New graphics card from AMD supporting DirectX 11 gaming

AMD has introduced the ATI Radeon HD 5830, a new graphics card that supports DirectX 11 gaming, ATI Eyefinity technology, and ATI Stream capabilities.

ATI Radeon HD 5830's 40nm chip holds 2.15 billion transistors and features TeraScale 2 unified processing architecture supporting GDDR5 memory interface.

The other features include PCI Express 2.1 x16 bus interface, OpenGL 3.2 support, Image quality enhancement technology, ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU technology, ATI Avivo HD Video & Display technology, ATI PowerPlay power management technology, Certified drivers for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP

ATI Eyefinity technology can support up to 6 displays using a single enabled ATI Radeon graphics card. This technology works with games that support non-standard aspect ratios, which is required for panning across multiple displays. To enable more than two displays, additional panels with native DisplayPort connectors, and/or certified DisplayPort adapters to convert your monitor's native input to your cards DisplayPort or Mini-DisplayPort connectors, are required.

"The ATI Radeon HD 5830 graphics card makes enthusiast-level performance even more accessible to gamers, adding another compelling choice to the award-winning ATI Radeon HD 5800 series," said Matt Skynner, vice president and general manager, AMD Graphics Division. "Cutting-edge features such as full DirectX 11 support, ATI Eyefinity multi-display capabilities and ATI Stream technology position the ATI Radeon HD 5830 graphics card to become a favorite with the gaming community."

Price: SEP for ATI Radeon HD 5830 graphics card is $239

For more details visit www.amd.com

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