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Frequently Asked Questions about ATI VideoWhat is a "Powered by ATI" Partner Product? An ATI Partner Product is a graphics board that is based on an ATI chipset but manufactured by a company other than ATI. These other manufacturers, sometimes referred to as Original Design Manufacturers (ODM’s) or Add-in Board (AIB) manufacturers, buy ATI graphics chips and design their own board product around it. This allows them to decide what product features, performance and pricing are best suited to the marketplace. This provides consumers with a greater choice in graphics products to meet their configuration, performance or budget needs while delivering the technical excellence found in ATI graphics chips. What is the difference between a "Powered by ATI" Partner Product and a "Built by ATI" Retail Product? Products with the "Built By ATI" logo on the package are manufactured by ATI. Products with the "Powered By ATI" logo on the package are manufactured by a partner company. Does a Partner Product vary in performance and functionality to an ATI Retail Product? Since Partner Products are based on ATI chipset technology, it is possible for Partner Products to have the same features and performance as ATI retail products. However, ATI chipsets do support a wide variety of memory configurations and display output options that allow Partner Products to also come in a multitude of performance and feature configurations. Please visit the websites of our Partner Product manufacturers for vendor specific specifications. Where can I obtain Partner Product information, such as features and specifications, pricing and where to buy? Partner Product features, specifications, pricing and where to buy details can be obtained directly from our Partner Manufacturers, Retail Outlets or System Integrators that sell "Powered by ATI" branded products . Here’s a list of Partner Product manufactures. Who manufactured my Partner Product? Original Design Manufacturers (ODM’s) or Add-in Board (AIB) manufacturers buy ATI graphics chips and design their own board product around it. A list of Partner Product Manufacturers is located here. How can I identify that I have a "Powered by ATI" Partner Product? Partner Products will have a "Powered by ATI" logo on the retail packaging. ATI Retail products will have a "Built by ATI" logo and 100 part number on the retail packaging, as well as a 102 part number on the PC Board. What are the available configurations of the FIRE GLX1 graphics card? FIRE GLX1 is available in two configurations. FIRE GLX1 - 256MB with AGP Pro connector, a StereoGraphics output for CrystalEyes or similar product, and dual DVI-I output for dual digital or dual analog support (or a combination of the two). FIRE GLX1 - 128MB with standard AGP connector and Dual DVI-I output for dual digital or dual analog support (or a combination of the two). What is a FIRE GLX1 graphics card and what chipset does it use? The FIRE GLX1 graphics card is the world's fastest and most advanced graphics board for professional graphics usage. Through a combination of incredible 3D rendering performance, sophisticated real-time visual effects, unsurpassed image quality and cutting-edge video features, it takes the workstation graphics experience to a new level. The FGL9700 VPU (Visual Processing Unit) is ATI's high-performance graphics solution for performance oriented consumers and commercial platforms. The FIRE GLX1 comes in two flavours: For more information on ATI's FIRE GL?X1 graphics cards please check out the Specifications section on the FIRE GL?X1 product page. How is a 3D workstation board different from a game board? When you compare ATI's workstation products to a high-end 3D game card the requirements and differences are substantial. For example, workstation boards are used to create the models/environments you see in your games while gaming boards are designed to play the game. While game requirements are focused on high frame rates in full screen, or in a window, the workstation product needs to address the problems of working with very advanced & complex applications that simultaneously run in wire-frame and shaded modes with numerous viewports and menus being opened or closed. Workstation products are also designed to handle much larger files that can be up to millions of polygons compared to the average game that is approx 50 thousand polygons. Listed below are the some of the major differences: (Source:ATI) Related Items: | ATI Video | |
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