April 2000

Out of the blue, ATI suddenly exists in the 3D arena. Just at the time when nVidia is taking the lead and 3dfx is starting to strangle itself, another competitor appears with a serious product.

Tech Sheet

RAMDAC 350 Mhz Transistor count (millions) Technology 0.18 micron Frequency 166/183 Mhz Onboard RAM 32/64 MB SDR/DDR RAM bus frequency 183 Mhz SDR/DDR Triangle count (millions) 30

As you can see above, ATI is not Matrox - when they say 3D, they mean it.

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