“The FireGL X2-256, ATI’s highest performance workstation graphics accelerator with 256MB of unified graphics memory and dual DVI-I interfaces, delivers fast 3D performance and superior quality imaging for professional applications. Based on the FGL(tm) 9800 Visual Processing Unit (VPU), the FireGL X2-256 features four geometry engines and eight parallel rendering pipelines.”
“The FireGL T2-128, an entry-level workstation graphics accelerator with 128MB of unified graphics memory and dual display support through DVI-I and VGA connectors, brings an unprecedented level of graphics processing power to this segment of the market. Based on the FGL(tm) 9600 VPU, this accelerator features two geometry engines and four parallel rendering pipelines.”
Nothing’s really surprising about this. There was never any doubts that ATi was going to launch two FireGL cards based on Radeon 9600 and 9800.
Will ATi remain as the primary base of development for DirectX 9.0 and Open GL 1.5/2.0? Or Will nVidia take over the role with its Quadro FX 3000? Thus far, we haven’t seen any major migration to nVidia’s platform, but we can’t know for sure yet.
Read more about ATi’s new graphics cards here.
