Radeon™ X1650 Graphics Technology – Features
Exceptional 3D graphics performance
The Radeon™ X1650 series redefines the notion of a mid-range graphics
card. It provides uncompromising shader performance to exploit the sophisticated
graphics offered by today’s best-selling games, features whisper-quiet
operation, and provides support for CrossFire™-based multi-GPU environments.
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Make the most of sophisticated 3D games – such
as Prey and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - with intense shader
properties
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tests comparing the performance of five popular games against
competing same-class cards, the X1650 achieved significantly
higher performance ratings thanks to increased GPU frequencies,
more advanced memory technology, and outstanding shader capabilities1. |
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Listen to your game rather than your PC’s
fans with the X1650’s improved cool-running technology
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Radeon X1650 delivers whisper quiet operation and cool performance
while running graphically intense games and applications. |
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Unite the power of two graphics cards with
ATI’s patented CrossFire™ multi-GPU technology
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Radeon X1650 allows gamers to accelerate their graphics
even further by adding a Crossfire Edition graphics card
and a CrossFire-ready motherboard to deliver ultra fast
performance that works with all games, all the time. |
Choose not to compromise
The Radeon X1650 series delivers high dynamic range lighting
(HDR) effects and full screen anti-aliasing (FSAA) simultaneously
while displaying in excess of a billion more colors than competing
graphics cards. Plus, it’s a recommended graphics solution
for Windows Vista™2.
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Choose not to compromise between HDR effects and
FSAA
| The
Radeon™ X1K family are the only graphics boards on the
market to combine Full Screen Anti-aliasing (FSAA)—the
most advanced anti-aliasing technique in the world—with
high dynamic range (HDR) technology. |
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Witness a billion more colors in all of your graphics
applications than you would with competing graphics boards3
| ATI’s
Avivo technology employs a 10-bit-per-color display engine
that renders in excess of a billion more colors than the competition. |
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Install Windows Vista with confidence knowing
you have an ATI-recommended graphics solution2
| ATI
recommends the Radeon X1650 as an ideal graphics card for
Windows Vista. It provides full support for image-intensive
features such as Aeroglass, and enhances Vista’s gaming,
digital photo, and multimedia applications. |
Watch stunning, high-definition video on your PC
Thanks to ATI’s Avivo display technology, the Radeon X1650 delivers
industry leading video performance, achieving more than double the score
of competing cards in HQV testing4. Both standard definition and high-definition
digital video will appear crystal clear and burst with true-to-life
colors.
- The Radeon X1650 scores 123 out of a possible
130 points in HQV tests, the highest score of any graphics card4
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X1650 is the industry leader in its class in video performance
according to HQV testing, the standard method of measuring the
picture quality of DVD playback. |
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Avivo display technology guarantees sharpness,
clarity, and realistic colour reproduction
| Avivo
uses proprietary video scaling technology to display crystal clear
images on high resolution displays. Video images sent to your
display will be hardware accelerated for superb viewing. |
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High-definition video never looked so good
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Radeon X1650 will prepare you for the burgeoning HD video
revolution by turning your PC into a machine equipped to handle HD
content
from a variety of digital sources.1 |
1. Some digital content protection schemes may not be supported by all product
variants
2. This product is continually tested to requirements with Windows Vista™,
pre-release & final versions as available. When production versions of Windows
Vista are released you may be required to upgrade your device driver. See ati.com/windowsvista
for details. On PCs configured to Microsoft Windows Vista™ Premium system
requirements, this product supports the Premium Windows Aero™ User Experience
within: Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business,
Windows Vista Enterprise. Details at windowsvista.com/getready (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/capable.mspx)
3. 10-bit processing compared to 8-bit processing. The Radeon X1650 PRO can display
1.07 billion colors when attached to 10-bit displays
4. The Radeon X1650 PRO earned a score of 123 in HQV benchmark tests, one of
the highest video performance scores in the industry. Test system: AMD 4200+
1GB DDR2 Catalyst 6.6 (8.26) drivers
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