AMD Launches 780 Chipset

AMD Launches 780 Chipset
AMD is announcing the availability of the AMD 780G chipset, designed to deliver the ultimate mainstream computing experience.

AMD Unleashes Enthusiast Gaming Performance for the Masses with ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — November 15, 2007 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the introduction and immediate availability of the ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series of graphics processing units (GPU). As the worlds first series of graphics processors to deliver Microsofts DirectX® 10.1 support, 55nm process technology and tri and quad multi-GPU support with ATI CrossFireX, the ATI Radeon HD 3800 series ushers in a new era of enthusiast gaming performance at mainstream price points. The ATI Radeon HD 3800 series will be introduced in two variants at launch, from US $179 MSRP, the ATI Radeon HD 3850 with 256MB of GDDR3 memory and from US $219 MSRP, the ATI Radeon HD 3870 with 512MB GDDR4 memory. The launch of the ATI Radeon HD 3800 series redefines the enthusiast segment and puts high performance gaming in reach of more users than ever before. This innovative new series of graphics products also represent the first step in the launch of AMDs upcoming enthusiast platform codenamed Spider.