New Graphics Cards From AMD To Be Released
AMD (advanced micro devices) will be releasing their new ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 and the 4870 X2 graphics cars. They stated this week that the ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 graphics card will be available in September for only $399. The 4870 X2 has already shipped out and will be available for $599.
The company explained that its dual-GPU versions are expected to take the lead of the super high end of the market, where the performance is considered far more important than the price. Acording to the company’s officials, the new HD 4870 X2 provides a major performance boost, offering an additional 80 percent and making it the world’s fastest graphics card with a recorded score of 17743 in 3Dmark06.
“We did some driver work, along with this bridge chip, to make this somewhat seamless,” said Pat Moorhead, vice president of advanced market at AMD. “That took a lot of work.”
“We’re going to create the next generation of image solutions, focused on processing power, rather than just having a faster widget,” said Nigel Dessau, the company’s newly appointed chief marketing officer, in an interview yesterday.