


The card is priced at $499, and is shipping in “limited quantities”, accoridng to ATI, most likely because the DDR-2 memory it uses is in short supply. ATI’s own shopping site lists it on back order.

Built on the highly successful Radeon 9800 PRO architecture, the chip features eight full precision pipelines. Like the GeForceFX 5900, the chip uses a 256-bit memory interface, although the GeForceFX 5900 only uses DDR-1 memory.

“ATI continues to blaze the trail in the graphics industry,” said Rick Bergman, senior vice president of marketing and general manager of desktop products for AT, in a statement.