Taipei, Taiwan, December 15th, 2010 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards today is pleased to launch their latest GV-R697D5-2GD-B and GV-R695D5-2GD-B graphics cards. Building on the ultimate kernel of AMD Radeon™ 6900 art-of-the-state single-GPU architecture and advanced GDDR5 memory technology, the GIGABYTE GV-R697D5-2GD-B and GV-R695D5-2GD-B deliver seamless frame rates with massive graphics processing muscle for any of tomorrow’s DirectX®11 titles. In addition, the new GPUs provide for a host of innovative new features including dual advanced programmable tessellation engines, Microsoft DirectX® 11, AMD Eyefinity technology, AMD PowerTune technology, AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing (APP) technology, and AMD HD3D technology. The GPUs promise a truly immersive experience with no-compromise performance and flawless image quality for the most demanding games, applications and users.

Eyefinity Technology
GIGABYTE GV-R697D5-2GD-B and GV-R695D5-2GD-B feature AMD’s second-generation DirectX® 11 technology, delivering rich, realistic visuals and explosive HD gaming performance. With 2GB GDDR5 hi-speed video memory, GV-R697D5-2GD-B and GV-R695D5-2GD-B offer twice the data per pin of GDDR3 memory at the same clock speeds. In addition, with 2GB frame buffer, GV-R697D5-2GD-B and GV-R695D5-2GD-B are truly perfect for massive multi-monitor high-res gaming. Benefiting from AMD Eyefinity technology, gamers are able to experience multi-monitor support for immersive entertainment and enhanced productivity from a single graphics card solution.  

APP technology
Furthermore, using AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing (APP) technology, users can easily unleash the massive parallel processing power of GPU for physics, artificial intelligence, stream computing and ray tracing calculations, and tackle demanding tasks like video transcoding with incredible speed. In addition to improved video image quality and playback for video formats like DivX and DivX Plus HD, GIGABYTE GV-R6900 Series also enable improved performance with applications like Microsoft® Office 2010, Internet Explorer 9, and Mozilla Firefox 4.

AMD HD3D technology
To respond to every power gamer for a no-compromise HD gaming experience, GIGABYTE GV-R697D5-2GD-B and GV-R695D5-2GD-B are the first to offer full support for Microsoft DirectX® 11 for life-like realistic and stunning 3D gaming effects. Gamers are able to enjoy their favorite games in full stereo 3D with AMD HD3D technology, which gives 3D support for Stereo 3D display, gaming, Blu-ray™. It brings new levels of visual realism to gaming on the PC and gamers can dominate the competition with GIGABYTE GV-R6900 Series graphics cards.

In order to provide the best digital audio/video interconnection between a computer and display monitor or home-theater system, GIGABYTE GV-R697D5-2GD-B and GV-R695D5-2GD-B are capable of outputting DispalyPort signals and integrated HDMI 1.4a with support for Blu-ray 3D, Stereo 3D gaming and 3D photos/videos.

For more details of GIGABYTE GV-R697D5-2GD-B and GV-R695D5-2GD-B, please visit the GIGABYTE VGA website at: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/main.aspx?s=43
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