GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5970 Graphics Card Launched

GIGABYTE dual GPUs graphics card- RadeonTM HD 5970, the fastest graphics card on the planet

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards today is pleased to launch the latest addition to its selection of premium graphics cards. GIGABYTE's GV-R597D5-2GD-B is built using dual ATI RadeonTM HD 5800 Series GPUs on a single board ­­­­­­­ÃƒÆ’ƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬ÂÃ¢â€šÂ¬ which are based on 40nm process and advanced GDDR5 memory technology. The GV-R597D5-2GD-B provides for a host of innovative new features including Microsoft DirectX 11, PCI Express 2.1 technology, ATI Eyefinity Technology, ATI Stream technology, dual mode ATI CrossFireX^TM multi-GPU support, UVD 2 and PowerPlay^TM, and delivers an unrivaled HD gaming experience so gamer can play the latest, most demanding HD titles like never before.

The GIGABYTE GV-R597D5-2GD-B features ATI's latest 2nd Generation TeraScale graphics engine, boasting the power of more than 4.64 teraFLOPS with 3200 stream processors respectively and nearly 4.3 billion transistors. Benefiting from PCI Express 2.1 technology, GIGABYTE's GV-R597D5-2GD-B can deliver 16‐lanes of PCI Express 2.1 bus interface for high‐bandwidth applications. With 2GB GDDR5 memory, the GV-R597D5-2GD-B provides twice the data per pin of GDDR3 memory at the same clock speeds. Benefiting from ATI Eyefinity Technology, every gamer can run up to 3 displays from a single graphics board and expand the field of view across all displays. End-users can enjoy the ultimate immersive HD gaming experience with innovative "wrap around" multi-display capabilities with ATI Eyefinity Technology. Furthermore, using ATI Stream Technology, end-users can easily unleash the massive parallel processing power of GPU for physics, artificial intelligence, stream computing and ray tracing calculations, and tackle demanding tasks like video transcoding with incredible speed.

To respond to every power gamer for a no-compromise HD gaming experience, the GIGABYTE GV-R597D5-2GD-B is the first to offer full support for Microsoft DirectX 11 for life-like realism and stunning 3D gaming effects. Gamers can get striking 3D visual effects and dynamic interactivity with DirectX 11 support, including features like Tessellation, HDR Texture Compression, Multi-threading and DirectCompute. Microsoft DirectX 11 brings new levels of visual realism to gaming on the PC and gamers can dominate the competition with GIGABYTE GV-R597D5-2GD-B graphics card.

In order to provide the best digital audio/video interconnection between a computer and display monitor or home-theater system, the GV-R597D5-2GD-B is capable of outputting DispalyPort signals. The new generation mini DisplayPort interface supports higher resolutions, richer color depth, and increased refresh rate performance, delivering 10.8Gbps of bandwidth over previous generations of connectivity options such as DVI, LVDS and VGA. With added DisplayPort connectivity on the GV-R597D5-2GD-B, PC gamers are able to play all the latest games on their large-screen home theater displays, providing an audio and visual experience unmatched by any of today's console gaming systems. Furthermore, the GIGABYTE GV-R597D5-2GD-B is equipped with ATI PowerPlay^TM technology for breakthrough power and consumption, maximizing performance per watt by delivering the highest level of high performance when needed and conserving power when the demand on the GPU is low.

For more details of the GIGABYTE GV-R597D5-2GD-B, please visit the GIGABYTE VGA website at: https://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/VGA/Default.aspx

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GIGABYTE, headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, is known as a global leading brand in the IT industry, with employees and business channels in almost every country. Founded in 1986, GIGABYTE started as a research and development team and has since taken the lead in the world's motherboard market. On top of motherboards and graphics accelerators, GIGABYTE further expanded its product portfolio to include notebook and desktop PCs, digital home entertainment appliances, networking servers, communications, mobile and handheld devices, servicing every facet of people's lives at home or business. Everyday GIGABYTE aims to "Upgrade Your Life" with the most innovative designs and impeccable quality and services. Visit www.gigabyte.com.tw for more information.

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