New ATI XGP technology for notebooks

AMD has removed the need of external monitor in its new ATI XGP technology.

AMD’s tagline says “The future is fusion”. You can’t possibly agree more on its quest for fusion of newer and multi-dimensional technologies while developing its products. Latest on this journey is the ATI XGP technology for AMD’s new graphic card intended for notebooks. AMD says it has the purpose of designing this new graphic card is to “deliver enthusiast-class graphics performance, true multimedia upgradeability and multiple connectivity options, revolutionizing GPU performance on a notebook PC equipped with an external PCI Express® 2.0 connector”. This technology, that eliminates the need of an external screen, will update the Fujitsu’s AMILO Sa 3650 notebook that is already using an XGP graphics card.

ATI XGP technology:

For this design, AMD teams up with JAE Electronics, Inc who designs, manufactures and markets electronic connectors and aerospace products for its parent company Japan Aviation Electronics Industries, Ltd. (JAE) – and a globally oriented supplier of electronic components. This new XGP (eXternal Graphics Platform) is available to any notebook PC equipped with an external PCI Express® 2.0 connector which JAE electronics has designed. This connector is claimed to be capable of providing up to 4 GBps bandwidth to support ATI Radeon graphics cards, which is quite high standard as far as the graphics applications are concerned. AMD website claims that this fusion will provide,

1) Unprecedented Notebook Graphics Performance -

·         Thin & light notebook

·         Long notebook battery life

·         Sleek industrial design

·         Support for ATI CrossFireX™ technology multi-GPU capabilities1

·         Independently powered and cooled external graphics solution

2) True Multimedia Upgradeability

·         Enthusiast-Class graphics performance for Notebooks

·         Support for ATI CrossFireX™ technology multi-GPU capabilities1

·         True multimedia upgradeability for notebooks, ideal for gaming, HD video, browsing and editing

3) Hot Plug Detection

·         Enables ATI XGP technology on-the-fly

4) Multi Display Support

·         ATI XGP external graphics solution with a single ATI Radeon™ graphics processor and a notebook PC drive up to 4 displays

5) Multiple Connectivity Options

·         Dedicated USB 2.0 connector enables attachment of TV Tuners, Blu-ray drives and more

·         Integrated digital outputs to view High-Definition content2 on a variety of devices including HDMI with integrated audio and DVI1

For more details on this technology, you can read the Technology manual.