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The Radeon X1950 PRO delivers high-definition entertainment with strikingly fast gaming performance, industry-leading image quality and crystal clear digital video. With an exclusive set of image quality features and Avivo video and display technology, the Radeon X1950 PRO will let you get the most out of your gaming and entertainment experiences. Features 36 pixel shader processors 8 vertex shader processors Up to 256-bit 8 channel GDDR3 memory interface Native PCI Express x16 bus interface Plug-and-play (native) CrossFire Shader Technology Support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 programmable vertex and pixel shaders in hardware. Shader Model 3.0 vertex and pixel shader support: Full speed 32-bit floating point processing High dynamic range rendering with floating point blending and anti-aliasing support High performance dynamic branching and flow control Complete feature set also supported in OpenGL 2.0 Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering 2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasing modes: Sparse multi-sample algorithm with gamma correction, programmable sample patterns, and centroid sampling New Adaptive Anti-Aliasing mode Temporal Anti-Aliasing Lossless Color Compression (up to 6:1) at all resolutions, up to and including widescreen HDTV 2x/4x/8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes: Up to 128-tap texture filtering Adaptive algorithm with performance and quality options Improved rendering with higher subpixel precision and LOD computation levels New rotational high quality rendering mode 3Dc+ Advanced Texture Compression High quality 4:1 compression for normal maps and luminance maps Works with any single-channel or two-channel data format Ring Bus Memory Controller Programmable arbitration logic maximizes memory efficiency, software upgradeable New fully associative texture, color, and Z cache design Hierarchical Z-Buffer with Early Z Test Lossless Z-Buffer Compression (up to 48:1) Fast Z-Buffer Clear Z Cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering Optimized for performance at high display resolutions, up to and including widescreen HDTV Avivo Video and Display Engine New advanced video capabilities, including high fidelity gamma, color correction and scaling Dual independent display controllers that support true 30 bits per pixel throughout the display pipe Full symmetry on both heads Each display interface supports display resolutions beyond 2560x1600 Advanced DVI capabilities, including 10-bit, 16-bit HDR output YPrPb component output for direct drive of HDTV displays Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video in real time MPEG1/2/4 decode and encode acceleration: DXVA support Hardware motion compensation, iDCT, DCT and color space conversion All-format DTV/HDTV decoding Adaptive per-pixel de-interlacing and frame rate conversion (temporal filtering) CrossFire