Overview

Welcome to the new mainstream benchmark with an unprecedented combination of power, longevity and cinematic quality imagery. Radeon™ 9600 PRO delivers maximum programmability and entertainment value to the most devoted gamer and demanding professional alike.

GET IN THE GAME: Choose Radeon™
Give your high performance workstation a graphics boost, don’t settle for entry-level visuals. Immerse yourself in a world of cinematic quality that overpowers benchmarks and puts you right in the action. Radeon™ 9600 PRO is available as an affordable option with every Power Mac® G5. With four independent rendering pipelines and support for the AGP 8X standard, Radeon™ 9600 PRO brings the most detailed 3D worlds to life with highly programmable cinematic shaders, geometry and texture engines.

MAXIMUM 3D
From casual enthusiasts to demanding professionals, Radeon™ 9600 PRO owners will benefit from improved interactivity, optimized 3D graphics and unequalled Mac® OS X and Quartz™ Extreme integration. There’s simply no comparison when it comes to driving the highest frame rates. The Radeon™ 9600 PRO is the best low-cost upgrade you can request with your Power Mac G5. Only the Radeon™ 9800 Pro can offer more.

REDEFINING REALISM
Savour a 3D experience with the sharpest, clearest picture quality imaginable, thanks to SmoothVision™ 2.1 and its latest anti-aliasing and texture filtering technologies.
SmartShader™ 2.0 technology sets a new standard for visual realism with 128-bit full floating point precision that brings hyper-realistic imagery to the screen with billions of color variations.

EXTRA LIFE
Radeon™ 9600 PRO’s architecture is stable, reliable and represents the industry’s only cinematic Visual Processing Unit (GPU) in its 2nd generation. Years of research, engineering and the consistent integration of new, backwards-compatible technologies, like OpenGL® ensure that ATI remains the leader in graphics technology for creative applications and gaming entertainment.