Graphics media card maker ATI Technologies today unveiled a new Radeon graphics card focused towards gamers. The Radeon X800GTO is available now. The Radeon X800 GTO, ATI said, combines a 12-pipe 3D engine with 256-bitmemory interface and a memory data rate of up to 1Ghz. It offers an advanced 3D architecture which features pixel shading graphics technology. Other features ATI highlighted include advanced videoprocessing, filtering and acceleration to help make multimedia applications run more efficiently. "ATI’s new Radeon X800 GTO will let you get into the game and lose yourself in a trulyimmersive gaming experience with any of today’s top titles," said Rich Heye, Vice President and General Manager, Desktop Business Unit. "With the X800 GTO’s advanced technology, ATI onceagain brings gamers great performance, realism and value."
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New Dual Platform Graphics Card from ATI
Graphic cards maker ATI is thinking cross platform with their latest card to be announced today. The new Radeon 9600 Pro PC and Mac Edition is available now for $199.
The Radeon 9600 Pro PC and Mac Edition, according to an ATI press release, is the first graphics card to support both Mac and Windows machines. It offers dual-link capabilities to support high resolution monitors like the Apple 30-inch Cinema Display. On board features include 256MB of memory, 128-bit memory interface and DirectX 9.0 shader support.
ATI Launches 512MB X800 Video Card
Further, the introduction of 512MB graphics cards allows game developers to raise the visual quality bar for their next-generation games currently in development.
The Radeon X800 XL 512MB is currently being used by today’s top developers including BioWare; Crytek; Digital Extremes; Funcom; Gas Powered Games; Grin; id Software, inc; Juice Games; Lionhead; NCsoft; Remedy and Valve. Hungry for new advanced platforms to drive development, industry pioneers are already praising ATI’s advancements powering the shift to High Definition gaming.
ATI Releases New High-End Graphics Cards
The RADEON X800, X800 XL and X850 Series visual processors originally debuted in December for PCI Express based systems. PCI Express is rapidly replacing AGP in new PC’s as the primary interconnecttechnology between the main processor and the graphics subsystem. These new AGP variants will allow users who have not yet upgraded to PCI Express to experience the same great performance and imagequality.
“The RADEON X800 XL and RADEON X850 products are perfect for gamers looking to upgrade their AGP systems to play the latest games,” said Rich Heye, Vice President and GM, Desktop Discrete Products, ATI Technologies Inc. “ATI will continue to deliver leading-edge graphics solutions like these for AGP as well as PCI Express to support the large install base.”
ATI To Show Off 512MB Video Card
In addition to offering gamers three days of top-notch gaming, the event will include an overclocking demonstration and a PC modding event. Attendees will get the opportunity to preview the world’sfirst 512MB gaming card and one lucky gamer will even get to take one home.
“Participating in events like this gives us the opportunity to find out what gamers want and need for competitive gaming,” said Rich Heye, Vice President and GM, Desktop Discrete Products, ATI. “And to say thanks for supporting ATI, we are giving attendees at this event an opportunity to check out the world’s first 512MB gaming cards before we send them out to our software partners for development of next-generation games.”
AMD launches new AMD64 logo program
“The AMD64 Logo Program allows leading software and hardware developers to signify their support for the extraordinary value of simultaneous, native 32- and 64-bit computing on the AMD64 platform,â€said Rich Heye, vice president and general manager of AMD’s Microprocessor Business Unit. “The AMD64 logo indicates that end users can continue using their software and hardware today and migrate tonext-generation technology at their own pace.â€
AMD releases new mobile processors
The low-voltage mobile AMD Athlonâ„¢ XP-M processors 2000+ and 1900+ bring balanced mobility and extended system battery life to thin-and-light notebooks while providing excellent performance for homeand business users. Like all AMD mobile processors, AMD’s low-voltage offerings are designed with an open architecture that allows computer manufacturers a wide choice in determining which solutionsbest meet the needs of business and home consumers. AMD mobile processors are compatible with industry-leading graphics and wireless solutions, including 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g.
The mobile AMD Athlon XP-M processor 2800+ enables best-in-class graphics and wireless connectivity for users who demand dynamic power management and performance in a full-size desktop replacementnotebook.
AMD intros new Athlon XP processor 3200+
The AMD Athlon XP processor 3200+ outperforms its closest competitor by an average of 6 percent on a variety of industry-standard software benchmarks. By focusing on innovations that truly benefit PCusers, AMD’s newest desktop processor enables the highest level of performance on content creation, office productivity and gaming applications, proving again that performance is more thanmegahertz.
“AMD is focused on meeting computer manufacturers’ requests for technology advancements that deliver the best performance possible to business and home PC users,†said Rich Heye, vice president andgeneral manager of AMD’s Microprocessor Business Unit. “The AMD Athlon XP processor 3200+ with a 400 FSB is yet another example of AMD delivering technology innovations that create a better computingexperience for all levels of PC users.â€
ATI to support AMD’s Opteron CPU’s
ATI’s enterprise products will work with the AMD Opteron processor to deliver solid, stable solutions for commercial use. The AMD64 architecture, combined with ATI graphics, will support increasedgraphics data throughput, enabling improved performance for CAD, digital content creation or storage management systems.
ATI’s long tenure in the graphics industry has built a significant customer base in the enterprise sector. ATI continues to ship millions of RAGEâ„¢ family graphics accelerators, enabling servers around the world. Additionally, ATI’s RADEONâ„¢ and FIREGLâ„¢ products power servers and workstations in institutions, studios, engineering firms and data management houses around the world.
