August 2004 3Digest:
ATI RADEON 9550 128MB (250/400 MHz)
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This GPU is presented by HIS Excalibur 9550 128MB, AGP card.
Features:
- ATI RADEON 9550 GPU, 250 MHz core clock;
- 128MB DDR SGRAM; 200 (400) MHz clock rate; 128-bit bus;
- Peak fill rate in the multitexturing mode is 1000 megapixels/sec and 1000 megatexels/sec.
Theoretical and analytical videocard reviews, containing functional analysis of ATI graphics cards
AGP x8/x4, 128MB DDR SDRAM in 8 Hynix chips. 4ns indicate 250 (500) MHz, but the memory operates at 200 (400) MHz. 128-bit bus.
By the end of the month the product costs $70-80 on average, supports DirectX 9.0. This product is to bring relatively fast DX9 shader performance into low-end. Has all chances to become popular.
On August 10, 2004 the latest drivers from ATI were 6.467 (CATALYST 4.8 WHQL Release) and 6.476 (CATALYST 4.9 beta) for Windows XP.
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