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What is a Radeon™
9500 PRO graphics card and what chipset does it use?
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| Q2: |
What is a Radeon™
9700 PRO graphics card and what chipset does it use?
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| Q3: |
What are the
differences between the Radeon™ 9700 PRO and the Radeon™
9500 PRO graphics cards?
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| Q4: |
Do the Radeon™
9700 and Radeon™ 9500 Series graphics cards require an
additional power connection and why?
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| Q5: |
What are the
3D features released in SmartShader™ 2.0 for the Radeon™
9700 and Radeon™ 9500 Series graphics cards?
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| Q6: |
What is VideoShader™
technology?
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| Q7: |
What is SmoothVision™
2.0 technology?
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| Q8: |
What do these
features called "Full-scene anti-aliasing (FSAA)" and
"Anisotropic filtering" do?
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| Q9: |
Is there a
PCI version of Radeon™ 9700 and/or Radeon™ 9500 Series
graphics cards?
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| Q10: |
Can the Radeon™
9700 and Radeon™ 9500 Series graphics cards support more
than one display at the same time?
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| Q11: |
What are the
benefits of attaching two different displays to the Radeon™
9700 and/or Radeon™ 9500 Series graphics cards at the
same time?
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| Q12: |
Can I use
a PCI graphics card or my integrated video, in the same
system as my dual display Radeon™ 9700 and/or Radeon™
9500 Series graphics card, to support three or more displays?
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| Q13: |
What TV standards
are supported by Radeon™ 9700 and Radeon™ 9500 Series
of graphics boards?
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| Q1: |
What
is a Radeon™ 9500 PRO graphics card and what chipset does
it use?
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| A1: |
Radeon™ 9500 PRO graphics card (Radeon™
9500 PRO chipset 128MB DDR memory, 128-bit memory interface
with VGA, DVI-I support and video-output) provides incredible
gaming power. ATI brings the world of Microsoft® DirectX®
9.0 support to gaming enthusiasts with the Radeonä 9500
PRO Visual Processing Unit (GPU). Featuring incredibly
fast 3D graphics performance, coupled with sophisticated
real-time visual effects, unsurpassed image quality
and cutting-edge video features, the Radeon™ 9500 PRO
provides powerful graphics acceleration for current
and next-generation games and applications. For more
information on ATI's Radeon™ 9500 PRO graphics card
please check out the Specifications section on the Radeon™
9500 PRO product page.
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| Q2: |
What
is a Radeon™ 9700 PRO graphics card and what chipset does
it use?
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| A2: |
- Radeon™ 9700 PRO graphics card (Radeon™
9700 PRO chipset 128MB DDR memory, 256-bit memory
interface with VGA, DVI-I support and video-output)
is the world's fastest and most advanced graphics
board for performance gaming. Through a combination
of incredible 3D rendering performance, sophisticated
real-time visual effects, unsurpassed image quality
and cutting-edge video features, it takes the PC entertainment
experience to a totally new level. Radeon™ 9700 PRO
GPU (Visual Processing Unit) is ATI's high performance
graphics solution for performance oriented consumers
and commercial platforms. For more information on
ATI's Radeon™ 9700 PRO graphics card please check
out Specifications
section on the Radeon™ 9700 PRO product page.
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| Q3: |
What
are the differences between the Radeon™ 9700 PRO and the
Radeon™ 9500 PRO graphics cards?
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| A3: |
| PERFORMANCE |
Radeon 9700 PRO |
Radeon 9500 PRO |
| Process |
.15 micron |
.15 micron |
| Memory Clock Speed |
620 MHz DDR |
540 MHz DDR |
| Memory Interface |
256-bit DDR |
128-bit DDR |
Peak Memory Bandwidth
(with optimizations included) |
24.8 GB/sec |
11.0 GB/sec |
| Peak Memory Bandwidth |
19.8 GB/sec |
8.8 GB/sec |
| Engine Clock Speed |
325 MHz |
275 MHz |
Rendering Pipelines
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8 |
8 |
| Peak Pixel Fill Rate |
2.6 Gpixels/sec |
2.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Textures Applied per Pass |
16 |
16 |
Geometry Pipelines
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4 |
4 |
| Peak Vertex Throughput |
325 MVertex/sec |
275 MVertex/sec |
| RAMDAC |
400 MHz |
400 MHz |
| AA Samples per Second |
15.6 Gsamples/sec |
13.2 Gsamples/sec |
| Maximum Texels Filtered per Pixel |
768 texels/pixel |
768 texels/pixel |
| FEATURES |
Radeon 9700 PRO |
Radeon 9500 PRO |
| DirectX Version |
9.0 |
9.0 |
| Memory Optimizations |
HyperZ™ III |
HyperZ™ III |
| Higher Order Surfaces |
Yes (TruForm™ II) |
Yes (TruForm™ II) |
| Vertex Shaders |
Yes (version 2.0) |
Yes (version 2.0) |
| Pixel Shaders |
Yes (version 2.0) |
Yes (version 2.0) |
| 3D Textures |
Yes |
Yes |
| Environment Bump Maps |
Yes |
Yes |
| Anti-Aliasing |
SmoothVision™ 2.0 |
SmoothVision™ 2.0 |
| FSAA Modes Supported |
Up to 6X |
Up to 6X |
| Anisotropic Filtering |
Up to 16X |
Up to 16X |
| Temporal Filtering |
Yes |
Yes |
| Video De-blocking |
Yes |
Yes |
| Adaptive Per-Pixel De-Interlacing |
Yes |
Yes |
| Video Gamma Correction |
Yes |
Yes |
| Multi-Display Mgmt Software |
Hydravision™ II |
Hydravision™ II |
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| Q4: |
Do the
Radeon™ 9700 and Radeon™ 9500 Series graphics cards require
an additional power connection and why?
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| A4: |
Yes. Both the Radeon™ 9700
and Radeon™ 9500 Series have so many advanced features
that they require an additional power connection to attain
maximum performance from the graphics card. The Radeon™
9700 and Radeon™ 9500 Series require connection to your
PC's internal power supply for operation. A 300W power
supply or greater is recommended to ensure normal system
operation where a number of other internal devices are
installed.
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| Q5: |
What
are the 3D features released in SmartShader™ 2.0 for the
Radeon™ 9700 and Radeon™ 9500 Series graphics cards?
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| A5: |
SmartShader™ 2.0 technology
allows users to experience complex, movie-quality effects
in next-generation 3D games and applications.
Learn more
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| Q6: |
What is
VideoShader™ technology?
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| A6: |
Radeon™ 9700 and Radeon™
9500 Series GPUs continue to provide industry-leading
video playback with VideoShader™ technology: a seamless
integration of pixel shaders with video. The Radeon™ 9700
and Radeon™ 9500 Series GPUs also offer FullStream™ video
de-blocking technology that removes blocky artifacts (noise
removal filtering) for captured video and provides sharper
image quality.
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| Q7: |
What is
SmoothVision™ 2.0 technology?
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| A7: |
SmoothVision™ 2.0 technology
provides new levels of image quality with advanced full-scene
anti-aliasing (FSAA) and anisotropic filtering. That is,
this technology enhances image quality by removing jagged
edges and bringing out fine texture detail, without compromising
performance. Floating-point color precision allows for
a greater range of colors and brightness.
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| Q8: |
What
do these features called "Full-scene anti-aliasing (FSAA)"
and "Anisotropic filtering" do?
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| A8: |
- Full-scene anti-aliasing (FSAA) is a sampling
technique that creates more detailed and realistic
looking images, by removing the stair stepping effect
seen on the edges of objects within computer generated
images. High quality anti-aliased graphics are achieved
with sub-pixel edge detection and color compression
for greatly improved performance. 2x/4x/6x full
scene anti-aliasing modes
- Anisotropic filtering enhances user's experience
by rendering sharp, detailed textures. As more texture
samples are filtered, the image quality improves.
The Radeon™ 9700 PRO GPU filters more samples than
the competition, with minimal performance degradation.
2x/4x/8x/16x anisotropic filtering modes.
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| Q9: |
Is there
a PCI version of Radeon™ 9700 and/or Radeon™ 9500 Series
graphics cards?
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| A9: |
Radeon™ 9700 and Radeon™
9500 Series graphics cards are only available in the Universal
AGP 3.0 bus configuration (2X/4X/8X).
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| Q10: |
Can
the Radeon™ 9700 and Radeon™ 9500 Series graphics cards
support more than one display at the same time?
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| A10: |
Yes. Radeon™ 9700 and Radeon™
9500 Series graphics cards allow you to combine many different
displays together simultaneously.
The possible display configurations are shown in the table
below:
| Display Configuration |
Connector(s) Used |
Comments |
| CRT monitor |
15-pin VGA connector + 24-pin DVI-I connector (with
DVI-I-to-VGA adapter) |
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DFP monitor
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24-pin DVI-I connector
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TV
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TV Output connector |
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| CRT monitor + TV |
15-pin VGA connector + TV Output connector |
Unsupported if CRT is attached to DVI-I connector
via DVI-I-to-VGA adapter. |
| DFP monitor + TV |
24-pin DVI-I connector + TV Output connector |
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CRT monitor + DFP connector
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15-pin VGA connector + 24-pin DVI-I connector |
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CRT monitor + CRT monitor
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15-pin VGA connector + 24-pin DVI-I connector (with
DVI-I-to-VGA adapter) |
This configuration is only supported when also using
the 15pin connector via the DVI to VGA adapter. |
DFP monitor + CRT monitor + TV
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15-pin VGA connector + 24-pin DVI-I connector (with
DVI-I-to-VGA adapter) + TV Output connector |
The television display will clone the image of one
of the other two attached displays. |
| CRT monitor + CRT monitor + TV |
UNSUPPORTED CONFIGURATION |
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- Legend:
- CRT - (cathode ray tube) analog monitor supporting
the standard 15-pin VGA connector
- DFP - digital flat panel monitor supporting the
24-pin DVI-I connector (The DVI-I connector can
support a monitor using a 15-pin VGA connector via
DVI-I-to-VGA adapter)
- TV - the s-video connector on the board can support
a composite connector via s-video-to-composite adapter
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| Q11: |
What
are the benefits of attaching two different displays to
the Radeon™ 9700 and/or Radeon™ 9500 Series graphics cards
at the same time?
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| A11: |
Attaching two displays
to the Radeon™ 9700 and/or Radeon™ 9500 Series of graphics
cards offers you the ability to extend your desktop. The
extended desktop mode is available with the Windows® XP,
Windows® 2000, and Windows® Me operating systems. This
way you can increase your productivity by having different
applications on different displays or even span an application
(e.g. spreadsheet) across both displays. As a result,
you receive twice the display area, plus you increase
your efficiency and flexibility. Hydravision™ Multiple
Monitor Management Software makes using multiple displays
easy and further increases your productivity by adding
features such as hot keys, multiple desktops and a Desktop
Management pop-up menu. Get more info on Hydravision™.
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| Q12: |
Can
I use a PCI graphics card or my integrated video, in the
same system as my dual display Radeon™ 9700 and/or Radeon™
9500 Series graphics card, to support three or more displays?
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| A12: |
ATI does not support the
use of an additional PCI graphic card or integrated video
in a system with the Radeon™ 9700 or Radeon™ 9500 Series
to run three or more displays. These products do support
the use of two independent displays, from a single card,
under the Windows® XP, Windows® 2000, and Windows® ME
operating systems.
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| Q13: |
What
TV standards are supported by Radeon™ 9700 and Radeon™
9500 Series of graphics boards?
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| A13: |
The initial Radeon™ 9700
and Radeon™ 9500 Series of boards are shipped with support
for both PAL and NTSC standards. However, the default
TV out setting may be set to NTSC and the user will need
to change the default settings to PAL in the Display Properties
settings of Windows if required.
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