14 DAY TRIAL // ATI has recently announced it came up with a new chipset that supports mobile or desktop workstations that are powered by Intel's processors. The Radeon Xpress 1250 is the first Intel-based chipset to support ATI's revolutionary Avivo display and video architecture, a technology that is meant to enhance the high definition video playback.
Furthermore, when ATI's latest chipset is coupled with the SB600 South Bridge, 'the resulting mixture' can provide support for up to 10 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports, 4 SATA II ports with RAID capability, being compatible with the latest memory and networking standards.
But the manufacturer's latest development is also a Vista ready product and is designed to handle Vista's Aero Glass features, while it can face even the most demanding multitasking environments.
"With the new Radeon Xpress 1250, ATI is focused on optimizing graphics performance for the mobile and desktop world," said Philip G. Eisler, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Chipset and Notebook Business Unit, ATI Technologies. "ATI has worked hard to ensure that our graphics technologies are one step ahead and the new Radeon Xpress 1250 chipset delivers faster graphics, better multimedia and offers wide compatibility and broad connectivity options."
ATI's representatives said that the Radeon Xpress 1250 will be found in leading notebook OEMs, including NEC who has just launched the NEC LaVie L Advanced Type notebook for the Japanese market. "NEC's LaVie L Advanced Type is powered by ATI's new Radeon Xpress 1250 to offer our customers a new standard in integrated graphics performance on the Intel platform," said Mr.Hiroyuki Masuda, Senior Vice President, NEC Personal Products, Ltd. "Together with ATI, NEC is delivering exceptional power for exciting multimedia applications and 3D games created for Windows Vista?. NEC and ATI continue to deliver leading-edge mobile solutions to customers everywhere."