Radeon 9800

The cinematic revolution continues with the RADEON® 9800 Series, as one of the fastest and most visually advanced 3D graphics performers, supporting AGP design specifications. A supercharged, 256-bit DDR memory interface and a thrilling 8-pixel pipeline generate the power to deliver real-time, Hollywood-caliber graphics for the most demanding next-generation games.

Unsurpassed Performance
RADEON® 9800 series is the ultimate accelerator of the most demanding next generation 3D titles, scenes and environments. Complex shader effects and full precision computation are rendered with blistering frame rates, resulting in smooth, interactive animation of organic, complex environments. RADEON® 9800 series introduces a new standard of performance to graphics-intensive applications.

Cinematic Rendering
Backed by highly programmable cinematic shader engines and support for the latest Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 and OpenGL® feature sets, the RADEON® 9800 Series is designed to bring the most detailed worlds to life with motion picture quality effects. Employing billions of color variations and high precision pixel processing at all performance levels, RADEON® 9800 series delivers cinematic graphics with a new level of quality and consistency.

Virtual Perfection
Experience unparalleled 3D visual realism with the advanced engineering of ATI technology. SMOOTHVISION™ 2.1 delivers the sharpest, clearest picture quality imaginable. SMARTSHADER™ 2.1 enables 128-bit full floating point precision for hyper-realistic imagery. FULLSTREAM™ removes blocky artifacts from streaming Internet video to deliver smoother looking, higher quality online content.

Next Generation Gameplay
RADEON® 9800 series of graphics processors beats with the heart of a champion, thanks to the industry’s only cinematic Visual Processing Unit (VPU) in its 3rd generation. Backed by the latest CATALYST™ software suite, RADEON® 9800 series optimizes performance, power and stability to surpass the most exacting next-generation gameplay requirements