Amsterdam - AMD demonstrated the new ATI FirePro V8700 graphics accelerator, for computer-aided design (CAD) and digital content creation (DCC) professionals who require maximum performance from their workstations. Additionally,the new ATI FirePro V3750 is designed to deliver high performance in an entry-class professional graphics accelerator.
The ATI FirePro V8700 graphics accelerator is well suited for users who work with large models and shader-intensive applications, offering a large frame buffer for complex and large data sets plus a 30-bit display pipeline for accurate color reproduction and superior visual quality.
By utilizing GDDR5 memory technology, engineers and designers can focus on project work without concerns for memory limitations. This ultra high-end workstation solution with 1GB frame buffer memory also features 800 shader (or stream) units. ATI FirePro V8700 graphics accelerator features two DisplayPort connectors and a Dual-Link DVI-I display output.
ATI FirePro V3750 3D workstation graphics accelerator in the entry space shows an average of 30 percent performance improvement over the previous generation accelerating certain CAD applications by as much as 40 percent. As the first graphic accelerator in this class to feature DisplayPort outputs, this entry-level graphics product features 256MB of frame buffer memory with 320 shader (or stream) processing units, dual link DVI, and two DisplayPort connections, generating a multimonitor desktop of more than 5000 pixels wide from a single accelerator.
The new ATI FirePro V8700 graphics accelerator is expected to begin shipping in fourth quarter 2008 for $1499, and the ATI FirePro V3750 graphics accelerator is expected to begin shipping for $199.