• Powered by the revolutionary RADEON 8500 - world^s fastest and most advanced graphics processing unit (GPU)
  　
• Features ATI TRUFORM, SMARTSHADER, 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)
  　

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 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 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 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
  　

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 for
  　

System requirements
　

　

• Pentium 4/Celeron/III/II, AMDR K6/Athlon or compatible with AGP 2X or AGP 2X/4X universal slot
  　
• Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
  　
• DVD playback requires DVD drive on PCs with an Intel Pentium II processor (or equivalent) and 32MB of system memory
  　

Monitor support
　

　

• CRT Monitor: 15-pin VGA connector
  　
• S-Video or composite connector
  　
• DVI-I (flat panel display) connector
  　

Display support
　

　

• Register compatible with VGA
  　
• BIOS compatible with VESA for super VGA
  　
• DDC1/2b/2b+ monitor support
  　
• VESA Display Power Management Support
  　
• Separate horizontal & vertical synchronization at TTL levels
  　

Features
　

　

• TRUFORM
  　
• SMARTSHADER
  　
• DirectX 8.1 support
  　
• OpenGL 1.3
  　
• SMOOTHVISION anti-aliasing
  　
• HYPER Z II
  　
• CHARISMA ENGINE II
  　
• PIXEL TAPESTRY II
  　
• VIDEO IMMERSION II
  　
• High Performance Memory Support
  　
• Dual Display Support
  　
• Integrated Transformation, Clipping and Lighting
  　
• Twin Cache Architecture
  　
• SuperScalar Rendering
  　
• Single-Pass Multi-texturing
  　
• True Color Rendering
  　
• Triangle Setup Engine
  　
• Texture Cache
  　
• Bilinear/Trilinear Filtering
  　
• Line & Edge Anti-aliasing
  　
• Full-Screen Anti-aliasing
  　
• Texture Compositing
  　
• Texture Decompression
  　
• Specular Highlights
  　
• Perspectively Correct Texture Mapping
  　
• Mip-Mapping
  　
• Z-buffering and Double-buffering
  　
• Emboss, Dot Product 3 and Environment bump mapping
  　
• Spherical, Dual-Paraboloid and Cubic environment mapping
  　
• Fog effects, texture lighting, video textures, reflections, shadows, spotlights, LOD biasing and texture morphing