Dave Baumann
23-Aug-2002, 20:44
<p align="center">The RADEON 9700 ATLANTIS PRO
Submerse Yourself in New Depths of Realism</P>August 22, 2002 , CA USA: Sapphire Technology LTD introduces RADEON 9700 Atlantis Pro: The RADEON 9700 ATLANTIS PRO redefines the PC landscape with special effects and features never before thought possible on the PC platform. Incarnated from the latest technological phenomenon to be delivered from ATI, the RADEON 9700 video processing unit (VPU), the Sapphire RADEON 9700 ATLANTIS PRO carries with it the power to silence the argument of which is the most powerful VGA card on the market. With AGP 8x support providing 2GB/sec of bandwidth, 128MB of onboard DDR memory operating at a blistering 620MHz, and full acceleration of DirectX 9 features, the RADEON 9700 ATLANTIS PRO renders the competitions products obsolete!
Powered by the Eagerly Anticipated ATi RADEON 9700™ VPU
The nucleus of the RADEON 9700 ATLANTIS PRO's raw power is the world's most complex VPU in the RADEON 9700 operating at a lofty 325MHz. Enjoy elaborate worlds erupting with life rendered in real-time with sophisticated lighting effects supported by DirectX® 9.0 and made possible by the RADEON 9700 Atlantis Pro's four Vertex Shader Engine, SMARTSHADER™ 2.0. Engulf yourself in environments absent of jagged edges, and constructed with precision spatial representation, made possible by full-scene anti-aliasing (FSAA) and anisotropic filtering, found in SMOOTHVISION™ 2.0. Further extending the quest for true-to-life graphics, the RADEON 9700 ATLANTIS PRO makes use of TRUFORM™ 2.0 to create scene models that exhibit the same skeletal and muscular features as their real world counterparts. All of these features, without the frame rate hit due in part to the HYPERZ™ III technology embedded in the RADEON 9700 core that removes unseen pixels from memory and reduces the necessary memory bandwidth consumption by over 50%! When paired with the acclaimed CATALYST 2.2 driver suite, no graphics solution can rival it!
The Definitive Video Solution
Witness an unparalleled cinematic experience with the acclaimed CATALYST™ software suite. Bridge the worlds of gaming and video-playback through the use of the ATI® MULTIMEDIA CENTER software and the RADEON 9700 Atlantis Pro's VIDEOSHADER™ and FULLSTREAM™ technologies. Expand your horizons across two desktops and increase productivity with the CATALYST™ suite's HYDRAVISION™ Dual-monitor support feature.Sapphire will commence shipments of the RADEON 9700 ATLANTIS PRO to both retail customers and distributors in late August where it will join the recently introduced RADEON 9000 ATLANTIS PRO, and Sapphire's other equally strong retail products in stores and via online E-Tailers.
About Sapphire Technology Ltd
Sapphire Technology Ltd designs, manufactures and distributes the most complete range of ATI based video graphics accelerators worldwide. Additionally Sapphire produces mainboards based on ATI's newest IGP chipset technology. Sapphire is based in Hong Kong with two ISO9001 and ISO14001 manufacturing facilities in Dongguan, China. The factories have a total capacity of 1.8 million graphic boards per month. Sapphire currently employs over 3000 employees worldwide with local representation in North America, Europe and Asia. www.sapphiretech.com
Submerse Yourself in New Depths of Realism</P>August 22, 2002 , CA USA: Sapphire Technology LTD introduces RADEON 9700 Atlantis Pro: The RADEON 9700 ATLANTIS PRO redefines the PC landscape with special effects and features never before thought possible on the PC platform. Incarnated from the latest technological phenomenon to be delivered from ATI, the RADEON 9700 video processing unit (VPU), the Sapphire RADEON 9700 ATLANTIS PRO carries with it the power to silence the argument of which is the most powerful VGA card on the market. With AGP 8x support providing 2GB/sec of bandwidth, 128MB of onboard DDR memory operating at a blistering 620MHz, and full acceleration of DirectX 9 features, the RADEON 9700 ATLANTIS PRO renders the competitions products obsolete!
Powered by the Eagerly Anticipated ATi RADEON 9700™ VPU
The nucleus of the RADEON 9700 ATLANTIS PRO's raw power is the world's most complex VPU in the RADEON 9700 operating at a lofty 325MHz. Enjoy elaborate worlds erupting with life rendered in real-time with sophisticated lighting effects supported by DirectX® 9.0 and made possible by the RADEON 9700 Atlantis Pro's four Vertex Shader Engine, SMARTSHADER™ 2.0. Engulf yourself in environments absent of jagged edges, and constructed with precision spatial representation, made possible by full-scene anti-aliasing (FSAA) and anisotropic filtering, found in SMOOTHVISION™ 2.0. Further extending the quest for true-to-life graphics, the RADEON 9700 ATLANTIS PRO makes use of TRUFORM™ 2.0 to create scene models that exhibit the same skeletal and muscular features as their real world counterparts. All of these features, without the frame rate hit due in part to the HYPERZ™ III technology embedded in the RADEON 9700 core that removes unseen pixels from memory and reduces the necessary memory bandwidth consumption by over 50%! When paired with the acclaimed CATALYST 2.2 driver suite, no graphics solution can rival it!
The Definitive Video Solution
Witness an unparalleled cinematic experience with the acclaimed CATALYST™ software suite. Bridge the worlds of gaming and video-playback through the use of the ATI® MULTIMEDIA CENTER software and the RADEON 9700 Atlantis Pro's VIDEOSHADER™ and FULLSTREAM™ technologies. Expand your horizons across two desktops and increase productivity with the CATALYST™ suite's HYDRAVISION™ Dual-monitor support feature.Sapphire will commence shipments of the RADEON 9700 ATLANTIS PRO to both retail customers and distributors in late August where it will join the recently introduced RADEON 9000 ATLANTIS PRO, and Sapphire's other equally strong retail products in stores and via online E-Tailers.
About Sapphire Technology Ltd
Sapphire Technology Ltd designs, manufactures and distributes the most complete range of ATI based video graphics accelerators worldwide. Additionally Sapphire produces mainboards based on ATI's newest IGP chipset technology. Sapphire is based in Hong Kong with two ISO9001 and ISO14001 manufacturing facilities in Dongguan, China. The factories have a total capacity of 1.8 million graphic boards per month. Sapphire currently employs over 3000 employees worldwide with local representation in North America, Europe and Asia. www.sapphiretech.com