New Dual Platform Graphics Card from ATI

By Digital Trends Staff August 19, 2005

Graphic cards maker ATI is thinking cross platform with their latest card to be announced today. The new Radeon 9600 Pro PC and Mac Edition is available now for $199.

The Radeon 9600 Pro PC and Mac Edition, according to an ATI press release, is the first graphics card to support both Mac and Windows machines. It offers dual-link capabilities to support high resolution monitors like the Apple 30-inch Cinema Display. On board features include 256MB of memory, 128-bit memory interface and DirectX 9.0 shader support.

Recommended Videos

This new graphics card from ATI is AGP 2.0 compliant and compatible with both AGP 4X and 8X systems such as Apple’s Power Mac G4 series. The card is bootable in either platform and software drivers are included for both.

“By providing one card as a solution for two distinct platforms, ATI is making purchasing decisions easy for the computer user, said Rich Heye, Vice President, Desktop Discrete Graphics, ATI. “There is no confusion as to whether the card will work in a Mac or a PC, because the Radeon 9600 Pro PC and Mac Edition will provide incredible performance and image quality in both,” As ultra-high resolution monitors have become increasingly popular for mainstream users, the dual-link functionality has become an important feature of graphics cards and ATI is unmatched in the consumer space at this price.”

Digital Trends Staff

Digital Trends has a simple mission: to help readers easily understand how tech affects the way they live. We are your…

Computing

New leak suggests that AMD is about to release two new graphics cards

Promotional image of an AMD Radeon RX 6000-series graphics card.

AMD may be about to launch two new Navi 23 graphics cards, according to a new leak. Drivers for the RX 6600 and RX 6600XT have been found in a recent update, suggesting that AMD is likely preparing to release these two GPUs soon. The information comes from a leaker known on Twitter as @KOMACHI_ENSAKA, who posted screenshots of AMD's recent drivers, including both of the new RX 6000-series cards.

It's possible that these are the graphics cards AMD was talking about earlier this year at CES 2021, an annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association. During that event, AMD announced that it would be releasing a single-fan GPU in the future. It now seems that the cards in question may in fact have been the Radeon RX 6600 and 6600XT.

Computing

Nvidia’s new RTX 3070 Ti graphics card hit stores today and sold out in minutes

Nvidia's RTX 3070 Ti graphics card.

The new Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics card released today, June 10. The card was put on sale at a number of online retailers in the early morning. Unfortunately for those who hoped to snag one, Nvidia's latest GPU sold out almost as soon as it was made available. It seems that history likes to repeat itself: Last week's hot release, the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, also sold out in minutes.

While many tried to get their hands on the new RTX 3070 Ti, there was only a short time frame before the card was sold out on most, if not all, websites. It was briefly available on Amazon, Newegg, BH Photo, Nvidia's online store, and from several other retailers. Best Buy has delayed the release of the card by over seven hours, resulting in countless users refreshing the website for hours on end. Once the cards were put on sale, they were gone within seconds.

Computing

Is a Mac Pro update coming soon? New leaks point to improved AMD Radeon graphics

A close-up of Apple's Mac Pro from 2019 showing the front "cheesegrater" grill and top handle.

A purported image of the upcoming AMD Radeon Pro W6900X

The Mac Pro could be about to receive a noticeable boost to its performance. A new range graphics cards called the AMD Radeon Pro W6000 series appear destined for the Mac Pro, and have been not only photographed but also benchmarked. These cards will support AMD’s Navi RDNA2 architecture, offering a substantial upgrade to current Mac Pro graphics performance.