Asustek overclocked Radeon X1800XT graphics card to hit market in mid-December
Press release; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES [Thursday 1 December 2005] 
Asustek Computer recently introduced its EAX1800XT TOP graphics card, which incorporates ATI's flagship Radeon X1800XT VPU (video processing unit) to provide video capability needed for robust PC video systems. Availability is slated for the middle of December, with no suggested retail price available yet, according to the company.
Powered by ATI’s overclocked version of the X1800XT series, the EAX1800XT TOP runs at 700MHz in core speed and 1.6GHz in memory. The card adopts advanced visual technology standards, including Shader Model 3.0, High Dynamic Rendering (HDR) and support for high-resolution LCD up to 2560×1600, according to the company.
The bundled package for the EAX1800XT TOP will also incorporate the official game of “King Kong” the movie and an XitePad gamepad, which together is valued at close to US$100, said the company.
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ASUS EAX1800XT TOP graphics card specifications | |
Item |
Details | |
Graphics engine |
ATI Radeon X1800XT | |
Video memory |
512MB DDR3 | |
Engine clock |
700MHz | |
Memory clock |
1.6GHz (800MHz DDR3) | |
Memory interface |
256bit | |
Max. resolution |
2048×1536 | |
Bus standard |
16-lane PCIe | |
VGA output |
Standard 15-pin | |
HDTV output |
S-video to HDTV | |
TV output |
S-video to composite | |
Video input |
S-video to composite | |
DVI output |
DVI-I | |
Dual DVI output |
Yes | |
Dual VGA output |
Yes | |
Availability |
Mid-December | |
Photo |
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Source: Company website, compiled by DigiTimes, December 2005
Asustek: October 2004 - October 2005 revenues (NT$m) | Month | Sales | M/M | Y/Y | YTD | Y/Y | Oct-05 | 28,370 |
21.2% |
218.8% |
122,584 |
97.9% |
Sep-05 | 23,399 |
19.3% |
241.7% |
94,213 |
77.6% |
Aug-05 | 19,620 |
47.3% |
233.1% |
70,814 |
53.2% |
Jul-05 | 13,316 |
157.9% |
143.9% |
51,195 |
27% |
Jun-05 | 5,163 |
(6.7%) |
9.7% |
37,879 |
8.7% |
May-05 | 5,537 |
(17.3%) |
(2.4%) |
32,715 |
8.5% |
Apr-05 | 6,693 |
(21.2%) |
10.8% |
27,179 |
11% |
Mar-05 | 8,496 |
53% |
52.1% |
20,486 |
11.1% |
Feb-05 | 5,554 |
(13.7%) |
(14.3%) |
11,990 |
(6.8%) |
Jan-05 | 6,436 |
(10.1%) |
1% |
6,436 |
1% |
Dec-04 | 7,160 |
(19.9%) |
18.4% |
78,053 |
4.9% |
Nov-04 | 8,935 |
0.4% |
7.6% |
70,894 |
3.7% |
Oct-04 | 8,899 |
30% |
(0%) |
61,959 |
3.1% |
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, December 2005 Asustek: 3Q 2004 - 3Q 2005 revenues (NT$m) | Quarter | Sales | Q/Q | Y/Y | YTD | Y/Y | 3Q-05 | 56,377 |
225% |
209.8% |
94,213 |
77.6%
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2Q-05 | 17,349 |
(15.3%) |
5.7% |
37,837 |
8.5%
|
1Q-05 | 20,487 |
(18%) |
11.1% |
20,487 |
11.1%
|
4Q-04 | 24,993 |
37.4% |
7.5% |
78,053 |
4.9%
|
3Q-04 | 18,196 |
10.8% |
(6%) |
53,060 |
3.7%
|
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, December 2005 Asustek: 3Q 2004 - 3Q 2005 balance sheet (NT$k) | Item | 3Q-2005 | 2Q-2005 | 1Q-2005 | 4Q-2004 | 3Q-2004 | Current assets |
104,948,342 |
49,356,802 |
50,629,828 |
50,357,809 |
47,776,584 |
Long-term investments |
65,734,267 |
58,278,376 |
54,244,996 |
50,134,136 |
50,420,139 |
Fixed assets (net) |
8,833,629 |
8,905,038 |
9,140,859 |
9,047,880 |
8,948,568 |
Other assets |
1,604,262 |
1,431,164 |
1,306,823 |
1,204,496 |
1,029,398 |
Assets |
181,120,500 |
117,971,380 |
115,322,506 |
110,744,321 |
108,174,689 |
Current liabilities |
74,739,266 |
20,138,462 |
16,886,575 |
16,798,888 |
14,478,677 |
Noncurrent interest-bearing liabilities |
10,516,520 |
10,059,455 |
10,057,116 |
10,131,233 |
10,878,487 |
Other liabilities |
664,760 |
600,169 |
708,081 |
743,731 |
721,198 |
Liabilities |
85,920,546 |
30,798,086 |
27,651,772 |
27,673,852 |
26,078,362 |
Stockholders' equity |
95,199,954 |
87,173,294 |
87,670,734 |
83,070,469 |
82,096,327 |
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, December 2005 Asustek: 3Q 2004 - 3Q 2005 income statement (NT$k) | Item | 3Q-2005 | 2Q-2005 | 1Q-2005 | 4Q-2004 | 3Q-2004 | NT$k | % of sales | NT$k | % of sales | NT$k | % of sales | NT$k | % of sales | NT$k | % of sales | Gross sales |
56,948,369 | |
18,081,246 | |
20,982,539 | |
25,664,059 | |
18,633,356 | |
Operating revenue |
56,376,785 | 99% |
17,349,252 | 96% |
20,487,331 | 97.6% |
24,993,399 | 97.4% |
18,195,839 | 97.7% |
Gross profit (loss) from operations |
6,685,613 | 11.7% |
3,112,890 | 17.2% |
3,855,109 | 18.4% |
4,957,142 | 19.3% |
2,924,120 | 15.7% |
Operating expenses |
3,267,617 | 5.7% |
2,490,780 | 13.8% |
2,205,472 | 10.5% |
3,104,725 | 12.1% |
2,177,808 | 11.7% |
Operating income (loss) |
3,457,240 | 6.1% |
682,373 | 3.8% |
1,693,763 | 8.1% |
1,793,004 | 7% |
708,458 | 3.8% |
Non-operating revenues and gains |
3,190,629 | 5.6% |
3,293,188 | 18.2% |
3,258,708 | 15.5% |
2,568,352 | 10% |
3,490,449 | 18.7% |
Non-operating expenses and losses |
1,161,535 | 2% |
191,121 | 1.1% |
33,155 | 0.2% |
78,339 | 0.3% |
-33,483 | -0.2% |
Income from continuing operations before income tax |
5,486,334 | 9.6% |
3,784,440 | 20.9% |
4,919,316 | 23.4% |
4,283,017 | 16.7% |
4,232,390 | 22.7% |
Net income (loss) |
5,003,817 | 8.8% |
3,748,261 | 20.7% |
4,719,565 | 22.5% |
3,594,625 | 14% |
4,159,491 | 22.3% |
Fully-diluted earnings per share (NT$) |
1.5 | |
1.4 | |
1.8 | |
1.3 | |
1.2 | |
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, December 2005 Related stories:
Taiwan market: Asustek aims to ship 480,000 own-brand handsets for a 7% market share in 2006 (Dec 23)
ATI CrossFire to be available in Radeon X1000 PCIe GPU line (Dec 22)
Sapphire debuts Radeon X1300 and X1800 XL graphics cards (Oct 7)
Gigabyte introduces ATI Radeon X1800-based graphics card (Oct 6)
ATI starts with CrossFire at 130nm (May 31)
Asustek’s shipment target of 10-12 million graphics cards in 2005 means more competition (Dec 28)
Asustek starts delivering ATI-based cards (Oct 3)
Related news from other sites:
ATI X1800XT available but OEMs only (Nov 24) - The Inquirer
ATI supports Radeon X1800 XT overclocking (Nov 24) - Anandtech
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