{"id":3687,"date":"2013-09-26T00:50:55","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T22:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=3687"},"modified":"2013-09-26T00:52:37","modified_gmt":"2013-09-25T22:52:37","slug":"amd-radeon-r9-and-r7-series-graphics-cards-usher-in-a-new-era-of-gaming-realism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/3687-amd-radeon-r9-and-r7-series-graphics-cards-usher-in-a-new-era-of-gaming-realism\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD<\/span> Radeon R9<\/span> and R7<\/span> Series Graphics Cards Usher in a New Era of Gaming Realism"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ultra-reso\u00adlu\u00adti\u00adon gam\u00ading, asto\u00adnis\u00adhing audio and bare metal per\u00adfor\u00admance opti\u00admiza\u00adti\u00adon beco\u00adme rea\u00adli\u00adty with intro\u00adduc\u00adtion of AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon R9<\/span> and R7<\/span> Series of GPUs, AMD<\/span> TrueAu\u00addio tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy and Mantle#<\/em><\/div>\n
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SUNNYVALE<\/span>, Calif. \u20149\/25\/2013  <\/strong><\/p>\n

AMD<\/span><\/a> (NYSE<\/span>: AMD<\/span>) today unvei\u00adled the AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon\u2122 R9<\/span> 290X<\/span>, R9<\/span> 290, R9<\/span> 280X<\/span>, R9<\/span> 270X<\/span>, R7<\/span> 260X<\/span> and R7<\/span> 250 gra\u00adphics cards, AMD<\/span>\u2019s first GPUs in a new era of gam\u00ading defi\u00adned by UltraHD dis\u00adplays, rene\u00adwed vigor in game engi\u00adne deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment, and a new gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon of gamers that expect a more immersi\u00adve enter\u00adtain\u00adment expe\u00adri\u00adence. AMD<\/span> also intro\u00addu\u00adced the world to Man\u00adt\u00adle and AMD<\/span> TrueAu\u00addio tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy, the latest inno\u00adva\u00adtions that rede\u00adfi\u00adne the GPU<\/span> by enab\u00adling both gamers and game deve\u00adlo\u00adpers with unpre\u00adce\u00adden\u00adted audio and per\u00adfor\u00admance enhance\u00adments for com\u00adpa\u00adti\u00adble games1,2<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>The AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon R9<\/span> and R7<\/span> Series gra\u00adphics cards are new GPUs for a new era in gam\u00ading,\u201d said Matt Skyn\u00adner, cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent and gene\u00adral mana\u00adger, Gra\u00adphics Busi\u00adness Unit, AMD<\/span>. \u201cThis era is shaped by ultra-reso\u00adlu\u00adti\u00adon gam\u00ading and an exci\u00adting new gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon of high\u00adly-anti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adted games like \u2018Batt\u00adle\u00adfield\u2122 4<\/a>.\u2019 But it\u2019s also an era shaped in a very powerful way by our own Uni\u00adfied Gam\u00ading Stra\u00adtegy; we\u2019ve tea\u00adm\u00aded up with the world\u2019s top game deve\u00adlo\u00adpers to estab\u00adlish a com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsi\u00adve port\u00adfo\u00adlio of games that you can maxi\u00admi\u00adze to their full poten\u00adti\u00adal only with AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon\u2122 graphics.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mantle and Graphics Core Next: Simplifying Cross-Platform Game Development<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The award-win\u00adning Gra\u00adphics Core Next (GCN<\/span>) archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre<\/a> in the AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon R9<\/span> and R7<\/span> Series gra\u00adphics cards con\u00adti\u00adnues to ser\u00adve as a dri\u00adving force behind the Uni\u00adfied Gam\u00ading Stra\u00adtegy<\/a>, AMD<\/span>\u2019s approach to pro\u00advi\u00adding a con\u00adsis\u00adtent gam\u00ading expe\u00adri\u00adence on the PC<\/span>, in the living room or over the cloud \u2014 all powered by AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon gra\u00adphics found in AMD<\/span> gra\u00adphics cards<\/a> and acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adted pro\u00adces\u00adsing units (APUs)<\/a>. The four pil\u00adlars of the Uni\u00adfied Gam\u00ading Stra\u00adtegy \u2014 con\u00adso\u00adle, cloud, con\u00adtent and cli\u00adent \u2014 come tog\u00ade\u00adther with the intro\u00adduc\u00adtion of Mantle.<\/p>\n

With Man\u00adt\u00adle, games like DICE<\/span>\u2019s \u201cBatt\u00adle\u00adfield 4<\/a>\u201d will be empowered with the abili\u00adty to speak the nati\u00adve lan\u00adguage of the Gra\u00adphics Core Next archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre, pre\u00adsen\u00adting a deeper level of hard\u00adware opti\u00admiza\u00adti\u00adon no other gra\u00adphics card manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer can match. Man\u00adt\u00adle also assists game deve\u00adlo\u00adpers in brin\u00adging games to life on mul\u00adti\u00adple plat\u00adforms by lever\u00adaging the com\u00admo\u00adn\u00ada\u00adli\u00adties bet\u00adween GCN-powered PCs and con\u00adso\u00adles for a simp\u00adle game deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment process.<\/p>\n

With the intro\u00adduc\u00adtion of Man\u00adt\u00adle, AMD<\/span> soli\u00addi\u00adfies its posi\u00adti\u00adon as the lea\u00adding pro\u00advi\u00adder of fast and effi\u00adci\u00adent game deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment plat\u00adforms. Man\u00adt\u00adle will be detail\u00aded fur\u00adther at the AMD<\/span> Deve\u00adlo\u00adper Sum\u00admit, APU13<\/span><\/a>, taking place Nov. 11\u201313 in San Jose, Calif.<\/p>\n

AMD<\/span> TrueAudio Technology: World\u2019s First Programmable Audio Pipeline<\/strong><\/h3>\n

AMD<\/span> TrueAu\u00addio tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy marks a new fron\u00adtier in rea\u00adlism for PC<\/span> gamers. AMD<\/span> TrueAu\u00addio tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy empowers game deve\u00adlo\u00adpers with a pro\u00adgramma\u00adble audio pipe\u00adline on the GPU<\/span>, invi\u00adting them to put their uni\u00adque artis\u00adtic fin\u00adger\u00adprint on in-game audio in the same way that the pro\u00adgramma\u00adble gra\u00adphics pipe\u00adline brought unfet\u00adte\u00adred artis\u00adtic visi\u00adon to PC<\/span> gra\u00adphics. Enab\u00adled games can fea\u00adture more rea\u00adli\u00adstic envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal dyna\u00admics, a richer tapestry of sound effects, breath\u00adta\u00adking direc\u00adtion\u00adal audio and more.<\/p>\n

AMD<\/span> TrueAu\u00addio tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy enhan\u00adces audio rea\u00adlism by simu\u00adla\u00adting the human brain\u2019s per\u00adcep\u00adti\u00adon of real-world sound, working in con\u00adcert with the user\u2019s exis\u00adting audio hard\u00adware to recrea\u00adte a life\u00adli\u00adke expe\u00adri\u00adence in upco\u00adming games like \u201cTHIEF<\/span>\u2122<\/a>\u201d by Squa\u00adre Enix or \u201cLich\u00addom<\/a>\u201d by Xavi\u00adant Games.<\/p>\n

AMD<\/span> Multi-Display Technology: Redesigned for Ultra-resolution Gaming<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The arri\u00adval of the next-gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon gra\u00adphics cards also marks a new chap\u00adter in AMD<\/span>\u2019s his\u00adto\u00adric sup\u00adport for stun\u00adning dis\u00adplay con\u00adfi\u00adgu\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons. AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon R9<\/span> and R7<\/span> Series gra\u00adphics cards are made for gam\u00ading on UltraHD (3840x2160) dis\u00adplays, inclu\u00adding sup\u00adport for non-tiled 2160p60 dis\u00adplays with a future AMD<\/span> Cata\u00adlyst\u2122 dri\u00adver release. In addi\u00adti\u00adon, gamers more accus\u00adto\u00admed to AMD<\/span> Eye\u00adfi\u00adni\u00adty mul\u00adti-dis\u00adplay tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy will be freed to use vir\u00adtual\u00adly any com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon of dis\u00adplay out\u00adputs when con\u00adnec\u00adting matching moni\u00adtors to the DVI<\/span> or HDMI<\/span>\u00ae out\u00adputs on their system.<\/p>\n

AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon R9<\/span> and R7<\/span> Series gra\u00adphics cards will be available for purcha\u00adse in the near future.<\/p>\n

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