AMD Supports Microsoft WindowsA 7 in ATI Catalyst,ao 9.3 Unified Driver, Delivering Unsurpassed Stability and Key Performance Enhancements.Summary: 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) today released WindowsA 7 driver support as part of the latest 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. Catalyst 9.3 unified graphics driver. ATI Catalyst 9.3 represents the industry's first unified driver installation package to incorporate Windowsao 7 support, including Windows Display Driver Model Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) is the new graphic driver model for video cards running under Windows Vista. According to Microsoft:
AMD Supports Microsoft WindowsA 7 in ATI Catalystao 9.3 Unified Driver, Delivering Unsurpassed Stability and Key Performance Enhancements-- Unified graphics driver allows developers and beta testers to unlock the full potential of award-winning AMD DirectXA 10.1 graphics products and bring to life new Windows 7 Aero features -- AMD (NYSE: AMD) today released WindowsA 7 driver support as part of the latest ATI Catalyst 9.3 unified graphics driver. ATI Catalyst 9.3 represents the industry's first unified driver installation package to incorporate Windowsao 7 support, including Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.1 compliance, bringing with it a host of benefits for developers currently testing and updating applications using the widely available Windows 7 beta release. In addition, the inclusion of Windows 7 drivers sends a clear message to the millions of AMD graphics customers worldwide -- ATI Catalyst 9.3, and every planned future release of ATI Catalyst, is ready for the final release of Windows 7.In addition to the rock-solid stability of ATI Radeonao graphics drivers for Windows 7, the combination of Windows 7 and ATI Radeon graphics permits developers to fully utilize the DirectX 10.1 API used by Microsoft to design the Windows 7 Aero desktop. Graphics with hardware support for the DirectX 10.1 API, currently available in ATI Radeonao HD 3000 and ATI Radeonao HD 4000 series products, can deliver the full Windows 7 Aero desktop PC experience, including support of new features such as Aero Peek and Aero Shake, both designed to improve navigation of the Windows 7 desktop."AMD's expertise in visual computing The use of computers for 3D modeling and animation. See visualization. shines through in the combined experience of Windows 7 and ATI Radeon graphics," said Anantha Kancherla, group program manager responsible for Windows graphics, Microsoft. "With today's release of a Windows 7 unified driver, AMD once again demonstrates its ability to deliver performance and cutting-edge driver support."Matching ATI Radeon graphics with Windows 7 can deliver high-fidelity graphics as well as unsurpassed image enhancements See image editing. such as:* support for the Direct2D API introduced in Windows 7, giving third-party applications the ability to improve everything from ClearType text rendering to hardware-accelerated vector graphics The representation of a digital image as points, lines and other geometric entities. All computer-aided design (CAD), drawing and diagramming programs create vector graphics formats, such as AI, DXF and WMF (see graphics formats). * enhanced Windows 7 acceleration, delivering an outstanding Windows experience* smooth, crystal-clear playback of multimedia, including high-definition video This article is about high-definition video technology. For television systems, see High-definition television. For the tape format, see HDV. For compression and prerecorded media, see High-definition pre-recorded media and compression. on HD-capable screens* incredible 3D game performance in single- and multi-GPU CrossFireXao technology configurations."Thanks to the incredible expertise within our driver development team, we led the Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers. Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities. transition with a WHQL-certified unified driver that delivered industry-leading stability," said Ben Bar-Haim, corporate vice president, Software Engineering, Graphics Products Group, AMD. "The advanced state of our Windows 7 drivers this far ahead of the final Windows 7 release is yet another proof point of our graphics industry leadership. We are ready for Windows 7."To take advantage of the industry's first unified graphics driver for Windows 7, please visit www.amd.com. 2009 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) 2009 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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