AMD annuncia la possibilit\u00e0, per gli utenti professional, di beneficiare dei nuovi driver ATI FirePro, ideati con lo scopo di aumentare le prestazioni delle applicazioni e di migliorare l\u2019affidabilit\u00e0. Il download dei driver \u00e8 gi\u00e0 disponibile. La versione 8.702 degli ATI FirePro, grazie agli straordinari sforzi sostenuti, offre un miglioramento significativo \u2013 superiore al 20% – delle prestazioni per gli utilizzatori, ad esempio, di Dassault Syst\u00e8mes CATIA, Autodesk 3ds Max and PTC ProENGINEER e consente flussi di lavoro in tempo reale con Photoshop CS4, supporto stereo 3D e DisplayPort audio.<\/p>\n
Di seguito la notizia in dettaglio in inglese.<\/p>\n
Per maggiori informazioni:
Anna Carzana – AMD Public Relations – Tel. + 39 02.3008161
Luisella Lucchini – Imageware – Tel. +39 02.700251<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n Application Performance Increases By Up To 20 Percent with Latest ATI FirePro™ Graphics Driver<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n \u2014 Driver version 8.702 enables real-time Photoshop\u00ae CS4 workflows, and support for stereo 3D and DisplayPort audio \u2014<\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n SUNNYVALE, Calif. \u2014 March 12, 2010 \u2014<\/p>\n "With more than 20 percent performance improvement for many industry leading applications, this new performance driver increases the value for both existing and new ATI FirePro users," said Janet Matsuda, senior director, AMD Professional Graphics. "Certified on more than <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Key features of the ATI FirePro graphics driver:<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7 Compared to previous drivers, version 8.702 provides Dassault Syst\u00e8mes CATIA users more than 25 percent performance improvement, and Autodesk 3ds Max and PTC Pro\/Engineer users more than 20 percent performance improvement\u00b9.<\/p>\n \u00b7 Adobe\u00ae Photoshop\u00ae CS4 users can now render images with 10-bit\u00b2 per component color, helping provide exact representation of colors between Photoshop and their 10-bit display, as well as the ability to maintain an enhanced end-to-end 10-bit color workflow.<\/p>\n \u00b7 In addition to current support of numerous active, passive and autostereoscopic displays, blue-line stereo\u00b3 for synchronizing 3D glasses is now supported. <\/p>\n \u00b7 DisplayPort audio is now enabled on select ATI FirePro professional graphics cards, with support for 5.1 Dolby Digital and 5.1 DTS surround sound as well as 8-channel and 2-channel uncompressed audio4.<\/p>\n Later this year, AMD plans to issue reliability, application performance and feature enhancements in bi-monthly driver updates for notebooks that feature ATI FirePro™ professional graphics. AMD is working closely with workstation notebook manufacturers to ensure support for this initiative. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Resources<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7 Download: <\/p>\n \u00b7 Certification page: <\/p>\n \u00b7 More information: <\/p>\n \u00b7 Twitter: Follow AMD professional graphics updates <\/p>\n \u00b7 Facebook: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n About AMD <\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and technology partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For more information, visit http:\/\/www.amd.com. <\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b9 Based on SPECViewperf\u00ae 10 benchmark scores as tested by AMD performance labs for Dassault Syst\u00e8mes CATIA, Autodesk\u00ae 3ds Max\u00ae and PTC\u00ae Pro ENGINEER\u00ae, using ATI FirePro™ V3750, V5700, V7750, and V8700. Testing compared ATI FirePro™ graphics driver version 8.603 vs. version 8.702. Testing performed with the following configurations: HP Z400, Intel\u00ae Xeon\u00ae quad-core 1xW3570 @ 3.2 GHz, Intel\u00ae X58, 3GB DDR3, Microsoft\u00ae Windows\u00ae XP 32-bit SP3.<\/p>\n \u00b2Requires 10-bit monitor for true 10-bit color display; only on Microsoft\u00ae Windows\u00ae XP.<\/p>\n \u00b3Blue-line stereo: Blue-line stereo support is available on following Operating Systems: Microsoft\u00ae Windows\u00ae XP, Windows Vista\u00ae and Windows 7. <\/p>\n 4Available on the following ATI FirePro™ professional graphics: ATI FirePro V3750, V5700 and V7750. Audio formats achieved will depend on what audio formats the DisplayPort display supports, as well as which audio driver is used. <\/p>\n