Press Release
- 2003
ATI ships
Radeon® 9800 PRO 256MB, world’s most powerful
graphics card
DDR-2
memory and 256-bit memory interface delivers image quality
and frame rates that hardcore gamers want
Monday May 12, 2003
MARKHAM, Ontario – ATI
Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY, NASDAQ: ATYT) is now shipping its Radeon® 9800
PRO visual processing unit (GPU) with 256MB of fast DDR-2 (double data rate-2)
memory. The Radeon® 9800 PRO 256MB –available in limited quantities
to OEM, retail and online customers – is the most advanced 3D performer
available, delivering to hardcore gamers the immersive and cinematic experience
they crave.
The Radeon® 9800 PRO 256MB delivers full quality at full speed all
the time. Built on the highly successful Radeon 9800 PRO architecture, the
chip features eight full precision pipelines that provide the brute force
and agility needed to render real-time, Hollywood-caliber graphics. The
additional memory provided in this new board significantly increases performance
at the highest resolution and quality settings. The Radeon® 9800 PRO
256MB sets a new standard in 3D entertainment, allowing users to experience
cinematic rendering on their PCs.
“ATI continues to blaze the trail in the graphics industry,” says
Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President, Marketing and General Manager, Desktop,
ATI Technologies Inc. “We were the first to support full Direct® X
9.0 and OpenGL™ 2.0, the first and still the only GPU provider to
offer eight dedicated pipelines of rendering power and, with the Radeon® 9800
series, we became the first to bring second-generation GPUs to consumers.
ATI keeps offering consumers greater power and features.”
The Radeon 9800 PRO’s 256-bit memory interface provides the bandwidth
for real-time 3D graphics and ensures that high-resolution textures and
characters are rendered precisely. Exquisite image quality is not at the
expense of performance.
The Radeon 9800 PRO 256MB graphics powerhouse is available for $499 USD.
For more information on ATI’s partners or products, please visit www.ati.com.
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2003 ATI Technologies Inc. or Valve, LLC. All rights reserved.
ATI and ATI product and product feature names are trademarks
and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. Valve,
Valve Source, Half-Life, Counter-Strike and Team Fortress are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Valve, LLC. All other
company and product names are trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of their respective owners. Features, pricing, availability
and specifications are subject to change without notice.
Company Background
ATI Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the design and
manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon
solutions. An industry pioneer since 1985, ATI is the world's
foremost visual processor unit (GPU) provider and is dedicated
to deliver leading-edge performance solutions for the full
range of PC and Mac desktop and notebook platforms, workstation,
set-top and digital television, game console and handheld
markets. With 2002 revenues in excess of US $1 billion, ATI
has more than 1,900 employees in the Americas, Europe and
Asia. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto
Stock Exchange (ATY).
Contact
Information
For media or industry analyst support, visit our
Web site at http://www.ati.com
For Information:
Patricia Mikula, Public Relations Manager, Desktop and Workstation
Products, at
(905) 882-2600, Ext. 8809 or pmikula@ati.com
Other ATI Contacts:
Tenille Cuthbertson, Consultant, BenchMark Porter Novelli,
at (416) 422-7163 or tcuthbertson@bmporternovelli.com
For investor relations support, please contact:
Janet Craig, Director, Investor Relations, ATI Technologies
Inc., at (905) 882-2600, Ext. 2631 or janet@ati.com
