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ATI
XPERT 2000 On The Way
ATI Technologies Inc. (TSE:ATY, NASDAQ:ATYT) today
announced the XPERT 2000(TM), with 32 MB of memory, 32-bit true color
acceleration and full hardware DVD acceleration for only $99. The
XPERT 2000 is ideal for system builders and resellers looking to
differentiate their low cost PCs. Traditionally, low cost PCs come
with just 8 MB of graphics memory, poor 2D and 3D and no DVD. For just
$99 (ESP) system builders can now add strong 2D and 3D, 32-bit true
acceleration, hardware DVD and 4 times the amount of graphics memory.
For system builders 32 MB of graphics memory will be the standard. ``The XPERT 2000 will change the image of the low
cost PC and smash the perception that they are featureless and unable
to handle today's latest games and popular applications'', said Ed
Grondahl, vice president of marketing, ATI. ``The XPERT 2000
transforms the featureless low end PC into a 3D, DVD multimedia
powerhouse.'' The XPERT 2000 will make 32 MB of graphics memory a
standard with system builders. Having 32 MB of memory boosts the
performance and visual quality of graphics intense games and also
secures the user's investment. As games become more complex, the 32MB
will continue to provide the necessary bandwidth for high frame rate,
texture intense game play for future games. The XPERT 2000 is fully
optimized to operate in 32-bit true color to provide optimal visual
quality graphics. And it does so with minimal performance degradation,
providing true color with a performance level equal to that of a card
that supports only 16-bit color. With hardware DVD, the XPERT 2000 produces high
quality DVD images at full-screen, full frame rate playback. XPERT
2000 allows even low cost PCs the ability to play back DVDs without
burdening the processor. This makes the XPERT 2000 the ideal solution
for running interactive DVD applications and watching DVD movies. Game
play will be enhanced through the acceleration of the OpenGL ICD and
Microsoft's DirectX APIs. The result is full acceleration and top
speeds for intense DirectX and OpenGL games and z-based fog and
special effects for the ultimate in realism. The raw graphics power of the XPERT 2000 comes from
the RAGE 128 chip, with more than 8 million transistors, equivalent to
many processors today. Other 3D architectural features include a
Twin-Cache Architecture including on-chip texture and pixel caches, a
8-bit stencil buffer, a 32-bpp renderer for full accuracy 3D
rendering, a deep 32-bit Z-buffer, and high-quality alpha and fog
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