ATi PCI Express Radeon Sneak Peek!

by Marco Chiappetta — Tuesday, June 01, 2004, 11:54 AM EDT

Hello again HotHardware Fans! ATi is taking the wraps off of their PCI Express offerings today, and we've got some of the details posted for all to see. We've got information regarding the PCI Express X800 XT, and the lesser known X600 and X300 product lines. Click here to check them out...

ATi's Official Press Release:

ATI introduces top-to-bottom family of PCI Express graphics cards for consumer and commercial desktop systems:

MARKHAM, ON, June 1, 2004 -ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY, NASDAQ: ATYT) today launched its RADEON(tm) X800, RADEON(tm) X600 and RADEON(tm) X300 Visual Processing Units (VPUs), the first PCI Express graphics chips in the industry. ATI's new RADEON X-series products are built using leading-edge process technologies and deliver the best graphics performance at every price point - from the best entry-level performance with the RADEON X300 to the absolute best performance with the RADEON X800.

As the PC industry prepares for a widespread transition to PCI Express, which replaces both PCI and AGP, the legacy interconnect standards, ATI is launching its RADEON X-series of graphics cards. They deliver industry-leading DirectX(r) 9 performance, stunning graphics and great value for the entry-level, performance and ultra-high-end segments of the PC market. The RADEON X-series is now shipping to customers to help them prepare for the worldwide launch of PCI Express systems. READ MORE...

Other ATi PCI Exress Coverage From around the web:

TechReport
AnandTech
Hard|OCP

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