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Sapphire Tech ha annunciato la nuova scheda video basata sulla GPU Ati Radeon 9250 e destinata alla fascia low end del mercato. Il nuovo modello di chip grafico, derivato dal 9200 ma con clock inferiore (240MHz), offre supporto alle DirectX 8.1 di Microsoft ed è disponibile anche con 256MB di ram DDR.

Sapphire Technology Limited, the leading supplier of ATI-powered graphics solutions, has just introduced a new model in its range of competitively priced AGP products aimed at bringing new levels of graphics performance into the budget system sector.

The Sapphire RADEON 9250 is the latest addition to the company’s product range based on the ATI RADEON™ 9200 series of graphics products. Designed to support up to 256MB of DDR memory and with a core clock speed of 240MHz, this new visual processing unit provides the ultimate value graphics upgrade for AGP8x-based desktop systems. Both home and business users will benefit from the broad range of features and powerful performance of the new Sapphire RADEON 9250 family.

The Sapphire RADEON 9250 VPU features a four-pixel shader pipeline architecture with full hardware support for Microsoft® DirectX® 8.1 and with DX9 compliance. It satisfies the high demand for seamless fast action transitions in a wide range of gaming and video applications. It also offers support for ATI’s innovative SMARTSHADER™ technology which provides more image realism for maximum visual benefits with today’s advanced 3D games.

Superior video performance is now delivered even to budget systems with the Sapphire RADEON 9250 with the inclusion of ATI’s VIDEO IMMERSION™ and FULLSTREAM™ technologies, enhancing the user’s DVD, video and video streaming experience with better resolutions and richer detail. Users also benefit from the industry’s most stable unified graphics software, ATI’s CATALYST suite.

The Sapphire RADEON 9250 supports a complete range of VGA and DVI monitor configurations for total user flexibility. Sapphire will begin shipments in July to both systems integrators and to distribution channels for the retail market.