Samkvæmt þessari frétt koma næstu ATI kort út 17 júlí
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<i>ATI Technologies is set to launch two RV250 core-based graphics chips, the Radeon 9000 and Radeon 9000 Pro, and one top-end, DirectX 9-supporting chip, the Radeon 9700 (codenamed R300), on July 17. With the earlier product rollout, ATI is expected to enjoy stronger sales during the summer vacation season than rival Nvidia.
Hampered by the progress of the 0.13-micron fabrication process at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Nvidia’s NV18 and NV30 chips, which were scheduled to hit the market in the third quarter, will not be able to appear on store shelves until the end of the third quarter or early fourth quarter. ATI, on the other hand, has been producing chips on both 0.15 and 0.13-micron processes to secure an earlier product release time. According to the company’s schedule, it will shift its high-end chip production gradually to 0.13-micron fabrication by the end of 2002.
Lacking new products for some time, the graphics card market is expected to be able to be boosted by ATI’s latest chips. The ATI-camp graphics card makers predict that they should enjoy rather good sales from the RV250 products at least until September. However, card manufacturers said that they are also facing a challenge in positioning their products, as the performance of the RV250 chips is not particularly greater than that of ATI’s older Radeon 8500.
At present, Nvidia’s GeForce4 Ti 4200 chips report the best shipment performance in the high-end market, while ATI’s Radeon 7500 poses immense pressure on its rival’s GeForce4 MX series given its highly competitive price.
Industry sources said that ATI’s latest Radeon 9700 is expected to have a significant impact on Nvidia’s GeForce4 Ti chips in the high-end market. However, considering the chip’s overly top-end market positioning and its pin counts, which reaches as high as 1,176, they plan to observe the market acceptance before entering mass card production.
Besides cultivating the clone market with a series of new chips, ATI has been actively expanding its presence in the OEM sector. According to sources, ATI landed RV200-based graphics card orders from Dell Computer and outsourced the production to its partner Foxconn Electronics in the second quarter. Shipments for the orders have already started.</i
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