Accelerated video encoding, transcoding, and upscaling2,3
Native support for common video encoding instructions
ATI CrossFireX™ multi-GPU technology4
Dual GPU scaling
ATI Avivo HD Video & Display technology5
UVD 2 dedicated video playback accelerator
Advanced post-processing and scaling6
Dynamic contrast enhancement and color correction7
Brighter whites processing (blue stretch)8
Dynamic video range control
Support for H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, and Adobe Flash9
Dual-stream (HD+SD) playback support10,11
DXVA 1.0 & 2.0 support
Integrated dual-link DVI output with HDCP12
Max resolution: 2560x160013
Integrated HDMI 1.3 output with Deep Color, xvYCC wide gamut support, and high bit-rate audio
Max resolution: 1920x120013
IIntegrated HD audio controller
Output protected high bit rate 7.1 channel surround sound over HDMI with no additional cables required
Supports AC-3, AAC, Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master Audio formats
ATI PowerPlay™ power management technology5
Dynamic power management with low power idle state
Certified drivers for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP
Driver support scheduled for release in 2010
Requires application support for ATI Stream technology
Digital rights management restrictions may apply
ATI CrossFireX™ technology requires an ATI CrossFireX Ready motherboard, and may require a specialized power supply
ATI
PowerPlay™, ATI Avivo™ and ATI Stream are technology platforms that
include a broad set of capabilities offered by certain ATI Radeon™ HD
GPUs. Not all products have all features and full enablement of some
capabilities and may require complementary products
Upscaling subject to available monitor resolution
Not available with Blu-ray picture-in-picture
May not be available for all desktop resolutions with Windows Aero enabled
Adobe
Flash video acceleration and post-processing is supported for
H.264-encoded content. Requires Adobe Flash Player 10.1 plug-in and
Catalyst 9.11 or higher.
Blu-ray or HD DVD drive and HD monitor required
Requires Blu-ray movie disc supporting dual streams or picture-in-picture
Playing
HDCP content requires additional HDCP ready components, including but
not limited to an HDCP ready monitor Blu-ray or HD DVD disc drive,
multimedia application and computer operating system.
Some custom resolutions require user configuration