Press Release
Hong Kong — June 28, 2007 — HIS today launches the ATI RadeonTM HD 2600 Series, featuring the completely new "Hi-fi" design concept and special cooling solutions.HIS Radeon™ HD 2600 Series delivers a remarkable combination of DirectX® 10 gaming performance and hardware processed 1080p video. Connect to big-screen TVs with HDMI including built-in 5.1 surround audio to enjoy Blu-ray™ and HD DVD movies. ATI Catalyst™ graphics configuration software manages the stunning visual effects for a premium Windows Vista™ experience.
The "Hi-fi" Concept
Starting from the new Radeon™ HD 2600 Series, HIS is applying the new "Hi-fi" concept design on its new models. Features include: high-quality gold-plated connectors which reduces interference for improved signal quality, black panel plate and blue PCB which gives a "cool" image, which altogether synchronize with the "High-definition" concept of the new Radeon™ HD Series.
Special Cooling Solutions
HIS is launching the new Radeon™ HD 2600 Series with 4 different but yet effective cooling solutions to meet the different demands of customers. The skus include our most successful and unique HIS IceQ (Turbo) Edition; the high-performance and quiet single-slot solution and a silent heatpipe solution with Korean cooling expert ZALMAN, and a quiet, cost-effective fan solution with out new "Blue-Ice" cooler.
Remarkable Gaming Performance
HIS Radeon™ HD 2600 delivers remarkable gaming performance to unleash the HD visual effects within Windows Vista™ and DirectX® 10. Plug-n-play CrossFire™ upgradeability makes it easy to scale up graphics performance to boost the most demanding games; and built-in multi-channel 5.1 surround audio over HDMI establishes a new level of entertainment designed for tech savvy gamers.
ATI Avivo™ HD Video & Media
HIS Radeon™ HD 2600 Series GPUs introduce ATI Avivo™ HD technology with advanced audio, video processing, display and connectivity capabilities for high definition entertainment solutions. ATI Avivo™ HD introduces a breakthrough for the playback of Blu-ray™ and HD DVD discs. UVD (Unified Video Decoder) is a new HD video processor that provides hardware decoding of Blu-ray and HD DVD. It is designed to enable a cool, quiet media PC with low GPU and CPU power requirements. ATI Avivo™ HD technology includes fully integrated HD audio capabilities and supports playback of multi-channel (5.1) audio streams. When combined with the integrated HDCP copy protection, ATI Avivo HD enables a one-cable HDMI™ connectivity solution to high definition home theaters.
Home theater aficionados will be mesmerized by ATI Avivo™ HD technology that delivers sharp images and vibrant color fidelity from 1080p playback of Blu-ray™ and HD DVDs movies.
Certified for Windows Vista™
HIS Radeon™ HD 2600 delivers powerful graphics performance to enhance the stunning Windows Aero™ user interface. ATI Catalyst™ graphics management software is Certified for Windows Vista™ and is designed for quick and easy setup of graphics, video, and multiple displays.
