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ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 für Notebooks vorgestellt
Mit dem neuen Radeon Xpress 1250 Chipsatz stellt [url=http://www.ati.de]ATI[/url] einen neuen Intel Chipsatz für Notebooks mit integrierter Grafik vor. Im Zusammenspiel mit der SB600 Southbridge bietet dieser dann 10x USB 2.0 und 4x Serial-ATA II mit RAID Unterstützung.´
Radeon Xpress 1250 is the first Intel-based chipset to support ATI's revolutionary Avivo™ display and video architecture. This technology produces vibrant images and smooth video playback, and true-to-life images for all types of multimedia, including high-definition content.
Radeon Xpress 1250 is Windows Vista-ready and is designed to handle Vista's Aero Glass features with ease while standing up to even the most demanding multitasking environments.CPU Interface Supports the Intel Pentium M, Celeron M, Yonah and Merom processors.
Supports Intel Hyper-Threading Technology.
Memory Interface
DDR2-400, -533, -667, -800 SDRAM.
Up to 16 GB of system memory.
Unified Memory Architecture, with 16 to 512 MB of the main memory configurable as display memory.
DDR2-400, -533, -667, -800 SDRAM.
PCI Express Interface
Compliant with the PCI Express 1.1a Specifications.
One x16 graphics interface.
Up to 6 x1 PCI Express general purpose links.
3D Acceleration Features
3D Texture support, including projective 3D textures.
Complete 3D primitive support: points, lines, triangles, lists, strips and quadrilaterals and BLTs with Z compare.
Anti-aliasing using multi-sampling algorithm with support for 2, 4, and 6 samples.
New generation rendering engine provides top 3D performance.
Support for OpenGL format for Indirect Vertices in Vertex Walker.
Full DirectX 9.0 support (Vertex Shader version 2.0 and Pixel Shader version 2.0)
Support for up to 512b per pixel formats (4 color case).
2D Acceleration Features
Highly-optimized 128-bit engine, capable of processing multiple pixels per clock.
Hardware acceleration for ClearType font rendering.
Game acceleration including support for Microsoft's DirectDraw: Double Buffering, Virtual Sprites, Transparent Blit, and Masked Blit.
Supports a maximum resolution of 2048x1536 @ 32bpp (driver-limited).
Motion Video Acceleration Features
Enhanced MPEG-2 hardware decode acceleration.
Provides dramatically reduced CPU utilization without incurring the cost of a full MPEG-2 decoder.
MPEG-4 simple profile support.
Hardware acceleration for H.264 playback.
Hardware acceleration for WMV9 playback.
Supports top quality DVD and time-shifted SDTV/HDTV television playback with the lowest CPU usage.
Multiple Display Features
Dual independent displays: LCD/CRT, LCD/TV, LCD/HDMI, LCD/LCD
Resolution, refresh rates, and display data can be completely independent for the two display paths.
Both display controllers support true 30 bits per pixel throughout the display pipe.
Both display paths support VGA and accelerated modes, video overlay, hardware cursor, hardware icon, and palette gamma correction.
Supports both interlaced and non-interlaced displays.
TV Out
An integrated TV encoder from ATI’s Xilleon™ products, with an on-chip DAC.
Supports Macrovision 7.1 copy protection standard (required by DVD players).
Supports all standard resolutions for RGB-based TVs.
Supports the following formats of YPbPr component output: 480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, and 1080i.
HDMI
Supports a TMDS interface, enabling HDMI 1.2.
1650 Mbps/channel† with 165 MHz† pixel clock rate per link.
HDCP 1.1 support on data stream with on-chip key storage.
Power Management Features
Fully supports ACPI states S1, S3, S4, and S5.
Clocks to every major functional block are controlled by a unique dynamic clock switching technique.
Self-refresh DDR2 SDRAM in Suspend mode.
Supports ATI PowerOnDemand, PowerExpress™, PowerPlay (enhanced with the new PowerShift feature).
Support dynamic lane reduction for the PCI-E interfaces, adjusting to the task the number of lanes employed.
Universal Connectivity
10 USB 2.0 ports
SATA Gen 2 PHY support at 3.0Ghz with E-SATA capability
4 ports SATA AHCI controller supports NCQ and slumber modes
ATA 133 controller support up to UDMA mode 6 with 2 drives (disk or optical)
TPM 1.1 and 1.2 compliant
ASF 2.0 support for manageability control
HPET (high precision event timer), ACPI 3.0, and AHCI support for Windows Vista
Power management engine supporting Intel platforms and forward compliant to MS Windows Vista
UAA (universal audio architecture) support for High-Definition Audio and MODEM
PCI v2.3 (up to 6 slots)
LPC (Low Pin Count), SPI (new flash bus), and SM (System Management) bus management and arbitrations
“Legacy” PC compatible functions, RTC (Real Time Clock), interrupt controller and DMA controllers
Radeon Xpress 1250 delivers the highest integrated graphics performance ever seen on Intel platform. This chipset triples the graphics performance of previous generation IGP products and provides more horsepower for the most demanding 3D games and multimedia applications under Vista™ operating system.
With more than twice the minimum required bandwidth for Windows Vista’s graphically intense new Aero™ user interface, this chipset handles Aero with ease, and stands up to even the most demanding multitasking environments. Regardless of the number of open windows, playing videos, or application switches, users have the smoothest Vista premium experience possible in this class of product.
This is the first chipset product to support ATI’s revolutionary Avivo™ display and video technology, producing the most vibrant images and smoothest video playback ever seen using integrated graphics, and the most true to life image possible for all multimedia applications.
Radeon Xpress 1250 boasts the widest compatibility and broadest connectivity options available today, supporting the latest memory and networking standards, the chipset delivers the higher performance, wider choice, and long-term value.
The Premium Windows Vista Experience Without Compromise
Radeon Xpress 1250 delivers the most cost-effective premium Windows Vista experience without compromise. This chipset handles Vista’s new graphically intense Aero interface with ease, and stands up to even the most demanding multitasking environments.
Faster Graphics, Better Multimedia
Radeon Xpress 1250 brings unprecedented graphics performance to the integrated graphics segment, providing more horsepower for the latest 3D games and the most advanced multimedia applications.
Multimedia Capabilities
The Radeon Xpress 1250 is the first chipset to support ATI’s revolutionary Avivo™ display and video architecture, producing the most vibrant images and smoothest video playback ever seen in this class of product, and the most true-to-life image possible for all your multimedia, including high definition content.
Advanced scaling and color correction capabilities, along with increased precision through the entire display pipeline, ensure an optimal image on CRT monitors, LCD panels, and any other display devices.
The Utmost in Compatibility and Connectivity
The Radeon Xpress 1250 boasts the widest compatibility and broadest connectivity options available today, delivering higher performance, wider choice, and long-term value. In conjunction with ATI’s SB600 South Bridge support is provided for up to 10 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports, 4 SATA II ports with RAID capability, and supports the fastest, most secure data management technologies.
Low Power Consumption and Industry Leading Power Management
Radeon Xpress 1250 supports a whole range of industry standards and all new proprietary power management features. In addition to comprehensive support for the ACPI specification and Intel features such as SpeedStep®, ATI's exclusive technologies including PowerOnDemand™ and PowerPlay™.