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Radeon™ 8500 64MB

Features

Unsurpassed 3D gaming
  • Powered by the revolutionary Radeon™ 8500 GPU and 64MB of DDR memory for the fastest and most advanced 3D graphics on the market
  • Features ATI's innovative TruForm™ technology that makes the outlines of 3D characters and objects look smoother and more natural than ever before
  • High resolution 32-bit 3D gaming up to 2048x1536
  • ATI's HyperZ™ II technology conserves memory bandwidth for improved performance in demanding applications and boosts effective bandwidth by over 25%
  • SmoothVision™ anti-aliasing - the most advanced anti-aliasing to eliminate distracting visual artifacts for smoother looking images and without serious performance compromise
Best visual effects
  • ATI's new SmartShader™ technology takes advantage of the DirectX® 8.1 features to enable more complex and realistic texture and lighting effects
  • Supports Microsoft® DirectX® 8.1
  • Best performance for today's and tomorrow's demanding applications
  • Full support and compliance with OpenGL® 1.3 applications
  • Charisma Engine™ II supports full Transformation, Clipping and Lighting (T&L) at 75 million triangles/second peak processing capability
  • Pixel Tapestry™ II, the Radeon™ 8500 3D rendering engine, powers an incredible 2.4 Gigatexels per second for the highest fill rates in 32-bit at high resolutions
Dual monitor support
  • Leading-edge Hydravision™ technology supports traditional CRT monitors, flat panel displays and TVs
  • Multi-task with MultiDesk - play multi-monitor games, or work in different applications on each monitor without having to switch back-and-forth
  • Assign 'Hot Key' shortcuts for the most used functions
  • Vary settings from one application to the next, or choose global settings that determine the behavior of windows and dialog boxes for all applications in your multi-monitor environment
  • Learn more about Hydravision™
Industry-leading video playback
  • ATI's Video Immersion™ II technology enables integration of industry-leading digital video features, including advanced de-interlacing algorithms for unprecedented video quality and integrated digital TV decode capability
  • Includes programmable gamma for the overlay and Frame Rate Conversion (Temporal Filtering)
  • Hardware DVD saves the expense of buying a separate MPEG-2/DVD decoder card and motion compensation allows for DVD decoding with minimum CPU usage
  • HDTV ready
DVI and TV/Video output support
  • Radeon™ 8500 uses RAGE THEATER™ companion chip for high quality video output
  • Features 165MHz integrated TMDS transmitter to support DVI up to UXGA (1600x1200) resolution
  • Get all of the incredible 3D and DVD of Radeon™ 8500 with the benefit of flat panels - crisper images, significantly reduced eyestrain and space savings
  • Use video-out to connect your PC to TV or VCR
 
 
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