| Q1: |
What is the Radeon™ 7500 graphic card and
what chipset does it use?
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| Q2: |
What connectors are available on the Radeon™
7500?
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When will the Radeon™ 7500 boards be shipping?
What is the Suggested Retail Price (SRP) of this product?
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| Q4: |
Can the Radeon™ 7500 graphic card support
more than one display at the same time?
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| Q5: |
What are the benefits of attaching two different
displays to the Radeon™ 7500 at the same time?
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| Q6: |
Can you run different resolutions and refresh
rates with two different displays attached simultaneously?
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| Q7: |
What 3D features does the Radeon™ 7500 support?
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| Q8: |
What is the benefit of 64MB of memory over
32MB of memory?
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| Q9: |
What is DDR memory and how is it different
from SDR memory?
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| Q10: |
Do the Radeon™ 7500
AGP Version graphic boards support AGP4X?
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| Q11: |
What is the DAC speed?
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| Q12: |
Is there a PCI version of Radeon™ 7500?
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| Q13: |
Can the on-board memory be upgraded?
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| Q14: |
What operating systems do Radeon™ 7500 graphic
cards support?
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| Q15: |
Does ATI develop drivers for alternate operating
systems such as LINUX?
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| Q16: |
Are these products PC 99 and PC 01 compliant?
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| Q17: |
What is the recommended
system for the Radeon™ 7500 AGP Version?
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| Q18: |
Will my new motherboard
work with Radeon™ 7500 AGP Version?
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| Q19: |
Which monitors do Radeon™ 7500 graphic boards
support?
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| Q20: |
What is the speed of the TMDS transmitter
for driving a DVI-I based digital flat panel monitor and what is the maximum
resolution?
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| Q21: |
Does the Radeon™ 7500 support monitors with
a 16:9 aspect ratio?
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| Q22: |
What are the differences between Radeon™
8500 and Radeon™ 7500?
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| Q23: |
Why is VIVO (video input/video output) not
included as a feature in Radeon™ 7500?
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| Q24: |
Will the Radeon™ 8500 and Radeon™ 7500 boards
be available through the Trade-up? If so when and what will the trade-up
cost be?
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| Q25: |
To what do the Radeon™ 8500, Radeon™ 7500,
Radeon™ 7200, and Radeon™ 7000 names refer?
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| Q26: |
Can use a PCI graphics card, in the same
system as my dual display Radeon VE/Radeon 7500/Radeon 8500, to support
three or more displays?
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| Q1: |
What is the Radeon™ 7500 graphic card
and what chipset does it use?
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| A1: |
Radeon™ 7500 (Radeon™ 7500 64MB DDR) is ATI's high performance graphic
solution addressing a wide range of home and business graphic needs. Radeon™
7500 graphic cards are powered by the Radeon™ 7500 GPU (Graphics Processing
Unit). The Radeon™ 7500 GPU is able to perform the complex and demanding
T&L (transform and lighting) calculations that are required by the latest
3D games and applications. To address the wide range of needs that are demanded
by the consumer, the Radeon™ 7500 graphic card also supports dual display,
TV output and can drive a digital flat panel monitor (DVI-I).
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| Q2: |
What connectors are available on the
Radeon™ 7500?
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| A2: |
- The Radeon™ 7500 graphic cards
will support the following 3 connectors:
- VGA - for driving a standard CRT (Analog) monitor
- DVI-I - which drives a DVI-I based digital flat
panel monitor
- a DVI-I to VGA adapter will allow
you to attach 2 CRT monitors simultaneously. DVI-I
to VGA adapter not included in the box. (available
to order via the ATI
Online store.)
- TV-Out - an s-video connector which
can be connected to a television or VCR
- AGP Version: An s-video to composite
adapter is also supplied and will allow you to
attach via composite connection if your television
does not support s-video
- PCI Version: Composite output
supported
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| Q3: |
When will the Radeon™ 7500 boards be
shipping? What is the Suggested Retail Price (SRP) of this product?
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| A3: |
The Radeon™ 7500 began
shipping September 24, 2001. The SRP for the Radeon™
7500 will be $79.00 U.S. ($129 Canadian).
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| Q4: |
Can the Radeon™ 7500 graphic card support
more than one display at the same time?
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| A4: |
Yes. Radeon™ 7500 will allow you to combine many different
displays together simultaneously. The possible display configurations are
shown in the table below:
| Display Configuration |
Connector(s) Used |
Comments |
| CRT monitor |
• 15-pin VGA connector • 24-pin DVI-I connector
(with DVI-I-to-VGA adapter) |
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| DFP monitor |
• 24-pin DVI-I connector |
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| TV |
• TV Output Connector |
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| CRT monitor + TV |
• 15-pin VGA connector + TV Output Connector
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Unsupported configuration if the CRT monitor is attached
to the DVI-I connector via DVI-I-to-VGA adapter. |
| DFP monitor + TV |
• 24-pin DVI-I connector + TV Output Connector
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| CRT monitor + DFP connector |
• 15-pin VGA connector + 24-pin DVI-I connector
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| CRT monitor + CRT monitor |
• 15-pin VGA connector + 24-pin DVI-I connector
(with DVI-I-to-VGA adapter) |
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| CRT monitor + DFP monitor + TV |
• 15-pin VGA connector + 24-pin DVI-I connector
+ TV Output Connector |
Please note that this will result in two independent
displays with the third display "cloning" the image
of one of the other two displays. |
| CRT monitor + CRT monitor + TV |
UNSUPPORTED CONFIGURATION |
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Legend:
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CRT - (cathode ray tube) analog monitor supporting the standard 15-pin VGA
connector
DFP - digital flat panel monitor supporting the 24-pin DVI-I connector
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- The DVI-I connector can support
a monitor using a 15-pin VGA connector via DVI-I-to-VGA
adapter
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| Q5: |
What are the benefits of attaching
two different displays to the Radeon™ 7500 at the same time?
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| A5: |
Attaching two displays to the Radeon™ 7500 will offer you the ability
to extend your desktop. The extended desktop mode is available with the
Windows® 98, Windows® 98 SE, Windows® Me, Windows® NT 4.0, Windows® 2000
and Windows® XP (when available) operating systems. In doing so you can
increase your productivity by having different applications on different
displays or even span an application (i.e., spreadsheet) across both displays.
In effect you will receive twice the display area resulting in increased
efficiency and flexibility. Hydravision™ Multiple Monitor Management Software
makes using multiple displays easy and further increases your productivity
by adding features such as hot keys, multiple desktops and a Desktop Management
pop-up menu.
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| Q6: |
Can you run different resolutions and
refresh rates with two different displays attached simultaneously?
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| A6: |
Windows® 98, Windows® 98 SE, Windows® Me and Windows® XP (when available)
will support independent resolutions and refresh rates on both displays
in extended desktop mode. Windows NT 4.0 and Windows® 2000 will support
independent refresh rates however, it will not support independent resolutions.
The Windows® NT 4.0 and Windows® 2000 operating systems initiate what is
known as Big Desktop Mode when two displays are attached and will see the
two displays as one single desktop.
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| Q7: |
What 3D features does the Radeon™ 7500
support?
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| A7: |
Charisma Engine™
This Transform and Lighting engine has the power to accelerate the latest
3D games. In addition, it supports DirectX8 features such as 4-Matrix Vertex
Skinning and Keyframe Interpolation that bring 3D characters to life. The
Charisma Engine™ provides hardware acceleration that will increase performance
and is optimized to support the high number of lights and polygons found
in the complex scenes of the latest 3D games.
Pixel Tapestry™ ARCHITECTURE
- This rendering engine supports the latest 3D texturing features:
- Environment Mapped Bump Mapping (EMBM)
- Dot Product 3 Bump Mapping
- 3D Textures
- Cubic Environment Mapping
- Dual Paraboloid Environment Mapping
- Shadow Mapping
Furthermore, the Pixel Tapestry™ ARCHITECTURE supports the ability to apply
3 textures to a pixel in a single clock cycle. More complex 3D scenes that
contain a higher element of realism usually demand that more textures be
applied to the scene. The Radeon™ 7500 is prepared to meet the texturing
demands of the latest 3D games and applications.
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| Q8: |
What is the benefit of 64MB of memory
over 32MB of memory?
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| A8: |
Although 32MB of local graphics memory is enough for most games and
applications, the 64MB of memory allows for the most demanding games and
applications to be run at high resolutions and color depth (32-bit true
color). As well, you will still have enough local memory for the storing
of textures.
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| Q9: |
What is DDR memory and how is it different
from SDR memory?
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| A9: |
DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM provides an effective double memory bandwidth
over SDR (Single Data Rate) SDRAM.
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| Q10: |
Do the Radeon™
7500 AGP Version graphic boards support AGP4X?
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| A10: |
Yes, Radeon™ 7500 offers
full AGP 4X implementation for 1GB/sec data transfer rate,
sideband addressing, pipelining and AGP texturing support.
AGP 2X operation is also supported for systems / motherboards
which do not offer 4X compatibility. The PCI Version is
exclusively compatible with a PCI slot.
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| Q11: |
What is the DAC speed?
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| A11: |
There are actually two integrated DAC (digital to analog converters)
on the Radeon™ 7500. The frequency of both of these DAC is 350MHz. This
hardware enables the driving of two independent displays.
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| Q12: |
Is there a PCI version of Radeon™
7500?
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| A12: |
Yes. The PCI Version began shipping in September
2002.
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| Q13: |
Can the on-board memory be upgraded?
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| A13: |
No. Radeon™ 7500 graphic cards are not memory upgradeable.
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| Q14: |
What operating systems do Radeon™
7500 graphic cards support?
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| A14: |
Radeon™ 7500 graphic cards currently support Windows® 98, Windows®
98 SE, Windows® Me, Windows® NT 4.0, Windows® 2000 and Windows XP (when
available).
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| Q15: |
Does ATI develop drivers for alternate
operating systems such as LINUX?
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| A15: |
Although ATI does not develop drivers for alternate operating systems
in-house, drivers are available from 3rd party developers for the majority
of ATI products. ATI actively supports these developers.
For more information on ATI's support of alternate operating systems, please
see the 'Alternate OS Development Resources' section at http://www.ati.com/developer/index.html.
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| Q16: |
Are these products PC 99 and PC 01
compliant?
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| A16: |
Yes. All Radeon™ graphic boards are compliant with both PC 99 and PC
01 specifications.
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| Q17: |
What is the recommended
system for the Radeon™ 7500 AGP Version?
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| A17: |
For optimal performance, we recommend an AGP
4X systems (AGP 2.0 compliant) with a Pentium® III, Celeron®
II or Athlon® processor. As well, we recommend having
at least 64MB of system memory.
Radeon™ 7500 boards will also function in AGP 2X
systems (AGP 1.0 compliant), and with Pentium® II, Celeron®
I and AMD K6-2 processors. Performance and compatibility
may vary based on processor and motherboard. For PCI Version:
We also recommend a Pentium® III, Celeron® II,
or Athlon processor with an available PCI slot (PCI 2.2
compliant).
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| Q18: |
Will my new motherboard
work with Radeon™ 7500 AGP Version?
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| A18: |
Radeon™ 7500 AGP complies with AGP 2.0 and PCI 2.2 specifications and
should therefore work with most motherboards that also comply to these specs.
Many modern motherboards require AGP drivers to be installed in order for
AGP to be supported. These drivers are generally shipped with the motherboard.
Contact your motherboard supplier for updates.
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| Q19: |
Which monitors do Radeon™ 7500 graphic
boards support?
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| A19: |
Radeon™ 7500 graphic boards provide support for DDC1/DDC2B+ compliant
Plug and Play monitors. As well, this graphic card supports DVI-compliant
digital flat panel monitors.
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| Q20: |
What is the speed of the TMDS transmitter
for driving a DVI-I based digital flat panel monitor and what is the maximum
resolution?
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| A20: |
Radeon™ 7500 supports a 165MHz TMDS transmitter and can
reach resolutions of up to 1600x1200. DVI resolution and refresh support
is dependant upon DDC signals from the monitor. Some resolution and refresh
rate restrictions may occur depending upon the signals sent from the monitor.
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| Q21: |
Does the Radeon™ 7500 support monitors
with a 16:9 aspect ratio?
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| A21: |
Yes, including 1920 x 1080 and 848 x 480 on Windows®
98, Windows® Me, and Windows® 2000. The complete list of resolutions depends
on the driver version and operating system. Please note that resolutions
are limited by the performance of the attached monitor.
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| Q22: |
What are the differences between Radeon™
8500 and Radeon™ 7500?
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| A22: |
Essentially, the Radeon™ 7500 is a performance and
feature enhancement of the award-winning Radeon™
architecture. Charisma Engine™, Pixel Tapestry Architecture™ and HYPER
Z™ highlight the 3D performance power of this
graphic card. Radeon™ 7500 will provide an over
60% performance boost compared to the original Radeon™
64MB DDR graphic card. Also added to this product are
support for dual displays, digital flat panel monitors,
and TV Output.
The Radeon™ 8500 is an entirely new architecture that crowns ATI as the
leader in 3D graphic technologies and performance, addressing the needs
of the 3D gaming enthusiast.
| FEATURE |
Radeon™ 7500 |
Radeon™ 8500 |
| 3D Technologies |
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| Hardware T&L engine |
Yes, Charisma Engine™ |
Yes, Charisma Engine™ II |
| Hardware rendering engine |
Yes, Pixel Tapestry™ |
Yes, Pixel Tapestry™ |
| Memory Bandwidth Optimization |
Yes, HYPER
Z™ |
Yes, HYPER
Z™ II |
| TruForm™ |
No |
Yes |
| SmartShader™ |
No |
Yes |
| Anti-Aliasing Support |
Yes, FSAA |
Yes, SmoothVision™ |
| Display Support |
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| Dual Display Support |
Yes |
Yes |
| Supports Digital Flat Panel Monitor |
Yes, DVI-based |
Yes, DVI-based |
| DFP maximum resolution |
Up to 1600x1200 |
Up to 1600x1200 |
| Supports TV Output |
Yes, s-video or composite connection. PCI Version
supports composite output. |
Yes, s-video or composite connection |
| Hydravision™ software included |
Yes |
Yes |
| Video Features |
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| DVD Hardware Acceleration Support |
Yes |
Yes |
| Motion Compensation |
Yes |
Yes |
| IDCT |
Yes |
Yes |
| De-interlacing |
Adaptive Per-Pixel De-interlacing |
Adaptive Per-Pixel De-intelacing II |
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| Q23: |
Why is VIVO (video input/video output)
not included as a feature in Radeon™ 7500?
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| A23: |
The All-In-Wonder products address the needs of the multimedia
enthusiast as this line of products includes support for such features as
video capture and TV tuning. The Radeon™ 7500 does however have the ability
to output video (TV Out).
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| Q24: |
Will the Radeon™ 8500 and Radeon™
7500 boards be available through the Trade-up? If so when and what will
the trade-up cost be?
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| A24: |
ATI has not announced plans to include the Radeon™ 8500 or Radeon™
7500 in the ATI Trade-Up Program at this time.
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| Q25: |
To what do the Radeon™ 8500, Radeon™
7500, Radeon™ 7200, and Radeon™ 7000 names refer?
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| A25: |
The numbering system was chosen to make it easier for the end user
to distinguish between the performance and features of each product. Higher
numbers indicate higher performance.
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| Q26: |
Can use a PCI graphics card, in the
same system as my dual display Radeon VE/Radeon 7500/Radeon 8500, to support
three or more displays?
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| A26: |
ATI does not support the use of an additional PCI graphic card in a
system with the Radeon VE/Radeon 7500/Radeon 8500. These products do support
the use of two independent displays, from a single card, under the Windows
98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP operating systems.
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