Massive Performance and Innovative Image Technology Give Rise to High-Definition (HD) Gaming The RADEON® X800 graphics technology is the world’s fastest and most powerful VPU*, setting a new standard in graphics performance and visual realism. With up to 16 pipelines, higher clock speeds and breakthrough image enhancement technology, RADEON® X800 Graphics Technology ushers in a whole new gaming category called High-Definition Gaming. The World's Fastest and Most Powerful VPU* RADEON® X800 Graphics Technology delivers frame rates that surpass any previous graphics processor making it the world’s most powerful VPU*. With up to two times the performance of the acclaimed RADEON® 9800 PRO, RADEON® X800 graphics technology provides an extremely smooth, responsive HD gaming experience, putting capable gamers in complete control of even the most demanding game titles. A radically new architecture based on the latest .13 micron, low-k manufacturing process with ultra fast and efficient GDDR3 memory combine to produce extreme data rates and unbelievable acceleration in a quiet, cool, single-slot solution. Breakthrough Image Quality RADEON® X800 Graphics Technology defines a totally new High-Definition Gaming experience for the avid gamer by maximizing performance and image quality in higher detail and at higher resolutions than ever before. ATI‘s new and revolutionary 3Dc™ image enhancement technology brings characters to life and scenery to greater realism by enabling significant improvements to the image detail of character art with increased performance and lower memory usage. 3Dc™ is slated to become the industry standard to support more complex high-definition visual effects in real time. World's Most Advanced 3D Architecture RADEON® X800 graphics technology features SMARTSHADER™ HD, the most advanced pixel shader engine with up to 16 parallel pixel pipelines capable of an incredible 6 gigapixels/second fill rate in full precision! With six programmable vertex shader pipelines, capable of up to 700 million vertices per second and an overall capability of over 200 billion floating point operations per second(Giga FLOPS), RADEON® X800 Graphics Technology delivers the most beautifully rendered high-definition 3D animation for the ultimate in intense, interactive game play. Cutting Edge Video Technology RADEON® X800 graphics technology gives you more than just a great gaming experience. It also has sophisticated video processing, filtering and acceleration features that make multimedia applications more efficient, inspiring and fun. With VIDEOSHADER™ HD, RADEON® X800 graphics technology takes advantage of its advanced shader processing engine for user programmable video effects, video quality enhancement, and encoding and decoding of many video standards, including MPEG1/2/4, Real Media, DivX and WMV9. RADEON® X800 Graphics Technology also supports the latest high-definition and wide display formats, giving users bigger and more vivid movie, gaming and Internet experiences. DirectX® 9.0 Leadership Continues Over the past several years ATI has established a legacy of providing the highest performing Microsoft® DirectX® graphics card solutions. RADEON® X800 graphics technology offers the latest DirectX® 9.0 and OpenGL® 2.0 shader support to ensure that current and upcoming games look and play brilliantly, especially in high-definition. Stability is the foundation of the RADEON® X800 Graphics Technology Acclaimed by industry leaders, ATI’s award winning CATALYST™ software driver suite optimizes the graphics processor performance of ATI’s desktop products while ensuring maximum stability and user control. CATALYST™ provides frequent driver updates backed by ATI customer support, to ensure complete satisfaction. * RADEON X800 XT PE 256MB DDR compared with NVIDIA's GeForce 6800Ultra 256MB DDR, as measured by Far Cry, Thief3, NHL2004, UT2004 DM 1:1 Albatross, Battlefield: Vietnam, Rise of Nations and Splinter Cell. Testing conducted August 15, 2004 on the following system: AMD64 3700+ 1GB DDR400. 1600x1200 4XAA 16XAF.