ATI Launches Radeon X1950 Pro

ATI Technologies has launched its mid-range Radeon X1950 Pro graphics card. Radeon X1950 Pro is the first graphics card to make use of new native CrossFire technology, simplifying the multi-GPU experience by eliminating the need for a branded CrossFire Edition card.

It is also ATI's first 80nm graphics core, and features 36 pixel shaders, eight vertex shaders, and 12 texture processing units.It offers the same image quality as ATI's flagship Radeon X1950 XTX, including the ability to enable FP16 High Dynamic Range effects with anti-aliasing at the same time.

The graphics card provides exceptional video quality while playing today's high-definition media formats, displaying one billion colors, or 10-bit throughout the graphics pipeline. The new card is also HDCP-compliant, including a built-in EEPROM and HDCP key. In addition, the card is ready for Windows Vista.

Radeon X1950 Pro is shipping at an estimated street price of $199 (Rs 9,154).

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