PowerColor and GeCube announce new ATI Radeon cards for mainstream and value market

TUL (PowerColor) and GeCube have announced the availability of mainstream and value DirectX 10 graphics cards, the ATI Radeon HD 2600 and HD 2400 series. Each offer DirectX 10 support, high-definition (HD) 1080p, Universal Video Decode (UVD), and HDMI with surround sound.

PowerColor's HD 2600 will be introduced in several models: HD2600 XT GDDR4, HD2600 XT GDDR3, HD2600 PRO 512MB and HD2600 PRO 256MB, while the PowerColor HD2400 will be introduced in: HD2400 XT GDDR3 with HDMI dongle, HD2400 XT, HD2400 PRO Passive Edition, and HD 2400 PRO DDR2. The HD 2400 PRO DDR2 will be available in both PCI Express and AGP versions.

The products are scheduled for availability beginning in July.

GeCube will bring out the HD 2600 in HD2600XT and HD2600PRO versions with GDDR4, GDDR3 and DDR2 high-speed memory models with 256MB or 512MB options, while the HD2400 will come as a DDR 256MB model.

PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 2600 series
Model number	HD 2600 XT 256MB GDDR4	HD 2600 XT 256MB GDDR3	HD 2600 PRO 512MB DDR2	HD 2600 PRO 256MB DDR2
Core speed	800MHz	800MHz	600MHz	600MHz
Memory speed	1100MHz	700MHz	400MHz	400MHz
Memory size	256MB	256MB	512MB	256MB
Memory controller	128-bit	128-bit	128-bit	128-bit
Memory type	GDDR4	GDDR3	DDR2	DDR2
VIVO	YES	-	-	-

Sources: Company, compiled by Digitimes, June 2007

PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 2400 series
Model number	HD 2400 XT 256MB GDDR3 HDMI	HD 2400 XT 256MB GDDR3	HD 2400 PRO 256MB SCS3	HD 2400 PRO 256MB DDR2
Core speed	700MHz	700MHz	525MHz	525MHz
Memory speed	700MHz	700MHz	400MHz	400MHz
Memory size	256MB	256MB	256MB	256MB
Memory controller	64-bit	64-bit	64-bit	64-bit
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3	DDR2	DDR2
AGP				YES