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What's the priority for the output ports on my EVGA graphics card (or Why is my BIOS showing on the wrong monitor)?

Last Update: 7/6/2022 1:26 PM
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The  majority of our graphics cards have several display outputs available for use.  When configuring their system, many people like to make sure that the BIOS boots up on a specific monitor and/or want to make sure their monitors are connected in the correct order.  This can often simplify configuration in Windows.

Generally speaking, the port priority on the cards is set by firmware and cannot be modified by the end-user.  Moreover, this port priority may change, depending on whether your motherboard is configured to run in UEFI or Legacy mode.  Where possible, we indicate the priority order below.

 
For the RTX 30 Series cards, each card features three (3) DisplayPorts and one (1) HDMI.  The port priority is the same regardless of whether the motherboard is set to UEFI or Legacy mode.
 
 
The port priority (when your card is installed horizontally in your case) is as follows:
  1. DisplayPort (right)
  2. DisplayPort (middle)
  3. DisplayPort (left)
  4. HDMI

30 Series port priority

 

Most of the RTX 20-Series will have three (3) DisplayPorts, one (1) HDMI, and one (1) USB Type-C output. 

The port priority for 20 Series cards with a USB Type-C port in UEFI mode as follows:

  1. DisplayPort (right)
  2. DisplayPort (left)
  3. DisplayPort (bottom)
  4. HDMI
  5. USB Type-C

The port priority for 20 Series cards with a USB Type-C port in Legacy mode as follows:

  1. DisplayPort (right)
  2. HDMI
  3. DisplayPort (left)
  4. DisplayPort (bottom)
  5. USB Type-C

RTX 20-Series with USB Type-C

20 Series with port priority

 

For RTX 20-series cards without a USB Type-C, these will have two (2) DisplayPorts, one (1) HDMI, and one (1) DVI-D output. 

The port priority for 20 Series cards without a USB Type-C port in UEFI mode as follows:

  1. DisplayPort (right)
  2. DisplayPort (left)
  3. HDMI
  4. DVI-D

The port priority for 20 Series cards without a USB Type-C port in Legacy mode as follows:

  1. DisplayPort (right)
  2. HDMI
  3. DisplayPort (left)
  4. DVI-D

RTX 20-Series without USB Type-C

20 Series with port priority

 

For the GTX 16-Series cards, each card features one (1) DisplayPort, one (1) HDMI, and one (1) DVI-D.  The port priority is the same regardless of whether the motherboard is set to UEFI or Legacy mode.
 
The port priority for the GTX 16-Series is as follows:
  1. DisplayPort
  2. HDMI
  3. DVI-D

16 Series port priority

 

Most of the GTX 900 Series and 10 Series will have three (3) DisplayPorts, one (1) HDMI, and one (1) DVI output.

In general, the port priority is as follows:

  1. DVI
  2. HDMI
  3. Display Port (middle)
  4. DisplayPort (far right)
  5. DisplayPort (far left)

GTX 900 Series and 10-Series:

10 Series port priority

 

Some older graphics card may have only four display outputs. Those cards would have two (2) DVI, one (1) HDMI, and one (1) DisplayPort. The port priority for those cards would be as follows:

  1. DVI-I
  2. DVI-D
  3. HDMI
  4. DisplayPort

Monitor initialization can also be affected by the monitor's EDID, which will affect this order accordingly regardless of your GPU port priority.

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