RADEON® X850

The Radeon® X850 series is the most extreme gaming graphics card technology ever created by ATI, with up to 16 pipelines, the fastest frame rates and ATI's industry-leading 3D image enhancement technology. The Radeon® X850 series delivers further on the promise of High-Definition Gaming.

Introducing the Most Advanced Gaming Card The Radeon® X850 series advances High-Definition Gaming with blockbuster features, including SmartShader™ HD, ATI's highly advanced pixel shader engine. With up to 16 parallel pixel pipelines and up to 43 billion shader operations per second, the Radeon® X850 series delivers the power serious gamers need. SmoothVision™ HD combines advanced texture filtering with ATI's revolutionary 3Dc™ image enhancement technology to deliver brilliant image quality without compromising performance. 3Dc™ has quickly become an industry standard for supporting complex, high-definition visual effects in real time.

HYPER Z™ HD, ATI's intelligent data compression technology, enables the Radeon® X850 series to optimize available memory bandwidth for ultra-high resolution 3D gaming and ultra-fast performance. The result is the most extreme gaming experience ever, making this the ultimate graphics card for serious gamers.

Tomorrow's Video Experience Today With VideoShader™ HD, the Radeon® X850 series delivers a futuristic multimedia experience for Internet streaming video and DVD playback. The Radeon® X850 offers advanced hardware acceleration of video for reduced CPU utilization which increases overall system performance. Comprehensive support for industry-standard video formats, such as MPEG1/2/4, Real Media, DivX and WMV9 is also included. ATI's FullStream™ video processing technology further sharpens streaming video playback image quality.

The Solution for Extreme Gaming With its sophisticated board design, the Radeon® X850 series is the ultimate technology for today's newest and most demanding games. Power throttling technology together with the complex fan control system vastly improves overall stability and performance.

The Radeon® X850 series also features ATI's incredible display architecture, now with dual-DVI support. With output to HDTV capability, big screen multimedia and gaming is now larger and sharper than ever before. Users can simultaneously view on analog and digital monitors, including TV or HDTV, for the ultimate gaming, multimedia and applications multitasking experience.

Ultimate Performance and Stability The Radeon® X850 series features ATI's all-new Catalyst™ Control Center, the award-winning application that is revolutionizing how users interact with their graphics software. Catalyst™ Control Center delivers the industry's most stable 3D acceleration control software, providing exceptional graphics performance and breathtaking visual quality, while giving users complete command of their graphics processing unit.

Radeon® X850 is certified by Imaging Science Research Labs Inc. The Imaging Science Research Labs (ISF RL) certification and logo identify ATI’s Media Center Edition-ready products as best-in-class multimedia components, tested and verified to meet a superior level of technical performance, and the approval of the most discerning eye and ear.

Full-throttle Gaming
Boost your game play performance with the visual power and instant response you need to get the most from any DirectX® 9 and OpenGL® title. RADEON® X700 delivers beautifully rendered 3D animation for intense, interactive game play. Experience richer, more movie-quality visual effects than ever before withSMARTSHADER™ HD, the world’s most advanced pixel shader engine. Experiment with your advanced 3D settings, and check the effect with a real-time 3D rendered preview. With up to 8 parallel pixel pipelines and 256 MB or 128 MB of high performance GDDR3 memory, the RADEON® X700 has the muscle to meet the demands of today’s fast-and-furious gaming, and tomorrow’s new applications and operating systems.

Full-thrill Video
Enjoy the full visual impact of DVD movies with smoother, clearer, and more detailed video playback . ATI’s VIDEOSHADER™ HD accelerates video processing and imaging with programmable pixel shaders for improved DVD playback and better multitasking while watching DVD video. FULLSTREAM™ sharpens image quality by removing blocky artifacts from streaming internet video. The RADEON® X700 connects to your television using S-video and composite video outputs, and supports both High Definition (HD) and Standard Definition (SD) modes for every type of available display.

Full-featured Software
ATI’s award-winning CATALYST™ suite of software optimizes the graphics processor of the RADEON® X700 while ensuring maximum stability and user control. CATALYST™ automatically sets optimal settings for your system and enables safe VPU (Visual Processing Unit) overclocking, and in the unlikely event of a graphics hang, ATI’s VPU RECOVER automatically resets the graphics processor so you can continue without interruption or data loss. Featuring frequent updates, reliable customer service, and an interactive user feedback program, ATI’s CATALYST™ software suite is backed by ATI’s technical confidence, industry-leading capability, and uncompromising commitment to creating your ultimate visual experience.