ATI have gradually transitioned DirectX9 compliance down the line into the entry level boards with the introduction of the Radeon 9550. Here we are looking at GeCube’s 9550 Extreme Edition, which adds a little extra on to the standard core speeds of the 9550.
- Powered by AGP 8X ATI RADEON® 9550 VPU
- Supports 128-bit bandwidth of 256MB DDR2 memory for today's demanding games, applications, effects and animation.
- Integrated 4 parallel rendering pipelines and 4 parallel geometry engines for incredibly fast 3D performance and real-time visual effects.
- SMARTSHADER 2.0 technology supports the latest Microsoft DirectX 9.0 feature sets, enabling more complex and cinematic-quality lighting effects.
- SMOOTHVISION 2.1 technology delivers the sharpest, clearest textures, removes jaggies and brings out fine texture details without sacrificing frame rates.
- 128-bit full floating point precision enables billions of color variations to render the same lighting and effects as Hollywood studios.
- ATI's new FULLSTREAM™ technology removes blocky artifacts from Streaming and Internet video and provides sharper image quality.
- Display configuration supports CRT, DVI-I (option 2nd CRT via DVI converter) & TV-Out (PAL/NTSC).
- Support DirectX 9.0 and the latest OpenGL functionality for unprecedented realism and sophisticated visual effects.
- Bundled Hydravision Multiple Monitor Management Software provides a flexible, user-friendly interface for multiple display settings.
- Industry-leading hardware DVD video playback support.
- Integrated 400MHz RAMDAC to supports maximum 3D resolutions (32-bit color) up to 2048x1536.
**Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.Specifications Chipset
: Radeon 9550
Memory
: 256MB GDDR2
Core Frequency
: 450MHz
Interface
: AGP 8X
Memory Bus
: 128-bit
Cooling
: Turbo Fansink + integrated memory heatsink
Max Resolution
: 2048 x 1536
Output
:
- DVI
- Standard 15-Pin D-Sub
- HDTV
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