ATI 9500 specs

Saw this at Anand's :

" * Powered by the AGP 8x RADEON 9500 Visual Processing Unit (VPU).
* Complete DirectX 9.0 support for precedented realism and sophisticated visual effects.
* SMOOTHVISION 2.0 technology provides new levels of image quality with advanced full-scene anti-aliasing (FSAA) and anisotropic filtering.
* Revolutionary new video features including VIDEOSHADER and FULLSTREAM technologies.
* 128-bit memory interface of the RADEON 9500 utilizes the latest HYPER Z™ III bandwidth-conserving technology and provides end users with faster graphics performance.
* Supports 64MB of high speed double data rate (DDR) memory @550Mhz clock speed.
* Compliant to the AGP 3.0 specification by Intel Corporation supports the corresponding technology, AGP 8X, doubles the peak bandwidth capability of the AGP bus to 2.1GB/s, while retaining compatibility with the previous-generation AGP 4X technology.
* Featuring ATI -Industry-leading software suite for the best enhancement and accelerate the ultimate visual experience.
* First 8-pixel pipeline architecture provides top 3D performance for both Direct3D and OpenGL games and applications.
* Display configuration supports CRT, DVI-I & TV-Out (PAL/NTSC).
* Multi-display configuration support with ATI HYDRAVISION software.
* Industry-leading hardware DVD video playback with software DVD player support.

* Supports 3D resolutions (32-bit color) up to 2048x1536.
* Radeon 9500 ATI SMARTSHADER 2.0 technology, supports Microsoft DirectX 9.0 and the latest OpenGL functionality allowing gamers to experience complex, movie-quality effects in next-generation 3D games and applications.



* Four parallel rendering pipelines.

* Four parallel geometry engines.

* AGP 8x technology support.

* SMARTSHADER 2.0.

* Programmable pixel and vertex shaders.

* 16 textures per pass.

* Pixel shaders up to 160 instructions with 128-bit floating point precision

* Vertex shaders up to 1024 instructions with flow control.

* Multiple render target support.

* Shadow volume rendering acceleration.

* High precision 10-bit per channel frame buffer support.

* Supports DirectX 9.0 and the latest version of OpenGL.

* SMOOTHVISION 2.0.

* 2x/4x/6x full scene anti-aliasing modes.

* Adaptive algorithm with programmable sample patterns.

* 2x/4x/8x/16x anisotropic filtering modes.

* Adaptive algorithm with bi-linear (performance) and tri-linear (quality) options.

* ATI latest HYPER Z III support.

* 3-level Hierarchical Z-Buffer with early Z test.

* Lossless Z-Buffer compression (up to 24:1)

* Fast Z-Buffer Clear.

* TRUFORM 2.0.

* 2nd generation N-Patch higher order surface support.

* Discrete and continuous tessellation levels per polygon.

* Displacement mapping.

* VIDEOSHADER.

* Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video.

* FULLSTREAM video de-blocking technology for Internet Video.

* Noise removal filtering for captured video.

* MPEG-2 decoding with motion compensation, iDCT and color space conversion.

* All-format DTV/HDTV decoding.

* YPrPb component output.

* Adaptive de-interlacing and frame rate conversion.

* Dual integrated display controllers.

* Dual integrated 10-bit per channel 400 MHz DACs.

* Integrated 165 MHz TMDS transmitter (DVI & HDCP compliant).

* Integrated TV Output support up to 1024x768 resolution (PAL/NTSC)

* Optimized for Pentium 4 SSE2 and AMD Athlon 3Dnow!

* PC 2002 compliant. "

Say they got it from powercolour but i don't see it there . maybe it was pulled .

sounds like a beefed up 8500 i'll stick with my 9700 thank you

So will I

The feature's of the 9700, but the speed and price of the 8500...hmmm.....

so i guess this is ATI's "ti4200"? any idea how much it will cost?

actually I will be as fast as a G4 ti 4600...

Cowboy X said:

So will I

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epox 8KHA+ ( dead ) , Epox 8K3A+
XP 1900 + ( dead ) ,T'bird unlocked

what happened..??? What system are you using

Cowboy X said:

* VIDEOSHADER.

* Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video.

* FULLSTREAM video de-blocking technology for Internet Video.

* Noise removal filtering for captured video.

* MPEG-2 decoding with motion compensation, iDCT and color space conversion.

* All-format DTV/HDTV decoding.

* YPrPb component output.

* Adaptive de-interlacing and frame rate conversion.

* Dual integrated display controllers.

* Dual integrated 10-bit per channel 400 MHz DACs.

* Integrated 165 MHz TMDS transmitter (DVI & HDCP compliant).

* Integrated TV Output support up to 1024x768 resolution (PAL/NTSC)

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Penguin likee

Any idea how much it will be?

I just spent $105 on my built by ATI 8500LE 128MB card. If the 9500 comes out for less then 175 I may be alittle dissapointed. I would have went for that card instead.

It would be nice to see a 3rd part manufacturer make a souped up version of this card that can overclock like the wind

Overclocker456 said:

actually I will be as fast as a G4 ti 4600...

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i didn't mean performance wise, i meant is this ATI's best bang for the buck card? and ofcourse, how much will it cost? thx

I think the card will cost $199 retail.. which means you can get it around $175 at certain places. This is for the 64MB version.

Overclocker456 said:

epox 8KHA+ ( dead ) , Epox 8K3A+
XP 1900 + ( dead ) ,T'bird unlocked

what happened..??? What system are you using

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Some ram caught fire , why I dunno . The board was messing around anyway . Got it back after an RMA , got back my Pc 3000 as well . Currently using the T'bird 8K3A+ combo , getting ready to build a 3'rd system as soon as the XP 2400 + can be bought . The GF3 is working in a celeron 1ghz rig for now .

Well looks like im upgrading to the 9500 when i comes out, this 9000 is crap, im sick of all the stuttering, its a pain in the arse to run games at 800 x 600