ATI s new X1800

ATI Technologies has announced the latest entrant to its Radeon X1800 family, the Radeon X1800 GTO.

ATI Technologies says that its Radeon X1800 GTO will deliver outstanding gaming performance, as compared to other graphics options in the same category.

The Radeon X1800 GTO features both high definition rendering (HDR) and anti-aliasing (AA) support, and incorporates the ultra-threaded shader architecture and revolutionary new memory architecture of ATI's award-winning Radeon X1800 XT and Radeon X1800 XL GPUs.

ATI's Radeon X1800 GTO also features the company's Avivo visual technology, which makes it capable of delivering superior high definition video playback and image quality.

Radeon X1800 GTO incorporates features such as 12 pixels shader processors, 256-bit GDDR3 memory interface, 500 MHz core speed, and 1000 MHz memory speed.

Vijay Sharma, director - desktop discrete graphics, ATI, said, "ATI recognizes that there are gamers at every price point, and the Radeon X1800 GTO is a clear price-performance winner. The X1800 GTO is an important addition to the Radeon X1800 series, further strengthening the mid-range market and giving users a powerful gaming card with a range of multimedia functions."

The Radeon X1800 GTO will be available from ATI's add-in-board partners by end March 2006, at a suggested retail price of $249.