ATI Radeon 9800 Series

RADEON™ 9800 technology is available in two product configurations built by ATI: RADEON™ 9800 PRO 128MB and RADEON ™ 9800 PRO 256MB.

RADEON™ 9800 Series of visual processors is the most visually advanced 3D performer on the planet, delivering an immersive, cinematic experience for the most demanding next-generation games with up to 256MB of DDR memory and a 256-bit memory interface. Merging advanced stability with revolutionary features, RADEON™ 9800 Series is the only Visual Processing family in its 2nd generation.

At-a-glance:
Prepare yourself for the world's fastest and most compelling gameplay, courtesy of the unprecedented power, control and eight-pipeline architecture of RADEON™ 9800 Series.
Featuring first 256MB gamer board
Experience feature film quality on your PC, the new standard in 3D entertainment.
Advanced stability meets revolutionary features with support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0, OpenGL® feature sets and the only cinematic quality Visual Processing Unit in its 2nd generation.
Featuring CATALYST™, the industry's most stable 3D acceleration software.
features

Cinematic Rendering
Up to 256MB of DDR memory provides increased performance when rendering high resolution textures, characters, and environments
256-bit memory interface delivers the bandwidth for real-time 3D graphics and barrier-free performance
8-pixel pipeline architecture doubles the rendering power of other graphics processors
Maximum 3D
SMARTSHADER™ 2.1 supports the latest Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 feature set, enabling cinematic quality lighting and shadow effects.
SMOOTHVISION™ 2.1 delivers the sharpest, clearest textures without sacrificing frame rates.
128-bit full floating point precision enables billions of color variations to render the same lighting and effects as Hollywood studios.
Featuring CATALYST™, the industry's most stable 3D acceleration software.
Generation Now Technology
Supports the latest Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 and OpenGL® feature sets, ensuring long-term compatibility with the hottest gaming releases.
FULLSTREAM™ removes blocky artifacts from streaming Internet video to deliver smoother looking, higher quality online content.
VIDEOSHADER™ integrates features to provide unprecedented support for digital and high definition video.
Only Products designed and built by ATI offer:
Hassle-free manufacturers warranty
Responsive and knowledgeable Customer Service Team
Extensive online user resources and updates through ATI.com
Feature-rich, frequently updated, ATI designed CATALYST™ software

overview
The cinematic revolution continues with RADEON™ 9800 Series, the fastest and most visually advanced 3D performer on the planet. A supercharged, 256-bit DDR memory interface and a thrilling 8-pixel pipeline generate the power to deliver real-time, Hollywood caliber graphics for the most demanding next-generation games.
Cinematic Rendering
Backed by highly programmable shader engines and supporting the latest Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 and OpenGL® feature sets, the RADEON™ 9800 Series of visual processors is designed to bring the most detailed worlds to life with motion picture quality lighting, textures and effects.

Maximum 3D Performance
Savor a 3D experience with the sharpest, clearest picture quality imaginable, thanks to SMOOTHVISION™ 2.1 and its latest anti-aliasing and texture filtering technologies. Add eight parallel rendering pipelines, a 256-bit wide memory interface and support for the AGP 8X standard, and you have the blazing fast clock speeds to deliver incredible performance at the highest resolutions and detail settings.

Redefining Realism
SMARTSHADER™ 2.1 sets a new standard for visual realism with its 128-bit floating-point color precision, enabling hyper-realistic imagery to be displayed with billions of color variations. FULLSTREAM™ removes blocky artifacts from streaming Internet video to deliver smoother-looking, higher quality online content. VIDEOSHADER™ integrates features to provide unprecedented support for digital and high definition video.

Generation Now Technology
RADEON™ 9800 technology is stable, reliable, highly optimized and represents the industry’s only cinematic Visual Processing Unit (VPU) in its 2nd generation. Years of research, engineering and a historical obsession with image quality have ensured that ATI remains the leader in graphics technology for PC Entertainment.

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