Review 2008

In timpul expozitiei Computex 2008, AMD a anuntat lansarea noului chip grafic ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800. Noua familie de chipset-uri grafice dedicate dispozitivelor mobile, ATI Mobility Radeon 3000, promite performante grafice de top (inclusiv prin tehnologia ATI CrossFireX) dar si o mai buna eficienta energetica datorata procesului de productie pe 55nm.

Placile video din seria ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 alaturi de procesoarele AMD Turion X2 Ultra, chipset-urile AMD din seria 7xx si tehnologiile wireless de ultima ora - 802.11n Draft 2.0 - creeaza urmatoarea generatie de notebook-uri pe platforma AMD pentru o exceptionala performanta video HD pe dispozitivele mobile.

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 series coupled with the AMD Turion X2 Ultra Processors, the AMD 7-Series Chipset, and industry-leading wireless technologies like 802.11n Draft 2.0 form the next-generation AMD notebook platform, also announced today, for the ultimate in HD visual performance on the go.

Notebooks equipped with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 series allow users to experience the power of HD with graphics processing designed for work and play to satisfy the needs of the most demanding graphics professionals on the go.

“The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 is the most feature-rich notebook graphics solution we have ever produced,” said Matt Skynner, vice president of marketing, Graphics Products Group, AMD. “It’s an ‘uber-performance’ chip that beats all comers. Our notebook manufacturing customers now have the ability to create the ultimate in notebook solutions that feature amazing energy efficiency coupled with next-generation, unsurpassed mobile graphics technologies.”

As the only high-performance mobile graphics solution capable of supporting applications created using Microsoft DirectX 10.1, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 series offers superb HD game performance and life-like realism for The Ultimate Visual Experience. New PCI Express 2.0 support enables fast throughput and superior overall system performance -- ideal for high-performance gamers. Notebooks with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 series will allow users to enjoy the latest Blu-ray movies in full-HD 1080p resolution2 and free the CPU for other tasks. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 series also provides break-through energy efficiency with improved performance-per-watt to deliver exceptional battery life.

The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 features a variety of new technologies designed to improve overall notebook performance:

The Ultimate Visual Experience is enabled with next generation Unified Shader Architecture, immense processing power and a 256-bit GDDR3 memory interface. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 series delivers feature-rich graphics for astonishing image quality and optimal 3D modeling application performance.
ATI CrossFireX technology for mobile graphics delivers high-performance PC gaming by combining multiple ATI Radeon graphics in a single notebook PC to increase graphics quality and performance. ATI CrossFireX is designed to the latest industry-standards for notebooks today.
PCI Express 2.0 offers more than enough horsepower for the most demanding professional graphics applications by boosting 3D graphics performance while providing fast throughput resulting in an excellent overall system performance.
ATI Avivo HD Technology is the high-performance engine for advanced image and video technology, while freeing the CPU from compute-intensive video decoding tasks. ATI Avivo HD Technology delivers smooth full HD format video playback and photo editing with brilliant colors and sharp images, ideal for professionals demanding the next level of display technology excellence.
Energy-efficient 55nm graphics processor technology helps extend battery life and conserve energy.
ATI PowerPlay technology dynamically delivers the optimal balance between performance and power to suit performance requirements for long battery life and superior performance-per-watt operation.
Breakthrough Performance-per-watt is critical to users who demand exceptional performance and power saving features that help lower power consumption.
New design size implementation allows the chip to run cool, producing less heat so that notebook delivers the power, performance and efficiency users crave. Source: AMD