Experience the Питание of HD

Experience the Питание of HD with the ATI Radeon HD 3800 серия of GPUs – graphics processing designed for ultimate HD gaming.

Ultimate HD Gaming

Advance to ultimate HD gaming with incredible Производительность, life-like graphics and support for Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1. With ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 серия GPUs Питаниеing your gaming experience, you’re ready to dominate the battlefield. And thanks to plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX™ upgradeability, you can scale your Производительность to even greater heights.
Prepare to DOMINATE!

HD Video Beyond 1080p

The latest Blu-ray and HD DVD movies play smoothly at full 1080p and your CPU is unbound for other tasks thanks to the Unified Video Decoder and ATI Avivo™ HD video and display technology. Enjoy quality to spare with resolutions upscaled beyond 1080p for the most processing-intensive content. And with a choice of digital outputs, you have more options when enjoying your digital entertainment.²

Break-through Efficiency

ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 серия Графический процессорs have break-through efficiency, with up to twice the processing Производительность per watt than previous generations of AMD GPUs. And thanks to the smaller, 55nm process technology that runs cool and quiet, you can pack more Производительность in your system at an extraordinary value.

• Ultimate Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 Производительность – You’ll be blown away by life-like graphics from the latest DirectX® 10.1 games, with stunning 3D graphics and shading effects.
• Incredible Compute Питание – up to 640 Потоковые процессоры (320 x 2) on a single card deliver the raw horseПитание to attack the most demanding graphics applications.
• ATI CrossFireX™ multi-GPU – Upgrade to even greater 3D Производительность quickly and easily thanks to plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX technology with up to quad-GPU support.
• PCI Express® 2.0 – Get ready for the most demanding graphics applications with PCI Express 2.0 support, which allows up to twice the throughput of current AMD PCI Express карты.¹
• Unified Video Decoder – View and manipulate the latest Blu-ray and HD DVD content with a dedicated hardware video decoder that leaves your CPU free to perform other tasks.
• Ultimate Image Quality – Производительность that rivals high-end HD-DVD and Blu-ray players on displays with resolutions that exceed 1080p – up to 2560×1600.²
• Integrated Digital Outputs – Enjoy your digital content the way you want to, with built-in HDMI® that includes 5.1 surround audio for big screen entertainment.
• More Processing Производительность per Watt – Get up to twice the Gigaflops per watt of previous generations of high-end AMD GPUs.
• ATI ПитаниеPlay™ Technology – Питание saving features that reduce Питание consumption at idle or during low-usage.
• Runs Cool and Quiet – With a smaller chip designed to use less Питание, your system can take advantage of high-end Windows Vista® features while running more efficiently and quieter than ever.

 

ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 System Requirements

• PCI Express® based PC is required with one dual-width X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard
• 550 Watt or greater Питание supply with two 2×3-pin PCIe® Питание connectors required (750 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for dual ATI CrossFireX™)
• For enhanced Производительность with ATI Overdrive™¹, a Питание supply with one 2×3-pin and one 2×4-pin PCIe ® Питание connector is required
• Certified Питание supplies are strongly recommended
• Certified system cases with good airflow and cooling are recommended
• 1GB of system Память recommended
• Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
• DVD playback requires DVD drive
• Blu-ray™ / HD DVD playback requires a Blu-ray / HD DVD drive

ATI Radeon HD 3870 and ATI Radeon HD 3850 System Requirements

• PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard
• 450 Watt or greater Питание supply with 75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express® Питание connector recommended (550 Watt and two 6-pin connectors for dual ATI CrossFireX™)
• Certified Питание supplies are recommended
• 1GB of system Память recommended
• Installation software requires an optical drive
• DVD playback requires DVD drive
• Blu-ray™ / HD DVD playback requires a Blu-ray / HD DVD drive
• For a complete ATI CrossFireX™ system, additional ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 серия graphics card(s), an ATI CrossFireX Ready motherboard and one ATI CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect cable per board (included) are required

Видеокарта AMD Delivers Enthusiast Производительность Leadership(1) with the Introduction of the ATI Radeon™ HD 3870 X2

— Industry’s first teraflop consumer graphics card redefines high-definition Производительность for 1080P gaming and beyond —

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — 1/28/2008 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the immediate availability of the ATI Radeon™ HD 3870 X2 Графический процессор, expanding the visual boundaries of PC entertainment well beyond the 1080P High Definition (HD) threshold. The industry’s first Графический процессор to break the Teraflop (one trillion floating point operations per second) barrier, the ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 nearly doubles the Производительность of the award-winning ATI Radeon™ HD 3870 introduced in November 2007.²

Through an elegant yet aggressive design, the 55 nanometer process-based ATI Radeon 3870 X2 combines two ATI Radeon HD 3870s on a single graphics board, connected through integrated CrossFire™ technology. ATI Radeon 3870 X2 is also the first Производительность-leadership graphics product in the world to support Microsoft’s upcoming DirectX® 10.1 technology. The ATI Radeon 3870 X2 delivers a new class of price and Производительность leadership with unbelievable enthusiast value at a suggested retail price of US $449.

This launch follows on the success of the recently released ATI Radeon™ HD 3400 and ATI Radeon™ HD 3600 серия graphics products, completing a comprehensive portfolio of next-generation 55nm GPUs that deliver unparalleled price, Производительность and energy efficiency from entry-level to Производительность-leadership class products.

“PC gaming enthusiasts demand the ultimate in Производительность and scalability for their HD gaming experience and the ATI Radeon 3870 X2 sets the standard by which all should be compared in this segment,” said Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager, Graphics Product Group, AMD. “With this launch we reaffirm our commitment to enthusiast Производительность leadership and send a clear message that the ATI Radeon 3870 X2 is the new gold standard of the PC gaming world.”

Ultimate Производительность
With the upcoming introduction of Microsoft’s DirectX 10.1 specification, gamers can expect more realistic gaming environments while developers have access to an increased amount of tools and resources to enhance overall image quality. Through delivering top-to-bottom DirectX 10.1 support, ATI Radeon HD 3000 серия users can enjoy a more complete gaming experience now and in the future.

“We’re pleased to see our newest DirectX 10 technology brought to market so soon with the introduction of AMD’s latest enthusiast hardware,” said Kevin Unangst, senior global director of Games for Windows, Microsoft. “One of the greatest advantages of PC gaming is the rapid pace at which the experiences evolve and improve. ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 delivers on the promise of DirectX 10 gaming with significantly improved visuals and enhanced Производительность.”

ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 will also provide support for ATI CrossFireX™, the innovative next-generation AMD multi-GPU technology designed to support up to four GPUs. Software support to enable ATI CrossFireX is planned for late Q1 2008.

Ultimate HD Experiences
With the launch of ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2, AMD continues to support the industry-leading Unified Video Decoder (UVD) and ATI Avivo™ HD for exceptional platform efficiency and image quality for H.264 and VC-1 high definition content. Enhanced HDMI functionality is also offered via integrated HDCP and audio for HDMI video.

“Alienware prides itself on staying at the forefront of HD gaming innovation so that our brand stands for the best possible experience for our customers,” said Patrick Cooper, director of product group, Alienware. “With the launch of the ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 in our Area-51 ALX CrossFire platform, we can push the boundaries of visual realism one step further and provide enthusiast gamers with the perfect blend of next-generation features, Производительность and platform efficiency.”

Ultimate Efficiency
The ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 is the first enthusiast Графический процессорs to use TSMC’s 55nm process technology. The smooth transition to 55nm has allowed for a 2X increase in Производительность-per-watt over the previous generation. Through an elegant board design, the ATI Radeon 3870 X2 delivers exceptional acoustics that are roughly equivalent to a single ATI Radeon HD 3870. When combined with ATI ПитаниеPlay™ technology, the ATI Radeon 3870 X2 delivers exceptional idle Питание efficiency with the ability to dynamically raise or lower GPU Питание depending on the usage scenario.

The ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 launches with broad availability and ecosystem support from AMD’s Add-in-Board (AIB) and Systems Integrators (SI) partners. AIB partners building boards Основана на the ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 include Asus, ASK, Club3D, Diamond Multimedia, HIS, ITC, Jetway, MSI, Sapphire, Triplex, Tul and Visiontek. Systems integrators launching ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 серия include ABS, Alienware, Canada Computers, CyberПитание, Falcon-Northwest, iBUYПитание, Maingear, Systemax and Velocity Micro.

For press resources including images and logos, please visit the press kit at http://www.amd.com/radeon3k/presskit.

About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is a leading global provider of innovative processing solutions in the computing, graphics and consumer electronics markets. AMD is dedicated to driving open innovation, choice and industry growth by delivering superior customer-centric solutions that emПитание consumers and businesses worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com.

Cautionary Statement
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¹Производительность comparisons using ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 versus NVIDIA 8800 Ultra using 3D Mark 2006, Supreme Commander, Call of Juarez, BioShock and Unreal Tournament 3 at 2560X1600 on AMD Phenom 2.6GHz CPU, AMD 790FX chipset, 2GB DDR2-800, Windows VISTA 64bit and ATI Catalyst display driver v. 8.45

²Производительность comparisons of ATI Radeon HD 3870 versus ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 using 3D Mark 2006, Supreme Commander and Unreal Tournament 3 at 2560X1600 on AMD Phenom 2.6GHz CPU, AMD 790FX chipset, 2GB DDR2-800, Windows VISTA 64bit and ATI Catalyst display driver v. 8.45