Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/19/amd_rolls_out_low_end_vista_gpus/
AMD has quietly rolled out the ATI Radeon X1050, an entry-level graphics chip intended for board makers to offer as a minimum-specification Windows Vista Aero Glass-friendly upgrade.
The X1050 contains 16 pixel shaders in four pipelines and fed by a pair of vertex shaders. It's a PCI Express part, but the connection of a bridge chip makes AGP boards a possibility too. Three configurations are on offer, respectively supporting 128MB of DDR, 128MB of DDR 2 and 256MB of DDR 2 video memory across.
The first version clocks the memory to 250MHz (500MHz effective) and connects it across a 128-bit bus. The core is clocked to 400MHz. The 128MB DDR 2 version drops the memory bus to 64 bits and the core speed to 325MHz. But the memory runs at 333MHz (666MHz effective).
The top-of-the-line release has a 400MHz core and 333MHz (666MHz effective) memory connected across a 128-bit bus. All three GPUs support DVI, VGA and TV outputs.
Early supporters of the X1050 include GeCube and Tul's PowerColor brand. ®
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/03/01/tul_readies_x1950_pro_silent/
PowerColor preps 'golden pig' graphics card (16 February 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/02/16/tul_powercolor_pig_card/
Sapphire unveils AMD's unannounced X1950 GT (30 January 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/30/sapphire_unveils_x1950_gt/
AMD posts WHQL-approved ATI Radeon driver pack for Vista (29 January 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/29/amd_ati_catalyst_vista_update/
AMD dual-core Athlon 6000+ slips out early (29 January 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/29/amd_athlon_6000_slips_out/
Is Windows Vista ready for you? (29 January 2007)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/29/windows_vista_still_not_ready/
Matrox unveils cable-connected port replicator (24 January 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/24/matrox_unveils_extio_f1220/
AMD sacked by ATI costs (24 January 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/24/amd_sacked/
The Ultimate Windows Vista laptop (23 January 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/23/windows_vista_laptops/
Asus confirms AMD ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 imminent (22 January 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/22/asus_preannounces_mobility_radeon_x2300/
AMD begins to ship ATI Radeon Uber Edition bundle (19 January 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/19/ati_ships_uber_edition/
Nvidia reportedly readying 320MB GeForce 8800 GTS (17 January 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/17/nvidia_readies_320mb_8800gts/
Tul preps Vista-friendly entry-level PowerColor cards (17 January 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/17/tul_unveils_x1550_cards/
AMD stuffed in Christmas run-up (12 January 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/12/amd_warning/
AMD posts Catalyst 7.1 update (10 January 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/10/amd_updates_catalyst/
AMD readies ATI Radeon X1950 GT? (5 January 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/05/amd_ati_radeon_x1950gt/