ATI Radeon™ HD 3600 Series – Overview
Experience the Power of
HD
Experience the power of HD with the ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series
of GPUs - graphics processing designed for HD gaming and video entertainment.
HD Gaming Technology
Experience the next generation of HD games featuring life-like graphics
realism from Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 compatibility. With PCI Express® 2.0
support, you’re ready for games that demand fast throughput. And
thanks to plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX upgradeability, it is easy to turbo-charge
your 3D performance.
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the ATI Radeon™ and Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1
whitepaper
HD Video Beyond 1080p
The latest Blu-ray and HD DVD movies play smoothly
at full 1080p and your CPU is unbound for other tasks thanks to the Unified
Video Decoder. Enjoy quality to spare with resolutions upscaled beyond
1080p for the most processing-intensive content. And with a choice of
digital outputs, you have more options when enjoying your digital entertainment.1
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the ATI Avivo™ HD - Video Technology Brief
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more about ATI Avivo™ HD
Break-through Efficiency
ATI Radeon™ HD 3600 Series graphics processors deliver
break-through efficiency from cutting-edge technology and new energy-saving
features that can help lower your energy costs and enable cool, quiet
PCs. Be more productive with advanced multi-monitor support and enjoy
the extraordinary
value.
- ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series – Key Features
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- PCI Express® 2.0 – Get ready
for the most demanding graphics applications with PCI Express 2.0
support, which allows up to twice the throughput of current AMD PCI
Express cards.
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Powerful Performance – You’ll be blown away by life-like
graphics from the latest DirectX® 10.1 games, with stunning 3D
graphics and shading effects.
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120 Stream Processors - Horsepower to support demanding games and
graphics applications
- ATI CrossFireX™ multi-GPU – Upgrade to even greater 3D
performance quickly and easily thanks to plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX
technology.
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Unified Video Decoder – View and manipulate the latest Blu-ray
and HD DVD content with a dedicated hardware video decoder that leaves
your CPU free to perform other tasks.
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Ultimate Image Quality – Performance that rivals high-end HD-DVD
and Blu-ray players on displays with resolutions that exceed 1080p – up
to 2560x1600.1
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Integrated Digital Outputs – Enjoy your digital content the
way you want to, with built-in HDMI that includes 5.1 surround audio
for big screen entertainment and the latest in display connectivity;
DisplayPort™ technology.
- ATI
PowerPlay™ Technology – power
saving features that reduce power consumption at idle or during low-usage
- Runs Cool and Quiet – With a smaller
chip designed to use less power, your system can take advantage of
high-end Windows Vista® features while running more efficiently
and quieter than ever.
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Be More Productive – See more and do more of your work and
entertainment with advanced multi-monitor support.
1 1080p capable HD display required ATI Radeon™ HD graphics chips have numerous features integrated into the processor itself
(e.g., HDCP, HDMI, etc.). Third parties manufacturing products based on,
or incorporating ATI Radeon HD graphics chips, may choose to enable some
or all of these features. If a particular feature is important to you, please
inquire of the manufacturer if a particular product supports this feature.
In addition, some features or technologies may require you to purchase additional
components in order to make full use of them (e.g. a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD drive,
HDCP-ready monitor, etc.).
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