Known for producing mid-level graphic cards, Radeon goes high-level with the Connect 3D Radeon 9250. Available in two variants, 128MB and 256MB, this new series of graphic cards offer users a ‘dazzling visual experience’. According to Radeon, the 9250 series offers excellent processing power for today’s most popular and most graphic-intensive 3D applications. This is made possible via its advanced Quad-pipe architecture, which is an extensively programmable graphics environment with four different and independent pipelines that can process up to 1.1 billion pixels per second. No wonder that even the most enthusiastic gamers have no complaints with the graphics quality of the Radeon 9250.

Contributing to the graphics card’s excellent 3D performance is the unique combination of Microsoft DirectX 8.1 support with AGP 8X. This is literally double the bandwidth of other graphics processors in the market today. The results? More than enough power to cater to even the most demanding desktop 3D software.

The Connect 3D Radeon 9250 is also the graphics card of choice amongst online gamers. Featuring FullStream technology, the Radeon 9250 offers smooth, and high-quality streaming Internet video without putting extra strain on your CPU.

If you are not much of a ‘gamer’ but are always involved in graphics-intensive tasks. It would please you to know that the Radeon 9250 series features HydraVision, a multi-monitor management application which enables users to customize their desktops for improved productivity.

Following are more features of the Connect 3D Radeon 9250 128MB / 256 MB:

• Comprehensive 8X and 4X AGP support
• High performance dual-channel 128-bit DDR memory interface supports 64/128MB configurations
• Supports DDR-2M memory with on-die termination
• Windows Logo Program compliant
• Optimized for Pentium 4 SSE2 and AMD Athlon 3D now! processor instructions
• Supports optional THEATER companion chip for NTSC/PAL/SECAM video capture
• Highly optimized 128-bit 2D engine with support for new Windows XP GDI extensions
• Thermal diode supports dynamic cooling management

All in all, Connect 3D Radeon 9250 128MB / 256 MB graphics cards are a great buy if you engage in a lot of image-extensive tasks be it for work or play.

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