ATI unveils Radeon Xpress 1100 chipsets

MARKHAM, Ontario: Canada-based ATI Technologies Inc. has introduced new Radeon
Xpress 1100 series of chipsets, supporting AMD's Turion 64 X2 mobile technology.

The Radeon Xpress 1100 series is built to deliver better mobile computing
experience on the AMD platform, including industry-leading battery life, a 33
per cent faster graphics core, and support for Microsoft Windows Vista.

It is designed to squeeze the maximum productivity and performance out of
today's notebooks, while still resulting in ever thinner and lighter designs due
to its power - and heat-efficient architecture. It will be available through
leading notebook OEMs, including Fujitsu-Siemens Computers, Gateway, and HP.

Chris Cloran, vice president, mobile division, AMD, said, "AMD Turion 64
X2 mobile technology has been designed for that purpose, with long battery life
and reliability. When combined with ATI's Radeon Xpress 1100 series of chipsets,
the two complementary technologies, designed for power efficiency and
performance, deliver a leading-edge mobile computing experience."

According to an ATI statement, The Radeon Xpress 1100 series optimizes
performance for the mobile world, providing advanced functionality for today's
graphics-intensive business applications, the latest 3D games, and high-quality
multimedia and digital entertainment.

Some of its features include: Epic battery life - eliminates the need for
outlet hounds to hunt down power at airports and cafes, ATI's fifth-generation
power management technology, Powerplay, that automatically adjusts the balance
between performance and power consumption based on the workload.

The chipset is also future-proof, providing support for the Microsoft Windows
Vista premium experience, including the high-resolution 3D Aero user interface,
graphically intense applications and flawless high-definition content playback,
the statement said.

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