ATLANTIS SAPPHIRE 9600

Graphics

Abandon Your Conviction to Reality

Embodying the unbridled dreams of the avid gamer the RADEON™ 9600 ATLANTIS SMARTSHADER™ 2.1 and SMOOTHVISION™ 2.1 technologies construct detail rich worlds peppered with ill-intentioned villains brought to life by DirectX® 9.0 and OpenGL 2.0.

	128MB DDR memory accelerates the latest 3D games
	4-pipeline graphics solution
	DirectX® 9.0 and the latest OpenGL® functionality
	VIVO (Video-in & Video-Out) Optional
	New SMARTSHADER™ 2.1 technology allows users to experience complex, movie-quality effects in next-generation 3D games and applications
	SMOOTHVISION™ 2.1 technology enhances image quality by removing jagged edges and bringing out fine texture detail, without compromising performance

ATLANTIS SAPPHIRE 9600

Features

4 parallel rendering pipelines
2 parallel geometry engines
128-bit DDR memory interface (64-bit on Radeon® 9600 SE)
AGP 8X support
SmartShader™ 2.0
- Programmable pixel and vertex shaders
- 16 textures per pass
- Pixel shaders up to 160 instructions with 128-bit floating point precision
- Vertex shaders up to 1024 instructions with flow control
- Multiple render target support
- Shadow volume rendering acceleration
- High precision 10-bit per channel frame buffer support
- Supports DirectX® 9.0 and the latest version of OpenGL®
SmoothVision™ 2.1
- 2x/4x/6x full scene anti-aliasing modes
  - Adaptive algorithm with programmable sample patterns
- 2x/4x/8x/16x anisotropic filtering modes
  - Adaptive algorithm with bi-linear (performance) and tri-linear (quality) options
HYPER Z™ III+
- Lossless Z-Buffer compression (up to 24:1)
- Fast Z-Buffer Clear
TruForm™ 2.0
- 2nd generation N-Patch higher order surface support
- Discrete and continuous tessellation levels per polygon
- Displacement mapping
VideoShader™
- Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video
- FullStream™ video de-blocking technology
- Noise removal filtering for captured video
MPEG-2 decoding with motion compensation, iDCT and color space conversion
All-format DTV/HDTV decoding
YPrPb component output*
Adaptive de-interlacing and frame rate conversion
Dual integrated display controllers
Dual integrated 10-bit per channel 400 MHz DACs
Integrated 165 MHz TMDS transmitter (DVI 1.0 compliant)
Integrated TV Output support up to 1024x768 resolution
Optimized for Pentium® 4 SSE2 and AMD Athlon™ 3Dnow!
PC 2002 compliant

*Specifications are subject to change without notice and may vary depending upon product sku*

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	Product Spec
	128MB DDR memory accelerates the latest 3D games Double Data Rate memory removes hardware performance bottleneck and provides end users with faster 3D graphics Industry's only 4-pipeline graphics solution in its 2nd generation, providing twice the rendering power of any currently competing product. Supports the new AGP 8X standard, providing a high-speed link between the graphics board and the rest of the PC (2.0 GB/sec) First to fully support DirectX® 9.0 and the latest OpenGL® functionality VIVO (Video-in & Video-Out) Optional 128-bit floating-point color precision allows for a greater range of colors and brightness Unique VIDEOSHADER™ engine uses programmable pixel shaders to accelerate video processing and provide better-looking visuals ATI's new FULLSTREAM™ technology removes blocky artifacts from Streaming and Internet video and provides sharper image quality

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