ATI Announces Support for AMD Athlon 64 Processors
Posted by realnischa on 24 September 2003 - 18:26 · 8 comments & 1212 views
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#1 Posted by Spyder on 24 Sep 2003 - 18:51
- hahaha ok i'm sorry this just seems silly to me.. a press release to say that your stuff works with athlon 64. um.. haha i dunno. feels like the equivalent of me saying "i announce that my pc case is compatible with athlon 64!" .. well no kidding!
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#2 Posted by Sickmyduck on 24 Sep 2003 - 19:38
- It's just a PR statement to make their products look better. Looks good to newb's.
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#3 Posted by kairon on 24 Sep 2003 - 19:42
- Well before you get your panties in a bunch Nvidia does the same thing. The "The way its meant to be played" thing is BS too.
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#4 Posted by TranceSphere on 24 Sep 2003 - 20:35
- They might be talking about 64bit windows drivers too.
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#4.1 Posted by outofcoffee on 24 Sep 2003 - 21:47
- Indeed.
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#4.2 Posted by vacs on 24 Sep 2003 - 22:16
- 64-bit drivers for what 64-bit version of Windows?
Isn't it obvious that if the AMD64 Windows version is released that any major hardware manufacturer will offer 64-bit drivers?
This announcement is only PR manipulation and nothing else...
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#5 Posted by kyosuken on 24 Sep 2003 - 23:43
- Actually it's a good thing, some may call PR bull****, but if major companies just camp the wait and see attitude it won't be good for AMD64. Sure competition is already on track. But what if you get windows XP64 (for amd indeed) and are completely unable to at least watch a damn movie because video acceleration sucks big time ?
(ps : for those interessted go Check www.aceshardware.com it seems that Windows XP 32 bit will be no more when XP 64bit is ready (assumption from me not the article), the speed penalty is so small using 32 bits apps that going full 64 will be not actually a bad idea )
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#6 Posted by nullie on 25 Sep 2003 - 00:25
- The latest beta of WinXP 64-bit includes the latest 64-bit drivers from ATI.. Catalyst 3.7.
"ATI has enjoyed a close relationship with AMD and we work together to make our products compatible so that consumers will reap the rewards," said Rick Bergman, senior vice president, marketing and general manager, desktop, ATI Technologies Inc. "The graphics power of the RADEON family combined with the power of the AMD Athlon 64 processors will provide an amazing digital entertainment experience never before seen on a PC."
ATI's award-winning RADEON products in the desktop and mobile spaces have garnered strong accolades from both critics and consumers. ATI's desktop products, including the RADEON(TM) 9700 PRO, RADEON(TM) 9800 PRO and RADEON(TM) 9600 PRO, provide an unprecedented level of cinematic-quality 3D graphics. ATI's MOBILITY RADEON family offers new levels of gaming power, strong visual quality and long-lasting battery power for people on the move. In addition, ATI is currently working with a number of notebook manufacturers, including Arima Computer Corporation, MiTAC Technology Corporation, and Uniwill Computer Corporation, to include ATI MOBILITY RADEON graphics with AMD Athlon 64 processors in future notebook releases.
"The AMD Athlon 64 processor family, combined with ATI's family of products, will offer consumers outstanding 32-bit application performance today and the option to seamlessly upgrade to the power of 64-bit computing at their own pace," said Rich Heye, vice president and general manager of AMD's Microprocessor Business Unit. "Simply put, ATI provides brilliant graphics for desktop and mobile PC users and we are pleased to see such a strong commitment to bring 64-bit support to our shared customers."