Sapphire launches AGP version of X1600Pro graphics card
Press release; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES [Friday 20 January 2006] 
Sapphire Technology is now shipping the AGP version of its latest graphics card offering based on the ATI Radeon X1600 Pro graphics chip, which offers complete support for DirectX 9.0 and Shader Model 3.0 and utilizes ATI's Avivo Technology.
With 12 Pixel pipelines, the Sapphire Radeon X1600Pro AGP is equipped with 256MB of DDR2 memory and features 500MHz in core speed and 400MHz in memory speed.
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Sapphire Radeon X1600Pro AGP | |
Item |
Detail | |
Chipset |
Radeon X1600 Pro AGP | |
Engine clock |
500MHz | |
Shader units |
12 | |
Memory clock |
800MHz DDR2 | |
Memory interface |
128-bit | |
Memory support |
256MB | |
Bus interface |
AGP | |
Variable display outputs |
VGA/ DVI/ TV out | |
Max. 3D resolution |
2560x1600 (dual-link DVI), 1024x768 (TV out) | |
Hardware feature |
DirectX9, Shader Model 3.0 | |
Software feature |
Avivo | |
Photo |
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Source: Company, compiled by DigiTimes, January 2006
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