ATI Debuts X80 Graphics Cards

The new additions to the Radeon X800-series satisfy gamers who want high-quality and high-performance graphics at a wide range of price points.

“Whether playing one of today’s blockbuster titles like Half-Life 2, or any of the hundreds of other games currently available, gaming on a system powered by ATI’s RADEON X800-series cards delivers the ultimate high definition gaming experience,” said Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President and General Manager, PC Business Unit, ATI Technologies. “The new Radeon X800-series cards reach new heights in performance and new lows in price – an unbeatable combination.”

The new Radeon X800-series products will be available in 16 and 12 pixel pipe configurations with a 256-bit memory interface and deliver a fantastic gaming experience through such cutting-edge technologies and capabilities as:

– 3Dc technology for increased performance and improved image detail;

– GDDR3 memory for lightning fast memory speeds;

– VIDEOSHADER HD with programmable video performance;

– Flexible multi-display options, including dual-DVI for customers using multiple flat panel displays; and

– VIVO (video-in, video-out) options for customers wanting to take advantage of the amazing multimedia and video-capture capabilities of the VPUs.

Quote from the review at The Tech Report:

“ATI’S HIGH-END RADEON X800 CARDS have been reasonably successful by most measures. The technology is solid and, although a little older, more or less on par with NVIDIA’s GeForce 6 series GPUs. They seem to be selling well, with big PC makers like Dell sucking up nearly all the cards ATI can supply. The cards’ performance is decent, and ATI’s market share numbers are up.

ATI is aiming to correct these availability problems and bring a little more performance to the X800 series with a pair of new graphics chips, code-named R430 and R480. The first products based on these chips will be the Radeon X850 XT and X850 XT Platinum Edition, and we’ve had our grubby little hands on one of these cards long enough to benchmark it. In fact, we’ve benchmarked it against nearly every card we could find. Read on for a look at how ATI is remodeling the high end of its product line, and for a performance comparison of all of the latest the graphics cards from $199 and up–including dual GeForce 6800 Ultras in SLI. “

Read the full review

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