ATi Desktop Chipsets Roadmap

PlatformChipsetH1 2005H2 2005H1 2006IntelDiscreteRX400
RD400-RX600
RD600IGPRC400 (0.13, Single Channel, RV370/X300)
RS400 (0.13, Dual Channel, RV370/X300)RC410 (0.11, Single Channel, RV370/X300)RC610 (Single Channel, RV410/X700)
RS600 (Dual Channel, RV410/X700)SouthbridgeSB400 (AC '97)SB450 (Azalia)SB600AMDDiscreteRX480
RD480RD580RX690
RD690IGPRS480 (0.13, RV370/X300)RS482 (0.11, RV370/X300)RS690 (RV410/X700)SouthbridgeSB400 (AC '97)SB450 (Azalia)SB600

ATi R423 Card Info

Gigabyte has demonstrated a PCI Express based ATi R423 cardrunning at their booth over at Computex. Interestingly, it is an R423 XT cardrunning at a core clock of 500Mhz and memory clock of 1120Mhz. There won't beany Pro version of the R423 card like the current X800 Pro that contains 12pipelines therefore all R423 cards will be 16 pipes based; R423 XT and R423 XTPlatinum (520Mhz core). There is not a need for an extra power connector (6pins) to be plugged into the card in order to run it but of course it is stillrecommended to do so. Gigabyte mentioned that all their R423 cards will comewith Dual DVI instead of one.

ATi Licensed HDMI Technology

ATI licensed HDMI high-bandwidth technology from Analogix Semiconductor, the two companies announced on Monday. The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a method to pass uncompressed video between consumer-electronic devices such as a set-top box, DVD player, or television. The total bandwidth the standard allows is 5 gigabits per second. The Analogix deal means that ATI will be able to design in support for the HDMI technology into its products, most likely its All-In-Wonder line of graphics and video cards.

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