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Alienware Graphics Amplifier- Compatibility, Supported Cards, and More

Summary: Explore the Alienware Graphics Amplifier: Compatibility, supported cards, and Alienware Alpha R2 integration. Official list of supported AMD and NVIDIA video cards included.

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Instructions

Supported Systems:

  • Alienware 13 R2/R3
  • Alienware 15 R2/R3/R4
  • Alienware ALPHA R2
  • Alienware 17 R3/R4/R5
  • Alienware X51 R3
  • Alienware Area 51 m
  • Alienware Area 51 m R2
  • Alienware M15 R1/R2/R3/R4
  • Alienware M17 R1/R2/R3/R4

Alienware Graphics Amplifier Supported Video Cards

NVIDIA graphics cards

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
  • GeForce RTX 2080
  • GeForce RTX 2070
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
  • GeForce GTX Titan XP
  • GeForce GTX Titan X (Pascal)
  • GeForce GTX 1080
  • GeForce GTX 1070
  • GeForce GTX 1060
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
  • GeForce GTX 980
  • GeForce GTX 970
  • GeForce GTX 960
  • GeForce GTX Titan Black
  • GeForce GTX Titan X
  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
  • GeForce GTX 780
  • GeForce GTX 770
  • GeForce GTX 760
  • GeForce GTX 760 Ti
  • GeForce GTX 680
  • GeForce GTX 660 Ti
  • GeForce GTX 660

AMD Graphics Cards

  • Radeon RX 580
  • Radeon RX 570
  • Radeon RX 560
  • Radeon RX 480
  • Radeon RX 470
  • Radeon RX 460
  • Radeon R9 390
  • Radeon R9 380X
  • Radeon R9 290X
  • Radeon R9 290
  • Radeon R9 285
  • Radeon R9 270X
  • Radeon R9 270
  • Radeon HD 8970
  • Radeon HD 8950
  • Radeon HD 8870
  • Radeon HD 8770
  • Radeon HD 7970
  • Radeon HD 7950
  • Radeon HD 7870

Recommended size is full length (Up to 10.5") dual slot graphics cards.

Note: AGA physically is designed for a standard double-wide PCIe card (267 mm X 112 mm X 40 mm). The PSU supports up to a 385W card.
Important:

Certain retail cards may have larger heatsinks and other elements that may not let them fit inside the graphics amplifier. The Alienware Graphics Amplifier is designed to fit standard-size graphics cards (Reference and Founders Edition).

Certain video manufacturers may modify their video card VBIOS causing incompatibility with the graphics amplifier (Superclock, Overclock, Dual, and Triple Fans).

Additional Information

Affected Products

Alienware 13, Alienware 13 R3, Alienware 13 R2, Alienware 15, Alienware 15 R3, Alienware 15 R2, Alienware 15 R4, Alienware 17 R4, Alienware 17 R2, Alienware 17 R3, Alienware 17 R5, Alienware Alpha R2 & Alienware Steam Machine R2, Alienware X51 R3

Products

Alienware Area-51m, Alienware Area-51m R2, Alienware M15, Alienware M15 R2, Alienware M15 R3, Alienware m15 R4, Alienware M17, Alienware M17 R2, Alienware M17 R3, Alienware m17 R4
Article Properties
Article Number: 000178406
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 30 Sept 2024
Version:  9
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