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HyperZ Technology -
ATI's Radeon 7500 chip takes an intelligent approach to the memory bandwidth
limitation issue. Innovative HYPERZ™ technology improves memory bandwidth
efficiency without the added cost of exotic embedded or proprietary memory
technologies. By attacking this key bottleneck, the Radeon 7500 can reach new
heights in 3D performance. The speed and type of memory accompanying a graphics
chip places upper bounds on the fill rate it can achieve. With 230MHz DDR
memory, the physical memory alone can transfer data at up to 7.4GB/sec. With
HYPERZ technology, the effective memory bandwidth is boosted by 20% and
effectively transfers up to 8.8GB/sec.
Dual Display - Much
like Matrox products the Radeon 7500 architecture includes technologies that
allow for natural support of dual independent display. It contains two
integrated RAMDAC (both of which are running at 350MHz), support for TV Output,
and an integrated TMDS transmitter that allows for support of digital flat panel
monitors.

The benefit to the
flexible display engine of the Radeon 7500 is that it is capable of supporting
many different combinations of CRT monitors, digital flat panel monitors, and
television displays simultaneously. The graphic card includes the following
connectors: 15-pin VGA, 24-pin DVI-I, and s-video. Furthermore, a DVI-I to VGA
adapter is included to allow for the connection of a second CRT monitor through
the DVI-I connector.
Dual display gaming is yet another key advantage for the Radeon 7500.

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