ATI revolutionizes the world of graphics technology with the RADEON™ 9700 PRO Visual Processing Unit (VPU). Combining the fastest 3D graphics performance, sophisticated real-time visual effects, unsurpassed image quality and cutting-edge video features, RADEON™ 9700 PRO takes the PC entertainment experience to a totally new level. Featuring 325 MHz engine clock speed.
 

At-A-Glance:

• Fastest 3D gaming performance with next-generation VPU architecture
   
• Complete DirectX® 9.0 support for unprecedented realism and sophisticated visual effects
   
• SMOOTHVISION™ 2.0 technology provides new levels of image quality with advanced full-scene anti-aliasing (FSAA) and anisotropic filtering
   
• Revolutionary new video features including VIDEOSHADER™ and FULLSTREAM™ technologies
   
• Featuring CATALYST™ - ATI's industry-leading software suite with frequently scheduled free updates providing additional features and performance over the product's lifetime

Features:

• Eight parallel rendering pipelines
   
• Four parallel geometry engines
   
• 256-bit DDR memory interface
   
• AGP 8X support
• MPEG-2 decoding with motion compensation, iDCT and color space conversion
   
• All-format DTV/HDTV decoding
   
• YPrPb component output
   
• Adaptive de-interlacing and frame rate conversion
   
• Dual integrated display controllers
   
• Dual integrated 10-bit per channel 400 MHz DACs
   
• Integrated 165 MHz TMDS transmitter (DVI & HDCP compliant)
   
• Integrated TV Output support up to 1024x768 resolution
   
• Optimized for Pentium® 4 SSE2 and AMD Athlon™ 3Dnow!
• PC 2002 compliant

Technology:

SMARTSHADER™ 2.0

• Programmable pixel and vertex shaders
   
• 16 textures per pass
   
• Pixel shaders up to 160 instructions with 128-bit floating point precision
   
• Vertex shaders up to 1024 instructions with flow control
   
• Multiple render target support
   
• Shadow volume rendering acceleration
   
• High precision 10-bit per channel frame buffer support
   
• Supports DirectX® 9.0 and the latest version of OpenGL
  
  SMOOTHVISION™ 2.0
   
• 2x/4x/6x full scene anti-aliasing modes
   
• Adaptive algorithm with programmable sample patterns
   
• 2x/4x/8x/16x anisotropic filtering modes
   
• Adaptive algorithm with bi-linear (performance) and tri-linear (quality) options
  
  HYPER Z™ III
   
• 3-level Hierarchical Z-Buffer with early Z test
   
• Lossless Z-Buffer compression (up to 24:1)
   
• Fast Z-Buffer Clear
  
  TRUFORM™ 2.0
   
• 2nd generation N-Patch higher order surface support
   
• Discrete and continuous tessellation levels per polygon
   
• Displacement mapping
  
  VIDEOSHADER™
   
• Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video
  
  FULLSTREAM™ video de-blocking technology
   
• Noise removal filtering for captured video

Specifications:

• Graphics Technology: RADEON™ 9700 PRO Visual Processing Unit (VPU)
   
• Memory Configuration: 128MB of double data rate SDRAM
• Operating Systems Support:
  - Windows® XP
  - Windows® 2000
  - Windows® Me
• Display Support:
  - VGA connector for analog CRT
  - S-video or composite connector for TV / VCR
  - DVI-I connector for digital CRT or flat panel
  - Independent resolutions and refresh rates for any two connected displays
• Warranty: 3-year limited warranty

System Requirements:

• Intel® Pentium® 4/III/II/Celeron™, AMD® K6/Duron™/Athlon®/Athlon XP® or compatible with AGP 2X (3.3v), 4X (1.5V), 8X (0.8v) or Universal AGP 3.0 bus configuration (2X/4X/8X).
   
• 128MB of system memory
   
• Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
   
• DVD playback requires DVD drive