Thursday, 6 November 2008

Alienware Adds Dual AMD GPU in Its Upcoming Notebook

Gaming notebook manufacturer Alienware has announced to put two powerful ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 series graphics processors from AMD in the Alienware M17 notebook PC.

According to the company, the Alienware M17 is the world’s first notebook from a major manufacturer to include the raw horsepower of AMD’s ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU technology with Microsoft Direct X 10.1 support. It further added that the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 series delivers support for Blu-ray and high-definition video backed by AMD’s Unified Video Decoder to ensure smooth HD media playback with sharp, crisp images and vibrant colors.

“The Alienware M17, loaded with all the capabilities of ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU technology, delivers outstanding performance at an extremely aggressive price point,” said Patrick Cooper, director of product planning, Alien ware. “Paired with an award-winning chassis design, mobile gamers will be blown away by the realism that the scalable ATI graphics solution provides.”