ATi RADEON 8500LE

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Link alla notizia : <a href="http://news.hwupgrade.it/4887.html">http://news.hwupgrade.it/4887.html</a>

Come già annunciato qualche giorno fa con <a href=http://news.hwupgrade.it/4865.html>questa notizia</a>, ATi ha introdotto ufficialmente quest'oggi una nuova versione di scheda video Radeon 8500, caratterizzata dalla sigla LE. Questo nuovo prodotto ha frequenze di lavoro di 250 Mhz per chip e memoria video, contro quelle di 275 Mhz per la versione Radon 8500, e aspira ad assumere un ruolo di leadership nel mercato degli integratori e degli OEM, nel quale ATi già detiene una considerevole fetta di mercato.
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Qui di seguito è riportata l'intera press release ufficiale di ATi:

<blockquote><i>ATI unveils RADEON™ 8500LE graphics chip, cost-effective, industry-leading technology
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Designed and marketed solely to OEM, ODM and AIB customers and based on award-winning, innovative technology<br><br>

MARKHAM, Ontario – ATI Technologies Inc. (TSE:ATY, NASDAQ:ATYT), a world leader in the supply of graphics, video and multimedia solutions, today introduced the RADEON™ 8500LE graphics processor, the latest addition to RADEON™, the world’s most powerful and innovative family of graphics chip and board technologies.<br><br>

Based on the award-winning RADEON 8500 chip architecture, the RADEON 8500LE affords customers all of the industry-leading features of the world’s fastest and most technologically advanced graphics chip at a cost that is extremely appealing to a broader group of customers and at a performance level (250 MHz (megahertz) core clock speed compared to the RADEON 8500’s 275 MHz core clock speed) that would satisfy even the most power-hungry game or application. While ATI is marketing the RADEON 8500 through retail outlets worldwide, it is not selling the RADEON 8500LE through retail under the ATI brand name. ATI will only distribute the RADEON 8500LE to OEMs, ODMs and AIBs, who will then market the technology under their own brand names, selling it to systems integrators, distributors and retailers.
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“We recognize that our OEM (original equipment manufacturer), ODM (original design manufacturer) and AIB (add-in-board manufacturer) customers want components at a variety of price and performance levels when choosing options for their systems,” said Jewelle Schiedel-Webb, Director, Desktop Marketing, ATI Technologies Inc. “The RADEON 8500LE will allow our OEM, ODM and AIB customers to include the technology-leading features of the RADEON 8500 chip with their products but, by using a variety of memory speeds and types, the cost of the product can be tailored to suit a broader range of customers.”

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Thirteen companies are announcing RADEON 8500LE designs, including CP Technology Co. Ltd.; DFI Inc.; Ennyah Technologies Corp.; Giga-Byte Technology Co. Ltd.; Jetway Information Co. Ltd; Joytech Computer Co. Ltd.; Power Magic Multimedia Ltd.; Raising Rich Ltd.; Sapphire Developments Ltd.; Shuttle Inc.; Super Grace Electronics Ltd.; Wistron Corporation; Yuan Yuan High-Tech Development Co. Ltd. Some of these designs are already shipping.
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“We are excited by the opportunity to incorporate ATI’s RADEON 8500LE in our product lineup,” said Larry Yeo, Executive Vice President, CP Technology. “We see this product bringing high-end 3D graphics technology to customers at a variety of price points.”
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“The majority of the market falls into the mainstream category. The RADEON 8500LE allows us to bring high-end 3D technologies into that segment,” said Johnson Lin, General Manager, Giga-Byte Technology. “Now our customers will have more options, and that is good for our business.”
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“Our customers are looking for excellent performance at an excellent price,” said K.D. Au, President of Sapphire Developments Ltd. “With the RADEON 8500LE, we will be able to offer high-end, leading-edge technologies such as TRUFORM and SMARTSHADER at a very attractive price – and with amazing performance.”
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"Choosing leading-edge features used to mean choosing the most expensive product available, but features and cost are mutually exclusive," said Ted Huang, President, Yuan Yuan High-Tech Development Co. Ltd. "The RADEON 8500LE offers industry leading features to our customers at flexible price points."
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The RADEON 8500LE includes all of the new technologies found in the RADEON 8500, including TRUFORM™, an innovative rendering technology that helps to deliver the smoothest, most natural 3D images ever seen on existing and next-generation 3D games; and SMARTSHADER™, an advanced technology that is the first application of its kind to take advantage of Microsoft’s new DirectX 8.1 specification, including supporting Pixel Shaders Versions 1.2 - 1.4 to enable more complex and realistic texture and lighting effects without sacrificing performance.
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The RADEON 8500LE joins the RADEON 8500 in fully supporting Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows XP, including DirectX 8.1.
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The RADEON 8500LE brings the critically acclaimed RADEON PC graphics family to eight members. Other chips and boards in the RADEON family include the RADEON™ 8500 desktop PC graphics processor, the ALL-IN-WONDER™ RADEON™ 8500DV multimedia graphics processor, the RADEON™ 7500, RADEON™ 7200 and RADEON™ 7000 desktop PC graphics boards, the MOBILITY™ RADEON™ 7500 mobile graphics chip, and the FIRE GL™ 8800 workstation graphics solution.
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The RADEON family of graphics chip and board technologies offers consumers the most complete range of solutions available from any graphics manufacturer in the world as well as the ultimate in pure gaming power, 3D quality of the highest order and unparalleled price-performance.</i></blockquote>

[csteo]

si evvai con l'inglese
NON HO VOGLIA DI TRADURRE!!!!!1

[ferro75]

Speriamo che non faccia la fine della radeon LE che in Italia non è mai arrivata!

[gasse]

Bisogna vedere se si overclocka senza problemi! Magari ci prendiamo una marca mai sentita e con una modesta spesa arriviamo nei pressi di un Ti500!

[Stillo]

Bisogna vedere quanto costa!!!!
Se è sotto le 500 carte ci faccio un bel pensierino :-9

[REPSOL]

Io voglio sapere da quanti ns ha le RAMMMMMMMM se ha le stesse della radeon 8500 (cosa molto improbabile visto che sennò non costerebbe meno) allora VAI CON L'OVERCLOCK A BOMBA