ATI Radeon 8500 64Mb DDR

Wednesday, June 05, 2002


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overview

Revolutionize your 3D gaming experience! With 64MB DDR memory and intelligent architecture, RADEON™ 8500 gives you the new level of character realism and texture versatility, raising the bar in visual quality and performance.
  • Powered by the revolutionary RADEON™ 8500 - world's fastest and most advanced graphics processing unit (GPU)
  • Features ATI's TRUFORM™, SMARTSHADER™ and SMOOTHVISION™, and HYPER™ Z II technologies
  • The only GPU to support DirectX® 8.1
  • Supports OpenGL® 1.3 features
  • 64MB of powerful double data rate (DDR) memory
  • Latest 3D games support the advanced features of RADEON™ 8500
  • Dual monitor and Video output support
  • Industry-leading DVD video playback
  • Digital Flat Panel (DVI) support
  • Supports 3D resolutions (32-bit color) up to 2048x1536
  • AGP universal bus (for AGP 2X/4X systems)
  • Designed and manufactured by ATI

features
Unsurpassed 3D gaming
  • Powered by the revolutionary RADEON™ 8500 GPU and 64MB of DDR memory for the fastest and most advanced 3D graphics on the market
  • Features ATI's innovative TRUFORM™ technology that makes the outlines of 3D characters and objects look smoother and more natural than ever before
  • High resolution 32-bit 3D gaming up to 2048x1536
  • ATI's HYPER Z™ II technology conserves memory bandwidth for improved performance in demanding applications and boosts effective bandwidth by over 25%
  • SMOOTHVISION™ anti-aliasing - the most advanced anti-aliasing to eliminate distracting visual artifacts for smoother looking images and without serious performance compromise
Best visual effects
  • ATI's new SMARTSHADER™ technology takes advantage of the DirectX® 8.1 features to enable more complex and realistic texture and lighting effects
  • The only graphics board to support DirectX® 8.1
  • Best performance for today's and tomorrow's demanding applications
  • Full support and compliance with OpenGL® 1.3 applications
  • CHARISMA ENGINE™ II supports full Transformation, Clipping and Lighting (T&L) at 75 million triangles/second peak processing capability
  • PIXEL TAPESTRY™ II, the RADEON™ 8500 3D rendering engine, powers an incredible 2.4 Gigatexels per second for the highest fill rates in 32-bit at high resolutions
Dual monitor support
  • Leading-edge HYDRAVISION™ technology supports traditional CRT monitors, flat panel displays and TVs
  • Multi-task with MultiDesk - play multi-monitor games, or work in different applications on each monitor without having to switch back-and-forth
  • Assign 'Hot Key' shortcuts for the most used functions
  • Vary settings from one application to the next, or choose global settings that determine the behavior of windows and dialog boxes for all applications in your multi-monitor environment
  • Learn more about HYDRAVISION™
Industry-leading video playback
  • ATI's VIDEO IMMERSION™ II technology enables integration of industry-leading digital video features, including advanced de-interlacing algorithms for unprecedented video quality and integrated digital TV decode capability
  • Includes programmable gamma for the overlay and Frame Rate Conversion (Temporal Filtering)
  • Hardware DVD saves the expense of buying a separate MPEG-2/DVD decoder card and motion compensation allows for DVD decoding with minimum CPU usage
  • HDTV ready
DVI and TV/Video output support
  • RADEON™ 8500 uses RAGE THEATER™ companion chip for high quality video output
  • Features 165MHz integrated TMDS transmitter to support DVI up to UXGA (1600x1200) resolution
  • Get all of the incredible 3D and DVD of RADEON™ 8500 with the benefit of flat panels - crisper images, significantly reduced eyestrain and space savings
  • Use video-out to connect your PC to TV or VCR