Press Release
- 2004
ATI’s FireGL™ X3-256 Workstation
Graphics Accelerator Brings High End Functionality and Increased Performance
to Mid-Range Price Point
New Graphics Powerhouse Brings Next Generation
Features to AGP Install Base
Tuesday August 3,
2004
MARKHAM, ON – ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY, NASDAQ:
ATYT) continues to innovate for the large AGP market with the
new FireGL™ X3-256
workstation graphics accelerator, which gives users an impressive
list of professional features at an MSRP of $1099 USD. This new
Visual Processing Unit (GPU) enables users to create complex
visual effects and designs for customers working in Digital Content
Creation (DCC), Computer-Assisted-Design (CAD), Pre-Visualization
and Geographic-Information-Systems (GIS) and delivers a 30% increase
in performance over the previous generation of FireGL products.
Expanding on the FireGL™ family of workstation graphics
accelerators, the FireGL X3-256 gives users high-end features
such as dual DVI connectors for multi-display applications, dual
link support for 9 megapixel displays, stereo 3D capabilities
with quad-buffered support, 12 pixel pipelines, six geometry
engines, increased sub-pixel precision and 256MB of GDDR3 memory.
Rich with these new features, the FireGL X3-256 enables users
to work effectively with all the leading 3D applications, such
as Discreet 3ds max®, Catia®, Maya®, Softimage|XSI® and
SolidWorks®, while taking full advantage of the software’s
capabilities.
“SOFTIMAGE|XSI users welcome the FireGL X3-256’s
powerful graphics flexibility for developing complex 3D models
and animations while maintaining superior image quality with
a wide variety of visual configurations,” said Alan Waxenberg,
Business Development Manager, Softimage Co., a subsidiary of
Avid Technology, Inc.. “ATI’s workstation team works
closely with SOFTIMAGE to ensure that the level of integration
between hardware and software continues to meet the needs of
today’s advanced 3D users.”
“With ATI’s FireGL Workstation graphics accelerators,
SolidWorks users are able to visualize fully shaded rendered
models in real-time thanks to the RealView feature,” said
Antony Hervo, Hardware Partner Manager, SolidWorks Corp. “The
new FireGL X3-256 continues to deliver on this commitment to
enhancing the production pipeline for SolidWorks users with an
abundance of new features of great benefit in CAD and Visualization
work.”
“ATI’s FireGL products continue to carve out an
important place for themselves in the competitive workstation
market with the new FireGL X3-256,” said Dr. Jon Peddie,
President, Jon Peddie Research, Tiburon CA. “An impressive
list of features with an unbeatable price-performance ratio balances
the needs of users well, while enhancing the current offerings
of the FireGL family of products.”
“By building on the feature set of our previous high-end
offering, the FireGL X3-256 continues to reflect the industry’s
desire for high quality performance to drive the most demanding
3D applications, at a reasonable price,” said Dinesh Sharma,
Director, Workstation Products, ATI. “By focusing on the
needs of professionals working in 3D and working closely with
our ISV partners, the FireGL X3-256 gives users the performance
and reliability that they demand in a workstation graphics accelerator.”
The FireGL X3-256 will be available late August through Workstation
OEMs, Workstation System Integrators and Value Added Resellers.
The FireGL X3-256 joins the existing AGP products in the FireGL
family including the FireGL™ X2-256t, the entry-level
FireGL™ T2-128 and the Mobility FireGL™ T2 processor
for mobile workstations. Complementing the AGP line-up, the
FireGL Visualization series includes the FireGL™ V3100,
FireGL™ V3200, FireGL™ V5100 and FireGL™ V7100
for PCI Express®, which have been selected by over a
dozen industry leading OEMs and Workstation System Integrators
for their new PCI Express based systems.
ATI’s FireGL products are supported by a unified driver,
which is tested and certified by professional 3D ISV partners,
making system administration and upgrades cost effective and
simple. All FireGL products come with a three year warranty and
unlimited direct access to a dedicated workstation technical
support team.
The FireGL X3-256 will be publicly demonstrated for the first
time at ATI’s booth (Booth #1101) at SIGGRAPH, August 10-12.
For more information about ATI’s FireGL workstation graphics
products, please visit www.ati.com/FireGL
Copyright 2004 ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. ATI and ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Features, pricing, availability and specifications are subject to change without notice.
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).
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(416) 422-7163, or tenille.kennedy@porternovelli.com
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Public Relations Specialist, at
(905) 882-2600, Ext. 8181 or cmaynard@ati.com
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Janet Craig, Director, Investor Relations, ATI Technologies Inc.,
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