ASUS RADEON 9800XT User Manual
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Frame
Buffer
(DDR)
VGA Monitor
Output(15pin)
(Standard)
Frame
Buffer
(DDR)
Frame
Buffer
(DDR)
Frame
Buffer
(DDR)
DVI-I Dual-Link
output (24pins)
ATI
Radeon
TM
9800XT
VPU Chip
(Visual Processing Unit)
S-Video
Video-in port
TV-out port
(9pins)
ASUS VIVO Adapter
S
S
VGA Output
Projector
OR
DVI-enabled Flat-Panel Display
VGA Output
Projector
256MB DDR Frame Buffer
ASUS Radeon 9800XT / TVD / 256M Layout
NOTES
• Use the same TV standard for all devices.
• Drawings are for reference only. The actual card layout may vary.
ASUS Radeon 9800XT/TVD/256M Graphics Card (PAL or NTSC)
Driver and Utility CD
Package contents
This reference card
Welcome!
Thank you for purchasing an ASUS® Radeon™ 9800XT Graphics Card!
With this purchase, you join the elite crowd of new generation graphics
enthusiasts.
Powered by the ATI
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Radeon™ 9800XT visual processing unit (VPU), this
graphics card provides excellent cinematic resolutions, powerful graphics
acceleration, and sophisticated real-time visual effects to deliver leadingedge graphics performance. The card incorporates state-of-the-art
technologies and a wide stream of ASUS innovations, making it your best
choice to experience dynamic exquisite 3D graphics!
Key Features
• ATI® Radeon™ 9800XT VPU
• SMARTSHADER™ 2.1 provides hardware-accelerated support for DirectX
programmable vertex and pixel shaders to enable realistic texture and lighting
effects
• SMOOTHVISION™ 2.1 generates the sharpest and clearest images through full
scene anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering modes
• VIDEOSHADER™ integrates shader features to support digital and
high-definition video
• FULLSTREAM™ removes blocky artifacts from streaming Internet video
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9.0
• HYDRAVISION™ provides flexible and user-friendly interface for multiple display
settings
• ASUS Digital VCR transforms your PC into a TV and VCR in one
• ASUS SmartDoctor provides power and fan monitoring, memory and chipset
overheating protection, and dynamic overclocking feature
• ASUS GameFace allows real-time video/audio communication for enhanced
interactive gaming and point-to-point conferencing
• ASUS VideoSecurity II allows setting up a customized security system
• ASUS SmartCooling automatically adjusts the card’s power consumption
• Built-in 128MB Double Data Rate frame buffer provides more resolutions and
color depths of up to 2048x1536 @ 85Hz
• 128-bit, 64-bit/32-bit per pixel floating point color formats
• AGP 8X support maximizes the 2.1GB/s AGP 8X bandwidth for more realistic
graphics
• High-quality TV output for big screen gaming or presentations
• Video input supports real time video capture, high quality video compression,
and video editing
• DVI, Dual VGA, DVI+VGA, DVI+TV-Out ports for diversified display
connectivity
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• Microsoft
DirectX® 9.0 and OpenGL® 1.4 support
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