High-End 3D and Video Capture, in a PCI Express Package: ATI's All-In-Wonder X800 XL- Page 1/6
September 9, 2005
By
Thomas Soderstrom
Its easy to tell when a new interface has gained widespread acceptance, because only then does ATI expand its All-In-Wonder line to satisfy multiple market levels using the new interface. Consequently, the addition of ATIs All-In-Wonder X800 XL high-end graphics/multimedia card to its previous midrange All-In-Wonder X600 Pro shows the PCI Express market has reached maturity.
Recent All-In-Wonder cards are most notable for providing the full performance specifications for the 3D graphics card upon which they were based, while adding a wide variety of multimedia enhancements, crowned with TV/FM tuners. ATI continues this in its All-In-Wonder X800 XL, clocking the visual processor and RAM at 400MHz and 490MHz (DDR980) respectively.