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ATI Radeon HD 4770 Graphics Card Features 40nm Technology

ATI Radeon HD 4770 Graphics Card Features 40nm Technology

AMD’s ATI graphics group continues to churn out graphics systems, with the latest editing to their ATI Radeon HD 4000 series being the HD 4770, which features support for DirectX 10.1 games, high-definition video playback, HDMI output, and picture-in-picture capabilities. And, if users want more graphics power, the HD 4770 supports ATI CrossFireX for adding a second HD 4770 card to increase performance. And prices for the HD 4770 start as low as $99.

ATI Radeon 4600s Target Budget Gamers

ATI Radeon 4600s Target Budget Gamers

AMD’s ATI graphics unit has introdued a new HD 4600 series of graphics cards, aiming to offer decent gaming performance and high-definition video experiences at prices that won’t scare off even the most hesitant buyers: both the ATI HD 4670 and HD 4650 cards come in well under $100.

"Today, AMD is providing mainstream users—one of the largest segments of the market—with superior graphics products and performance at previously unheard of prices," said AMD’s graphics group senior VP and general manager Rick Bergman, in a statement. "The success of the ATI Radeon HD 4000 series validates that AMD’s shift away from the traditional means of producing large, hot, monolithic graphics chip continues to be a successful strategy AMD continues to execute against its timelines and deliver leading graphics performance at every price point."

ATI Says Radeon HD 4870 X2 World’s Fastest

ATI Says Radeon HD 4870 X2 World

AMD may be facing some tough times, but its graphic division formerly known as ATI is forging ahead, introducing what it claims to be the world’s fastest graphics card in the form of the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2. The 4870 X2 packs 2 GB of memory and two ATI Radeon HD 4800 series graphics processor, cross-connected using new high-speed technology sure to appeal to gamers and other folks who demand high performance graphics. AMD is also rolling out the ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2; together the two cards make up AMD’s 4800 X2 series.

Havok, AMD And Game Physics

Havok, AMD And Game Physics

You might never think about game physics, but it’s important to any game, and the more complex the game, the greater the strain on the resources of a PC. Many of the current games use Havok’s engine for its physics effects.

Now AMD has announced deal to work with Havok to get the most from AMD chips.

Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager of AMD’s graphics products group, said:

“As the complexity and visual fidelity of video games increases, AMD wants to take advantage of opportunities to improve the game experience. By working with the clear market leader in physics software, AMD can optimize our platforms to consistently deliver the best possible visual experience to the gamer."

AMD Confirms Dual-Core Radeon GPU

AMD Confirms Dual-Core Radeon GPU

Now that dual-core processors have become the status quo for CPUs, it looks like graphics processors are taking a step in the same direction. AMD’s latest GPU, the R680, will pack two processors onto one board.

News of the new GPU came from the senior vice president and general manager of AMD’s graphics group, Rick Bergman, in his presentation on Thursday’s 2007 Financial Analyst Day (PDF). The R680 will use the same compact 55-namometer design as its predecessor, the RV670, but doubled up. According to DailyTech, two other new cores, the RV620 and RV635, were also announced, but they will merely be scaled down 55-nanometer variants of the RV610 and RV630, respectively.

AMD Demos DisplayPort 1.1 Support

DisplayPort is a recent video output standard developed with an eye towards replacing DVI—and perhaps even doing away with that ubiquitous VGA connector once and for all. It uses a small USB-sized connector, offers 10.8 Mbps performance which is even faster than dual-link DVI, and is intended to be easy for manufacturers to implement on everything from televisions and computers to notebooks and portable devices.

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) approved the DisplayPort 1.1 specification last April; today at the VESA PlugTest in Milpitas, California, chipmaker AMD—which acquired graphics developer ATI a year ago—demonstrated its first graphics processors with native DisplayPort 1.1 support.

Apple Uses ATI Graphic in New G5 Line

“Apple continues to blaze a trail in 3D graphics, using the graphics processor for functions well beyond gaming. Having Apple recognize the value of integrating ATI graphics into the iMac is a real testament to our continuing technology leadership in the Apple market,” said Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President, PC Business Unit, ATI Technologies. “The user experience remains the focus of both ATI and Apple and these new systems clearly carry on that tradition.”

ATI Debuts X80 Graphics Cards

“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:

ATI Launches X700 Product Line

Delivering a gaming experience that is anything but mainstream, the RADEON X700 visual processing units (VPUs) include the advanced, cutting-edge features previously introduced in ATI’s RADEON X800family of VPUs and a higher level of performance than some of last year’s high-end visual processors, but for less than $200.

“The RADEON X700 has been designed to deliver amazing gaming performance in all of today’s popular games,” said Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President and General Manager, PC Business Unit, ATI Technologies Inc. “It’s easy to perform well in one game, but the RADEON X700 demonstrates its rendering prowess by performing well in a wide spectrum of games. It also delivers industry leading image quality and multimedia features for customers who use their computers for a wider range of applications.”

ATI Unveils Theater 550 Home Theater Chip

ATI Technologies Inc.  is proud to announce and ship the THEATER 550 PRO video processor that delivers superb TV reception and Personal Video Recording (PVR) functionality for PCs throughproducts such as add-in PC cards, motherboard-down solutions and notebook computers.

THEATER 550 PRO continues the THEATER(TM) family tradition of industry-leading video reception achieved by ATI’s consumer Digital TV division. THEATER 550 PRO integrates five discrete functions into one powerful chip to create a “PVR-on-a-chip” that revolutionizes video quality for PCs, allows for the creation of new small form factor computers and reduces production costs. Products featuring THEATER 550 PRO will be created by leading PC manufacturers including Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd., Info-Tek Corp., Micro-Star International Co., Ltd, Sapphire Technology Limited, Tul Corporation and YUAN High-Tech Development Co. Ltd.

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