AMD Powers World's First ATI CrossFireX(TM) High Performance Notebook by Alienware.ATI (ATI Technologies Inc., Markham Ontario, http://ati.amd.com) A leading manufacturer of graphics chips and display adapters. Founded in 1985 by K. Y. Ho, Benny Lau and Lee Lau, ATI chips and boards are widely used by OEMs. Mobility Radeon[TM] HD 3800 Series Graphics and ATI CrossFireX Technology Pack an Unprecedented 640 Stream Processors into a Single Notebook SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- High-performance gaming notebook manufacturer Alienware is putting two powerful ATI Mobility Radeon[TM] HD 3800 series graphics processors from AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD) in the Alienware M17 notebook PC. The Alienware M17 is the world's first notebook from a major manufacturer to include the raw horsepower of AMD's award-winning ATI CrossFireX[TM] multi-GPU technology with Microsoft([R]) Direct([R]) X 10.1 support. "The M17, loaded with all the capabilities of ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU technology, delivers outstanding performance at an extremely aggressive price point," said Patrick Cooper, director of product planning Product Planning is the ongoing process of identifying and articulating market requirements that define a product’s feature set. See also
"As a strong indicator of AMD visual computing The use of computers for 3D modeling and animation. See visualization. leadership, Alienware has chosen AMD's amazing graphics technology for their M17 notebook to provide gamers with truly exciting gameplay experiences," said Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager, Graphics Products Group, AMD. "The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 series offers support for the latest Microsoft DirectX 10.1 games with incredible levels of performance. When two ATI Mobility Radeon[TM] 3800 series graphics processor units (GPUs) are combined using AMD's ATI CrossFireX technology, the result is blistering speed and an astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. gaming experience for gamers on the go." ATI Mobility Radeon[TM] HD 3800 series graphics deliver the unparalleled power of HD computing. Notebook users can enjoy an industry-leading HD gaming experience thanks to support for Microsoft DirectX 10.1 for lifelike realism, amazing lighting effects and astounding a·stound tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, performance found in such games as S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky from GSC GSC gas-solid chromatography. and BattleForge from Phenomic. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 series delivers support for Blu-ray and high-definition1 video backed by AMD's Unified Video Decoder The Unified Video Decoder, previously called "Universal Video Decoder", or UVD in short, is the video decoding unit from ATI Technologies to support hardware decode of H.264 and VC-1 video codec standards, and being a part of AVIVO HD technology. to ensure smooth HD media playback with sharp, crisp images and vibrant colors. For more information about ATI Graphics, please visit: http://www.amd.com. About AMD Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com. [c]2008, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, ATI, the ATI logo, CrossFireX, Radeon, The Ultimate Visual Experience and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. 1 HD Blu-ray playback requires a Blu-ray drive and HD notebook panel. |
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