Data Sheet
Matrox C-Series Specifications
Quad Monitor Video Card Six Monitor Video Card
New
Nine Monitor Video Card
Specifications
Matrox C420 LP PCIe x16 Matrox C680 PCIe x16 Matrox C900 PCIe x16
Part Number
C420-E2GBLAF C680-E4GBF C900-E4GBF
Bus Type
PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Number of Video Outputs
4 6 9
1
Memory
2 GB GDDR 5 4 GB GDDR 5 4 GB GDDR 5
GPU
AMD
™
AMD AMD
Form Factor
Low Profile/Half Length Full Height/Half Length Full Height/¾ Length
Bracket
Full Height (mounted)/
Low Profile (in the box)
Full Height Full Height
Dimensions
Length: 16.76 cm (6.6”),
Height: 6.86 cm (2.7”)
Length: 16.76 cm (6.6”),
Height: 10.27 cm (4.05”)
Length: 22.91 cm (9.02”),
Height: 11.12 cm (4.376”)
Cooling
Passive Active Active
Power Consumption
20W 50W 75W
Board-to-Board Framelock
2
No Yes Yes
Video Output Connectors
4x Mini DisplayPort (secure) 6x Mini DisplayPort (secure) 9x Mini HDMI
DisplayPort
™
Specification
1.1 1.2 —
DisplayPort 1.2 Multi-Stream Transport (MST)
3
No Yes —
Maximum Resolution DisplayPort
4
4x 2560x1600 60Hz
2x 3840x2160 30Hz
6x 4096x2160 30Hz
3x 4096x2160 60Hz
—
Maximum Resolution HDMI 4x 1920x1200 60Hz
5
6x 3840x2160 30Hz
5
6x 1920x1200 60Hz
5
9x 1920x1200 60Hz
1,6
Maximum Resolution Dual-link DVI 4x 2560x1600 60Hz
5
6x 2560x1600 60Hz
5
9x 1920x1200 60Hz
6
Maximum Resolution Single-link DVI 4x 1920x1200 60Hz
5
6x 1920x1200 60Hz
5
9x 1920x1200 60Hz
6
Multi-Stream Audio
4 audio streams
(through DisplayPort)
6 audio streams
(through DisplayPort)
3 audio streams
(through HDMI)
HDCP Compliance
Yes Yes Yes
Supported Graphics Standards
• DirectX
®
12
• OpenGL
®
4.4
• OpenCL
™
1.2
• DirectX
®
12
• OpenGL
®
4.4
• OpenCL
™
1.2
• DirectX
®
12
• OpenGL
®
4.4
• OpenCL
™
1.2
Matrox PowerDesk for Windows
Yes Yes Yes
Operating Systems
8
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
10 (32/64), Windows 8.1 (32/64), Windows 7 (32/64), Windows Embedded Standard 7 (32/64),
Server 2012 R2 (64), Server 2008 R2 (64), Linux
®7
System Requirements
Single available PCI Express x16 lane, 4 GB of system memory, Internet access for software installation,
Compatible operating system
Warranty
3 years 3 years 3 years
Accessories (Sold Separately)
Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort Adapter
CAB-MDP-DPF CAB-MDP-DPF —
Board-to-Board Framelock Cable
No CAB-FL-F CAB-FL-F
Learn More or Purchase
North America: 800-361-1408
International: 514-822-6366
Email: graphics@matrox.com
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trademarks of Matrox Electronic Systems, Ltd. and/or Matrox Graphics Inc. in Canada and/or other countries. AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. DisplayPort is a registered
trademark of Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) in the United States and/or other countries. HDMI is a registered trademark or trademark of HDMI Licensing, LLC in the U.S.
and/or other countries. Linux
®
is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other countries. OpenCL and the OpenCL logo are trademarks of Apple Inc. used by permission by
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®
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are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. PCI Express
®
is a registered trademark of PCI-SIG. All other company and product names are registered
trademarks and/or trademarks of their respective owners. 04/2017
1) Supports 3, 6, or 9 display configurations; All displays must run at the same resolution.
2) Available only under Microsoft Windows operating systems with same model cards.
Requires framelock cable (CAB-FL-F), sold separately.
3) Requires DisplayPort 1.2 MST-capable monitors or hubs – the number of displays that can be daisy-chained
depends on the resolution, timings and refresh rate of the connected monitors.
4) Passive adapters may be required (sold separately).
5) Third-party active adapters required (sold separately).
6) Third party adapter required (sold separately).
7) C900 Linux support coming soon.
8) Mainstream support for 32-bit Windows operating systems has ended, Matrox will provide limited
support for 32-bit operating systems.
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