{"id":4038,"date":"2009-11-19T17:47:23","date_gmt":"2009-11-19T07:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=4038"},"modified":"2009-11-19T17:47:23","modified_gmt":"2009-11-19T07:47:23","slug":"amd-introduces-ati-radeon%e2%84%a2-hd-5970-fastest-graphics-card-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=4038","title":{"rendered":"AMD Introduces ATI Radeon\u2122 HD 5970: Fastest Graphics Card in the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">AMD Introduces ATI Radeon\u2122 HD 5970: Fastest Graphics Card in the World<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><em>Massive overclocking potential enables PC gaming enthusiasts to dominate their gameplay with DirectX\u00ae 11, expand the game experience with ATI Eyefinity technology, and accelerate with ATI Stream technology<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">AMD today announced the flagship installment in the award-winning line of graphics cards, the ATI Radeon\u2122 HD 5970, the fastest card ever created.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Designed to support the most demanding PC games at ultra-high resolutions and image quality settings, the ATI Radeon\u2122 HD 5970 has unlocked overclocking potential, granting access to every bit of power the card has to offer through ATI Overdrive\u2122 technology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">For the first time ever, ATI CrossFireX\u2122 technology leverages the power of multiple graphics processors to deliver even more game performance in 20 of today\u2019s popular titles when using ATI Eyefinity technology, with more to come.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">\u201cWith the arrival of the ATI Radeon HD 5970, the fastest graphics card in the world, we\u2019ve cemented AMD as the unquestioned graphics leader,\u201d said Matt Skynner, vice president and general manager, AMD Graphics Group.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><strong>Sydney, Australia &#8211;\u00a0November 19, 2009 &#8211;<\/strong> AMD today announced the flagship installment in the award-winning line of graphics cards, the ATI Radeon\u2122 HD 5970, the fastest card ever created. The new ultra high-end model joins a growing list of the world\u2019s first and only graphics cards to fully support Microsoft DirectX\u00ae 11 technology and ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Designed to support the most demanding PC games at ultra-high resolutions and image quality settings, the ATI Radeon\u2122 HD 5970 has unlocked overclocking potential, granting access to every bit of power the card has to offer through ATI Overdrive\u2122 technology.2\u00a0 Now shipping from retailers and available in the channel, the ATI Radeon\u2122 HD 5970 also launches today in new Alienware Area-51, Area-51 ALX and Aurora desktop PCs.<\/p>\n<p>Record-breaking overclocking capabilities take Dragon Platform technology to the forefront for users that demand the utmost control in performance tuning. The unrivaled overclocking capabilities of the ATI Radeon\u2122 HD 5970 are enabled by the unique design of the card, which features advanced fan and vapor chamber technologies and a fully vented exhaust to keep the card cool and ensure overclocking headroom using ATI Overdrive\u2122 technology.2 The formidable combination of AMD Phenom II processors, AMD 7-Series chipsets, and ATI Radeon HD graphics deliver comprehensive tuning, immersive entertainment, and outstanding value.<\/p>\n<p>Enthusiasts can expand their field of view, ATI Radeon\u2122 HD 5970, driving up to three displays at once, delivering an unmatched maximum resolution of 7680&#215;1600 and creating an unparalleled game play experience.3 For the first time ever, ATI CrossFireX\u2122 technology leverages the power of multiple graphics processors to deliver even more game performance in 20 of today\u2019s popular titles when using ATI Eyefinity technology, with more to come.<\/p>\n<p>The ATI Radeon\u2122 HD 5970 graphics card delivers nearly 5 TeraFLOPS of compute power, ensuring superior performance in the latest DirectX\u00ae 11 games, as well as in previous versions of DirectX\u00ae and OpenGL titles.\u00a0 With the world\u2019s most powerful graphics core built on 40nm process technology harnessing up to 3,200 stream processors, gamers can enjoy DirectX\u00ae 11 games now, such as EA Phenomic\u2019s BattleForge\u2122 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.:Call of Pripyat from GSC Game World, with many more titles on the way, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Battlefield Bad Company 2 from EA DICE<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">DiRT\u2122 2 from Codemasters, arriving December 1, 2009<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Aliens vs. Predator\u2122 from Rebellion<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">\u00a0Update to The Lord of the Rings Online\u2122 from Turbine<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Update to Dungeons and Dragons Online\u00ae Eberron Unlimited\u2122 from Turbine<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">New features and functionality of ATI Stream technology allow users to harness the ATI Radeon\u2122 HD 5970 graphics card to enhance their computing experience, helping to improve the performance of enabled media, entertainment and productivity applications.4\u00a0 ATI Stream technology and the HD 5970 support both Direct Compute 11 and OpenCL industry standards for application acceleration.<\/p>\n<p>Delivering full-fledged performance when needed, the ATI Radeon\u2122 HD 5970 also leads in power efficiency by automatically powering down unused GPU resources when not in use, resulting in idle desktop power consumption as low as 42 watts.5<\/p>\n<p>The ATI Radeon\u2122 HD 5970 is supported by a wide range of add-in-board companies, including ASK, Asus, Club 3D, Diamond, Gigabyte, High Tech, MSI, Sapphire, Tul\/Power Color, Visiontek and XFX.<br \/>\nTo celebrate the launch of the ATI Radeon\u2122 HD 5970 and to conclude a series of contests created to celebrate AMD\u2019s 40th anniversary year, AMD is announcing the third and final contest designed to give back to AMD fans and supporters. Starting today, fans of AMD on Facebook will be able to enter to win one of 10 Microsoft Xbox 360s or one of 10 Wiis from Nintendo. One gaming system will be given away every weekday for four weeks. Full contest rules and details available online:<\/span> <a href=\"mhtml:{534E9537-84FB-4BE9-9ACE-046B3188061A}mid:\/\/00000075\/!x-usc:http:\/\/www.vision6.com.au\/ch\/25r9wkq\/1042796\/033991j4p.html\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">www.amd.com\/40years<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">\u201cWith the arrival of the ATI Radeon HD 5970, the fastest graphics card in the world, we\u2019ve cemented AMD as the unquestioned graphics leader,\u201d said Matt Skynner, vice president and general manager, AMD Graphics Group. \u201cWith the holiday shopping season right around the corner, the new card, coupled with the awesome power of ATI Eyefinity technology, is the ultimate setup for serious gamers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">\u201cThe extraordinary performance of the ATI Radeon HD 5970 is a perfect match for the Alienware Area-51, Area-51 ALX and Aurora desktops,\u201d said Frank Azor, senior product planning manager, Dell Gaming. \u201cBy offering this level of graphics capability as well as the visual and performance enhancements made possible by DirectX 11 hardware, gamers will benefit from enhanced image quality enabling an incredibly intense gaming experience.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><strong>Supporting Resources<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Pictures:<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">See photos of the ATI Radeon\u2122 HD 5970 series graphics cards on Flickr<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Press kit:<\/span> <a title=\"blocked::http:\/\/www.amd.com\/radeonhd5970\" href=\"mhtml:{534E9537-84FB-4BE9-9ACE-046B3188061A}mid:\/\/00000075\/!x-usc:http:\/\/www.vision6.com.au\/ch\/25r9wkq\/1042852\/0339918yg5.html\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">More information on the ATI Radeon\u2122 HD 5970 series of graphics cards<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Product page:<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">ATI Radeon\u2122 HD 5970 series product information<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Contest: Enter the third and final contest in AMD\u2019s 40<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary celebration for a chance to win one of 20 Wiis from Nintendo or Microsoft Xbox 360s. More information available online:<\/span> <a title=\"blocked::http:\/\/www.amd.com\/40years\" href=\"mhtml:{534E9537-84FB-4BE9-9ACE-046B3188061A}mid:\/\/00000075\/!x-usc:http:\/\/www.vision6.com.au\/ch\/25r9wkq\/1042853\/03399cz24.html\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">www.amd.com\/40years<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">, or enter to win on<\/span> <a title=\"blocked::http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amd\" href=\"mhtml:{534E9537-84FB-4BE9-9ACE-046B3188061A}mid:\/\/00000075\/!x-usc:http:\/\/www.vision6.com.au\/ch\/25r9wkq\/1042854\/03399yq75.html\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Twitter: Follow AMD graphics news on Twitter at<\/span> <a title=\"blocked::http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/ATIGraphics\" href=\"mhtml:{534E9537-84FB-4BE9-9ACE-046B3188061A}mid:\/\/00000075\/!x-usc:http:\/\/www.vision6.com.au\/ch\/25r9wkq\/1042855\/03399p81f.html\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">@ATIGraphics<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Facebook:<\/span> <a title=\"blocked::http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AMD\" href=\"mhtml:{534E9537-84FB-4BE9-9ACE-046B3188061A}mid:\/\/00000075\/!x-usc:http:\/\/www.vision6.com.au\/ch\/25r9wkq\/1042856\/033995347.html\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Become a fan of AMD technology on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><strong>About AMD<\/strong><br \/>\nAdvanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and technology partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. 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