RADEON 8500 128MB Edition (AR2DT-C3)

Designed for the Professional 3D Gaming and Entertainment with Powerful 3D features.

Features

Powered by the revolutionary RADEON 8500 - world fastest and most advanced graphics processing unit (GPU).

Supports ATI TRUFORM, SMARTSHADER, SMOOTHVISION, and HYPER Z II technologies.

The only GPU to support DirectX 8.1.

Supports OpenGL 1.3 features.

128MB of powerful double data rate (DDR) memory@250Mhz memory clock.

Latest 3D games support the advanced features of RADEON 8500LE.

Dual monitor and Video output support.

Industry-leading DVD video playback.

Digital Flat Panel (DVI) support.

Supports 3D resolutions (32-bit color) up to 2048x1536.

AGP universal bus (for AGP 2X/4X systems).

◆ Unsurpassed 3D gaming

Powered by the revolutionary RADEON 8500 GPU and 128MB of DDR memory for the fastest and most advanced 3D graphics on the market.

Features ATI 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 HYPER Z 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 new SMARTSHADER technology takes advantage of the DirectX 8.1 features to enable more complex and realistic texture and lighting effects

The only graphics board to support DirectX8.1

Best performance for today and tomorrow 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.

◆ Industry-leading video playback

ATI 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 8500LE 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.

Bundled Hydravision Multiple Monitor Management Software provides a flexible, user-friendly interface for multiple display settings.

◆ 3D Features

TRUFORM

SMARTSHADER

DirectX 8.1 support

OpenGL 1.3

SMOOTHVISION anti-aliasing

HYPER Z II

CHARISMA ENGINE II

PIXEL TAPESTRY II

VIDEO IMMERSION II

High Performance Memory Support

Dual Display Support

Integrated Transformation, Clipping, lighting.

Twin Cache Architecture

SuperScalar Rendering

Single-Pass Multi-texturing

True Color Rendering

Triangle Setup Engine

Texture Cache

Bilinear/Trilinear Filtering

Line & Edge Anti-aliasing

Full-Screen Anti-aliasing

Texture Compositing

Texture Decompression

Specular Highlights

Perspectively Correct Texture Mapping

Mip-Mapping

Z-buffering and Double-buffering

Emboss,Dot Product 3 & Environment bump mapping

Spherical, Dual-Paraboloid and Cubic environment mapping

Fog effects, texture lighting, video textures, reflections, shadows, spotlights, LOD biasing and texture morphing

◆ System requirements

Pentium 4/Celeron/III/II, AMD K6/Athlon or compatible with AGP 2X or AGP 2X/4X universal slot

Installation software requires CD-ROM drive

DVD playback requires DVD drive on PCs with an Intel Pentium III processor (or equivalent) and 64MB of system memory

◆ Monitor support

CRT Monitor: 15-pin VGA connector

S-Video or composite connector

DVI-I (flat panel display) connector

◆ Display support

Register compatible with VGA

BIOS compatible with VESA for super VGA

DDC1/2b/2b+ monitor support

VESA Display Power Management Support

Separate horizontal & vertical synchronization at TTL levels

◆ Bundled Software

S/W DVD Player.

Hydravision Multiple Monitor Management Software.

◆ Accessories

1 set A/V cable.

1 set S-Video to A/V converter.

Manual.

CD Driver.