All the latest UK technology news, reviews and analysis
|
|
|
24 Sep 2009
AMD has launched two new graphics cards that it says are the only DirectX 11-compatible hardware on the market.
The ATI Radeon HD 5870 and the ATI Radeon HD 5850 are being released before the Windows 7 launch that will see DirectX 11 launched. AMD estimates that it will be six months before any other graphics cards come out that support the standard.
Patrick Moorhead, vice president of advanced marketing at AMD, said: “The technology refresh rate in graphics is incredible.
“We put out a new GPU 15 months ago and the new one has more than doubled in performance.”
The new cards can drive three screens simultaneously, augmenting the Eyefinity card launched earlier this month, which can run six at a time. The company has claimed the future of graphics cards is in multi-monitor systems.
Latest stories from Components
Related articles
Related jobs
Poll
Are you confident that the UK's IT infrastructure is secure from attack in the wake of the Flame malware revelations?
V3 examines the key strengths and weaknesses of Samsung's latest iPhone killer
Connect with V3.co.uk
Social networking is almost ubiquitous. This white paper examines the benefits and risks and it looks at the different ways companies can reconcile them
The importance of understanding your infrastructure
Application Security SME, Penetration Tester / Ethical...
Java Developer Thomas Cook Online is the business unit...
Contract Systems Administrator, Southampton My...
PHP Web Developer required to join my market-leading...
Keep up to date with the latest products, services and technologies from the world's leading IT companies. IThound.com brings you over 2,000 white papers, case studies and analyst reports.
Do you agree?