because there are bugs in the driver which may result in system instability. We will be providing a future driver update to support this configuration.