— El driver de gráficos unificado permite desbloquear todo el potencial del los multigalardonados productos gráficos AMD DirectX® 10.1 y convierte en realidad las prestaciones Aero del nuevo Windows 7 —
Madrid, 18 de marzo de 2009.- AMD (NYSE: AMD) ha anunciado hoy que su último driver unificado ATI Catalyst™ 9.3 soporta Windows® 7. El ATI Catalyst 9.3 es el primer driver de la industria que incorpora el soporte de Windows™ 7, incluyendo Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.1 compliance y ofreciendo gran cantidad de beneficios a los desarrolladores que actualmente está probando y actualizando las aplicaciones que utiliza la versión beta de Windows 7. Además, la inclusión de los drivers para Windows 7 envía un mensaje claro a los millones de clientes de gráficos de AMD en todo el mundo: ATI Catalyst 9.3 (y todos los próximos lanzamientos de ATI Catalyst) está listo para el lanzamiento final de Windows 7.
Además de la sólida estabilidad de los drivers ATI Radeon ™ para Windows 7, la combinación de Windows 7 y los gráficos ATI Radeon permite a los desarrolladores utilizar plenamente el DirectX 10.1 API utilizado por Microsoft para diseñar el escritorio Aero de Windows 7. Las gráficas con soporte de hardware para DirectX 10.1 API, disponible actualmente en las series ATI Radeon ™ HD 3000 y ATI Radeon ™ HD 4000, pueden ofrecer una completa experiencia Aero Windows 7 en el PC, incluyendo el soporte de las nuevas prestaciones Aero Peek y Aero Shake, ambas diseñadas para mejorar la navegación en el escritorio de Windows 7.
“AMD’s expertise in visual computing shines through in the combined experience of Windows 7 and ATI Radeon graphics,” said Anantha Kancherla, group program manager responsible for Windows graphics, Microsoft. “With today’s release of a Windows 7 unified driver, AMD once again demonstrates its ability to deliver performance and cutting-edge driver support.”
Matching ATI Radeon graphics with Windows 7 can deliver high-fidelity graphics as well as unsurpassed image enhancements such as:
• support for the Direct2D API introduced in Windows 7, giving third-party applications the ability to improve everything from ClearType text rendering to hardware-accelerated vector graphics
• enhanced Windows 7 acceleration, delivering an outstanding Windows experience
• smooth, crystal-clear playback of multimedia, including high-definition video on HD-capable screens
• incredible 3D game performance in single- and multi-GPU CrossFireX™ technology configurations.
“Thanks to the incredible expertise within our driver development team, we led the Windows Vista transition with a WHQL-certified unified driver that delivered industry-leading stability,” said Ben Bar-Haim, corporate vice president, Software Engineering, Graphics Products Group, AMD. “The advanced state of our Windows 7 drivers this far ahead of the final Windows 7 release is yet another proof point of our graphics industry leadership. We are ready for Windows 7.”
To take advantage of the industry’s first unified graphics driver for Windows 7, please visit www.amd.com.
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