Diamond Multimedia Radeon X1950PRO256AGP User manual

X1950PRO512AGP
X1950PRO256AGP
X1950PRO512PCIE
X1950PRO256PCIE
9650 DeSoto Ave
Chatsworth, CA 91311
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www.diamondmm.com
Featuring:RADEONTM X1950PRO
Memory: 256/512MB
Slot Type: PCIE/AGP
With:  Dual DVI (Dual Link) /
  HDTV / D-Sub /ViVo
Viper X1950PRO
The World Fastest Graphics Card
Overview
Diamond, Diamond Multimedia and Stealth are registered trademarks of Diamond Multimedia.ATI, Graphics by ATI, and Radeon are trademarks of ATI
Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. © 2006 Diamond Multimedia. All rights reserved.
THE GAME IS ON!
With the Radeon®X1950 series, your graphics performance will never be compromised. Imagine games with
hyper realistic light blooms, lifelike skin textures, and silky smooth hair. Now imagine the non-stop action
packed gaming on a CrossFire™platform – the only choice for hardcore gamers. That’s what it’s like with the
Radeon X1950, ATI’s fastest and most flexible 3D processor. All gaming, all the time. Radeon®graphics.
Never comprise.
AVIVOTM
•Video and Display Perfection
•True-to-Life Image Reproduction
•Sharp video and photos, smooth video playback
•Universal connectivity for TVs and display
SPECIFICATIONS
• GPU: ATI Radeon®X1950PRO
• Bus Type: PCI-Express x16 / AGP
• Memory Support: 256/512MB GDDR3
• Memory Interface: 256 bit
• Core Clock Speed: 575 MHz
• Memory Speed: 1.38 GHz
•Shader Units: 36
• API Support: DirectX®9.0 & Shader  
 Model 3.0, OpenGL 2.0
FEATURING
•38 pixel shader processors
•8 vertex shader processors
•256-bit 8-channel GDDR4 memory  
 interface
•Native PCI Express®x16 bus interface
•Plug-and-play (native) CrossFire™
•Lightning fast memory clock speeds
•High Dynamic Range (HDR) rendering
•Support for Microsoft®DirectX®9.0 & 
 Shader Model 3.0
•AVIVO and 3D excellence
•CATALYST Software Drivers
•Windows Vista™ 3D environment  
 Support
•HDTV Support
•HDMI compatible through dongle
System Requirements
• Intel®Pentium®4 or AMD®Athlon®64 FX CPU's
• CPU running at 2.4 GHz or higher
• 450-Watt power supply or greater, 30 Amps on 12 volt rail  
 recommended (assumes fully loaded system)
 *650 Watt ATX 2.0 or higher required for use with crossfire not included
• PCI Express compliant power supply required.
 Connect directly to the power supply with a 6 pin
 PCI Express power connector
• Super VGA or DVI-I compatible monitor
• Microsoft Windows®XP, XP 64, 2000, MCE
• PCI Express X16 compliant slot
• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
• 512MB system RAM minimum
• 480MB available hard disk space
Package Includes:
• Quick Install Guide
• Software: ATI CATALYST, Diamond Tools, DVD Playback
• Component-out cable adapter
• 9-pin S-Video/composite VIVO
• 6-inch S-Video cable
• 6-inch composite cable
Windows Vista™ Ready* ATI Certified†
* On PCs configured to Microsoft Windows Vista™ minimum system requirements, this product supports the basic user experience. Details at windowsvista.com/getready
† This product is continually tested to requirements with Windows Vista™, pre-release & final versions as available. When production versions of Windows Vista are released you may be required to upgrade your device driver. See ati.com/windowsvista for details.