White Papers

Radeon™ X1K White Papers

• Radeon X1K Family Technology Overview (PDF)
  The Radeon X1000 family is the most powerful and technologically advanced line of graphics processing units ever created. It was designed to deliver the fastest frame
  rates and best image quality in the latest 3D games. It was also designed to be expandable and ready to enable the next generation of game, video, and display technologies. Learn More

Radeon™ X1800 White Papers

• Radeon X1800 Image Quality (PDF)
  There are many factors that go into creating a compelling 3D experience on the PC, and the ability to display smoothly rendered animation is certainly an important one. This can generally be achieved by consistently updating the display 30 to 60 times per second. The Radeon X1800 has the processing power to easily exceed these frame rates in most current and upcoming applications. Learn More
  
  
• Radeon X1800 Memory Controller (PDF)
  The Radeon X1800 Series GPUs are the world’s most sophisticated and powerful graphics accelerators. One of the most significant new technologies included in this design is a new ring bus memory controller, which enables support for unprecedented memory speeds and bandwidth. Learn More
  
  
• Radeon X1800 Shader Architecture (PDF)
  The software engines that drive today’s latest games and other 3D applications are built around the concept of shaders. A shader is a piece of code that runs on a GPU, and controls how polygons and pixels are rendered. The programmability that shaders provide allows developers to create a practically infinite range of visual effects. Learn More