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Radeon™ 9800 graphics technology is available as Radeon™ 9800 XT, Radeon™ 9800 PRO, and Radeon™ 9800.

The cinematic revolution continues with Radeon™ 9800 Series, the fastest and most visually advanced 3D performer on the planet. A supercharged, 256-bit DDR memory interface and a thrilling 8-pixel pipeline generate the power to deliver real-time, Hollywood caliber graphics for the most demanding next-generation games.

Cinematic Rendering
Backed by highly programmable shader engines and supporting the latest Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 and OpenGL® feature sets, the Radeon™ 9800 Series of visual processors is designed to bring the most detailed worlds to life with motion picture quality lighting, textures and effects.

Maximum 3D Performance
Savor a 3D experience with the sharpest, clearest picture quality imaginable, thanks to SmoothVision™ 2.1 and its latest anti-aliasing and texture filtering technologies. Add eight parallel rendering pipelines, a 256-bit wide memory interface and support for the AGP 8X standard, and you have the blazing fast clock speeds to deliver incredible performance at the highest resolutions and detail settings.

Redefining Realism
SmartShader™ 2.1 sets a new standard for visual realism with its 128-bit floating-point color precision, enabling hyper-realistic imagery to be displayed with billions of color variations. FullStream™ removes blocky artifacts from streaming Internet video to deliver smoother-looking, higher quality online content. VideoShader™ integrates features to provide unprecedented support for digital and high definition video.

Generation Now Technology
Radeon™ 9800 technology is stable, reliable, highly optimized and represents the industry’s only cinematic Visual Processing Unit (GPU) in its 2nd generation. Years of research, engineering and a historical obsession with image quality have ensured that ATI remains the leader in graphics technology for PC Entertainment.