| Sapphire PGS Professional Platform 
AMD FirePro A300 Series Accelerated Processor Specification | Model | Graphic performance | TDP | Core | CPU Clock
Boost/Base | L2 | Max. DDR3 | Discrete compute offload | Socket | | A320 | Entry-Mid Range | 100W | 4 | 4.2/3.8GHz | 2MB | 1866 | FirePro V3900/V4900 | FM2 | | A300 | Entry-Mid Range | 65W | 4 | 4.0/3.4GHz | 2MB | 1866 | FirePro V3900/V4900 | FM2 | Features - Offer powerful, integrated GPU+CPU processing on single chip
- Leverage AMD FirePro workstation graphics DNA
- Offer support for emerging PC standards (USB3.0, 6Gb SATA, etc..)
- Accelerated workflows that embrace emergent computing advances (OpenCL compute, AMD Eyefinity multi-monitors, etc)
- Deliver more powerful graphics performance than other options.
- Support discrete compute offload with AMD FirePro V3900 and V4900 discrete graphics cards
Sapphire PGS A3 M Series Specifications and Features - AMD FirePro A300 Series Accelerated Processors
- Industrial Grade Design: Sapphire Diamond choke, 100% solid CAP
- Expansion Slots:
- PCI-Express (Gen2) X16 * 1
- PCI-Express (Gen2) X4 * 1
- PCI-Express (Gen2) X1 * 1
- PCI 2.3 * 1
- Support up to 32GB system memory
- USB Ports: 4X USB3.0/ 8XUSB 2.0
- SATA Ports: 8 SATA3 with 6GB/s data transfer rate,support RAID 0,1,10 and 5 and AHCI
- Output: VGAX1 (1920X1200@60Hz), DVI-DX1 (2560X1600@60Hz), DisplayPort X1 (4096X2160@60Hz)
- Size: Micro-ATX: 245mmX245mm; 6 layers board
- Onboard SMSC SCH5636 LPC bus I/O Controller
- Supports Hardware Monitoring for fan speed monitoring, CPU and system temperature
- Supports Dual BIOS Switch
- Supports Windows Vista and Windows 7
| | Sapphire PGS A300M/A320M Professional Platform 
The Sapphire PGS Professional Platform is specially designed for professional users. AMD FirePro A300 series (A300/A320) Accelerated Processors and Sapphire PGS A3 M motherboard delivers stable and dependable performance. With AMD Eyefinity technology, you can easy to access entry to mid-range of workstation performance with multi-monitor workplace. Offering the ISV certifications that provide optimized and compatible performance. Let the Sapphire PGS professional platform improves the quality of your CAD/CAM/DCC work and enjoy the experience. Industry Partners Endorsements | “SpaceClaim is excited to partner with AMD as they bring to market a solution that helps enhance productivity and value for our customers. The combination of our 3D direct modeling software that significantly streamlines the process of preparing geometry for simulation and manufacturing with workstations utilizing the new AMD FirePro A300 APU allows SpaceClaim users more flexibility in their workflows while reducing the costs required for enabling true workstation-class reliability and performance.” --- Bernard J. Buelow, SpaceClaim Corp. Vice President Corporate Marketing |
| Just as TopSolid 7 is revolutionizing integrated 3D CAD solutions, our customers are hard at work innovating their own workflows and processes. Design innovation requires the right tools and technologies –and graphics hardware is no exception. We have tested the new AMD FirePro A300 Series Accelerated Processors in house and can soundly endorse and support the use of workstations which utilize this new computing platform.” --- Dominique Laffret, Vice President Strategic Partnerships Missler Software | | “IMSI is proud to call AMD a close technology partner and we’re excited to see the new AMD FirePro A300-based workstations coming to market. Our TurboCAD users now have a powerful and cost-effective new option when choosing their next workstation.” -- Bob Mayer, Chief Operating Officer, IMSI/Design |
Certified by Major ISVs and Optimzed for Performance
| ISVs | Software | | Adobe | After Effects/Photoshop/Premiere Pro | | Altair Engineering | HyperWorks | | ANSYS | ANSYS / Worksbench/FLUENT V14 | | Autodesk | Maya 2013/Softimage2013/Mudbox2013/Motionbuilder2013
AutoCAD Inventor2013/2012/3ds Max 2013 | | Bentley | MicroStation | | Dassault Systemes | SolidWorks | | ESRI | ArcGIS 10.1/ ArcGlobe 10.1/ ArcMap 10.1/ ArcGISExplorer Desktop Build 1750 | | GRAPHISOFT | ArchiCAD V16 | | IMSI/Design | TurboCAD/DoubleCAD | | Maxon | Cinema4D | | Missler Software | TopSolid V6/V7 | | NEMETSCHEK | AllPlan | | OPTIS | THEIA-RT/VRLab | | Planit Group | Edgecam 2012R2/ 2013R1 & Edgecam Part Modeler 2012R2 | | Redway3D | RedSDK | | Robert McNeel & Assoc. | Rhino V4 SR9 | | SIEMENS PLM Software | FEMAP/Solid Edge | | SpaceClaim | SpaceClaim 2012 SP1 | For more information, please visit www.SapphirePGS.com or contact local distributors. | | AMD FirePro Accelerated Processor native with Entry-Mid Range Graphic Performance SPECViewperf 11 : General Test with some major ISVs
A320 APU Platform performs very good in certain ISV tests. You can see in Simens NX and Pro-e test, A320 APU Platform has an outstanding performance. 
| System Config. | | | AMD FirePro A320 Accelerated Processor
Sapphire PGS A3 M boards
8GB DDR3, Windows 7 64-bit English SP1 | VGA mode and driver
AMD FirePro A300 Series APU driver: 8.942.3
AMD FirePro V3900 /V4900 driver: 8.942.3
AMD FirePro V5900 driver: 8.911.3.4 | SPECViewperf 11 : Test with Intel Xeon E3-1275V2 with HD graphics P4000 
Inventor 2013 and SpaceClaim Engineer 2012:
Test with Intel Xeon E3-1275V2 with HD graphics P4000 
| Intel system config | AMD system config | | Intel E3-1275V2 @ 3.5GHz, IntelR Z77 chipset, 16GB DDR3-1600MHz RAM with 1GB frame buffer memory, Win7 Prof 64-bit SP1, driver: 8.15.10.2696 | OpenCL 2012 | AMD FirePro A320 APU, AMD A85X Fusion Controller Hub, 16GB DDR3-1600MHz RAM with 1GB frame buffer memory, Win7 Prof 64-bit SP1, 8.982.3 beta1 | OpenCL v2.7 | | | Multi-Display Configuration Suggestion | | A300 Series Platform | AMD FirePro V3900 | AMD FirePro V4900 | Output
Display No. | DP | DVI-D | VGA | DP | DVI | DP | DP | DVI | | If you need 3 Displays | | Setting 1 | Y | Y | Y | | | | | | | Setting 2 | Y | Y | | Y | | | | | | Setting 3 | Y | | | | | Y | Y | | | If you need 4 Displays | | Setting 1 | Y | Y | | Y | Y | | | | | Setting 2 | Y | Y | | | | Y | Y | | | Setting 3 | Y | Y | Y | Y | | | | | | If you need 5 Displays | | Setting 1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | | | | | Setting 2 | Y | Y | | | | Y | Y | Y | | Setting 3 | Y | Y | Y | | | Y | Y | | | If you need 6 Displays | | Setting 1 | Y | Y | Y | | | Y | Y | Y | Note:
Sapphire PGS A300 Series Platform Defult Display Outputs: 
Sapphire PGS A300 Series Platform + AMD FirePro V4900: 
Sapphire PGS A300 Series Platform+ Sapphire Monitor Expander VID-2X 
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