Tul, a Taiwan-based provider of ATI-based graphic cards, on August 24 introduced its PowerColor X1950 XTX and CrossFire graphic cards that support HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection).
The two ATI Radeon X1950-based graphics cards deliver 512MB of GDDR4 with a bandwidth of 64GB per second, much faster than previous GDDR3 memory while consuming 30% less power, according to the company. The new PowerColor X1950 family provides an improved cooler for quieter cooling unit and lower temperatures. In addition, both cards support DirectX 9.0c, Open GL 2.0 and Shader Model 3.0.
| Tul PowerColor X1950 graphics card family | ||
| Item | X1950 CrossFire | X1950XTX 512MB |
| Memory and bus width | 512MB GDDR4/ 256bit | |
| Core frequency | 650MHz | |
| Memory speed | 1000MHz X2 | |
| Output | DVI/ VHDCI/ HDTV | Dual DVI/ VIVO/ HDTV |
| Interface | PCIe x16 | |
| Pixel pipelines | 48 | |
| DirectX support | 9.0 | |
| TV connector | S-Video | |
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Source: Company, compiled by DigiTimes, August 2006