Press Release
- 2004
New graphics performance records set with
ATI’s Radeon® X800 XT Platinum Edition
visual processing unit
Record scores include 15,738 in Futuremark’s
3DMark03 benchmark,
shattering the previous record by over 5000 points
Friday May 07, 2004
BARCELONA, Spain – ATI Technologies (NASDAQ:
ATYT, TSX: ATY) demonstrated the awesome graphics power of the
Radeon® X800 XT Platinum Edition visual processing unit
(GPU) by setting new graphics speed records* in a
variety of games and industry-leading graphics benchmarks. The
event took place
at System Builder Summit in Barcelona.
Notably, a new world record score of 15,738 was set in Futuremark’s
3DMark03 graphics benchmark, easily breaking the previous score
of 10,008, which was also set using ATI graphics technology.
The record score of 15,738 in 3DMark03 was
set using the default screen resolution of 1024x768 pixels with
32-bit color
depth, as required by Futuremark for eligibility in Futuremark’s
Hall of Fame. A record score of 33,484 was also set in Futuremark’s
popular 3DMark2001 benchmark at the same resolution.
“The Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition is clearly the weapon
of choice for setting graphics speed records,” said graphics
enthusiast Sami Mäkinen, who designed, assembled and operated
the PC used to set the record graphics scores. “ATI truly
delivers monster performance with their latest generation of
graphics technology.”
Scores in UT2004 (147 fps) and Tomb Raider (76 fps) were posted
using the most demanding image quality settings commonly
used by the gaming community: 1600x1200
pixels with 32-bit color depth using 4X anti-aliasing and 8X anisotropic
filtering.
“Record scores in some of the world’s most visually
advanced games at the highest image quality settings is proof
that with ATI’s Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition, users
no longer need to sacrifice speed to get impeccable image quality,” said
Peter Edinger, Vice President, ATI Europe, Middle East and Africa.
All applications were run on a system featuring an overclocked
Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition running at 715 MHz engine clocks
and 639 MHz memory clocks, an overclocked Intel® Pentium® 4
Processor, 1 GB of DDR SDRAM, a 40 GB IDE hard drive, proprietary
cooling technology, and Catalyst drivers that conform to the
Futuremark specification for posting Hall of Fame benchmark scores.
Also this year at Systems Builder Summit, ATI took home
three prestigious awards including Best Presentation, Best Hardware
and Best Vendor.
* Based Futuremark Hall of Fame data and research of publicly
available information as of press time. Customers should be aware
that modifying graphics processor speed settings may void warrantee.
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About ATI Technologies
ATI Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the design and
manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon
solutions. An industry pioneer since 1985, ATI is the world’s
foremost visual processor unit (GPU) provider and is dedicated
to deliver leading-edge performance solutions for the full range
of PC and Mac desktop and notebook platforms, workstation, set-top
and digital television, game console and handheld markets. With
2003 revenues in excess of US $1.3 billion, ATI has more than 2,500
employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common shares trade
on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY).
Contact Information
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Friederike Weiss, PR Specialist, ATI Technologies Inc., at +49 89 665 15 325,
or fweiss@ati.com
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Chris Hook,
PR Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa, at
chook@ati.com
For investor relations support, please contact:
Janet Craig, Director, Investor Relations, ATI Technologies Inc., at (905) 882-2600,
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