AT Radeon 9600 Pro PC amp; Mac Edition

As the world leader in discrete graphics for both the Mac® and PC platforms,ATI Technologies Inc, is introducing the Radeon® 9600 Pro PC and Mac Edition,the first graphics card to support both platforms. While maintaining all the keysoftware features for Mac OS™ X and Windows® XP that users of ATI products forthe Mac and PC have come to rely on, the Radeon 9600 Pro PC and Mac Editionoffers dual-link capabilities to support ultra high-resolution flat panelmonitors like the Apple® 30-inch Cinema Display. The AGP based Radeon 9600 ProPC and Mac Edition is available for $ 199 MSRP.

This new card features one of ATI's most popular graphics processors for AGPsystems - the Radeon® 9600 Pro - and includes 256MB of dedicated high-speedmemory, has 128-bit memory interface and advanced DirectX® 9.0 shader supportwith floating point precision. Users will experience tremendous graphicsperformance, plus the ability to drive ultra high-resolution monitors up to2560x1600 resolution or better thanks to the card's dual-link DVI displaysupport.

"By providing one card as a solution for two distinct platforms, ATI is makingpurchasing decisions easy for the computer user. There is no confusion as towhether the card will work in a Mac or a PC, because the Radeon 9600 Pro PC andMac Edition will provide incredible performance and image quality in both," saidRich Heye, Vice President, Desktop Discrete Graphics, ATI. "As ultra-highresolution monitors have become increasingly popular for mainstream users, thedual-link functionality has become an important feature of graphics cards andATI is unmatched in the consumer space at this price."

The dual platform Radeon 9600 Pro PC and Mac Edition is AGP 2.0 compliant,compatible with both AGP 4X and 8X systems, including Apple's Power Mac® G4series, Power Mac G5 and tens of millions of PC's sold over the last few years.The card can be booted in either platform and software drivers are included forboth. ATI Displays, the fully optimized Mac OS® X OpenGL driver, featuresadvanced capabilities such as Versavision™, enabling screen rotation fromLandscape to Portrait mode. For PC users, the Radeon 9600 PC and Mac Editionwill feature ATI's award-winning Catalyst™ Control Center, where users canpersonally tweak settings to fit their needs.