Tul, a Taiwan-based graphics card supplier, has announced the PowerColor X1650 XT, its second graphics card to include a chipset manufactured at 80nm process and to feature the new CrossFire Bridge Interconnect.
The PowerColor X1650 XT clocks at 600MHz, with memory at 700MHz (1400MHz effective) 256MB DDR3 RAM and 24 pixel processors. This board is also HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) and Windows Vista ready. The PCIe version will be priced under US$150, while the AGP version will be just under US$170, according to Tul.
| Tul's PowerColor X1650 XT |
| Key features |
| 2nd GPU manufactured at 80nm process |
| New CrossFire Bridge Interconnect |
| Simultaneous anti-aliasing with HDR for smooth graphics |
| Support for DirectX 9c, Open GL 2.0 and Shader Model 3.0 |
| High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) ready |
| H.264 playback with ATI's Avivo Video- & Display Engine |
| Windows Vista ready |
Source: Company, compiled by DigiTimes.com, October 2006
Tul's PowerColor X1650 XT
Photo: Company