ATI's unique multiple graphics processor
implementation allows CrossFire to automatically work with every
game, new or old, without requiring special game profiles or driver
updates. "Along with AMD, we are committed
to bringing to market the highest performing motherboard solutions
that support x86-based, 64-bit dual-core processors.

The motherboard or main circuit board is the most critical building block of any Personal Computer.

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With a
variety of settings, they can use the rendering horsepower to get up
to twice the performance of a single graphics card, or they can
choose to put the horsepower to work increasing the image quality of
their games, making them look better than ever before. (TSX:ATY) (NASDAQ:ATYT)

Designed from the
ground up to support multi-core capability, AMD64 dual-core processors
amplify the elegance and power of AMD's current single-core solutions.

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are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their
respective owners.

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Radeon Xpress 200 CrossFire ready motherboards from partners such
as ASUS, DFI, ECS, GIGABYTE, MSI, PC Partner , Sapphire and TUL are
designed with gamers in mind.

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Dual-Core AMD Opteron(TM) and AMD Athlon(TM) 64 X2 Dual-Core
Processors Are Well-suited for Existing Channel Hardware and
Only Require BIOS Update

Following the introduction of the world's first dual-core AMD64
processors, including the first x86-based dual-core server and
workstation processor, AMD (NYSE:AMD) announces close alignment and
support from the world's premier motherboard manufacturers."
"Along with AMD, we are celebrating the innovation that ultimately
offers our customers and users incredible freedom of choice," said LC
Tsai, chief technology officer, Arima Computer Corp."
"GIGABYTE is very pleased to be working with AMD on this exciting
dual-core technology," said Richard Ma, executive vice president,
GIGABYTE ."
"AMD dual-core technology is a natural extension of AMD64
technology with Direct Connect Architecture because it connects two
cores on a single die," said Daniel Wang, channel business development
sales vice president of MSI Computer Corp.

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An industry pioneer since 1985, ATI is the world's
foremost graphics processing unit (GPU) provider and is dedicated to
delivering leading-edge performance solutions for the full range of
PC and Mac desktop and notebook platforms, workstation, set-top and
digital television, game console and handheld device markets. Features, pricing, availability and specifications
are subject to change without notice.ati., Biostar Group, Chaintech, DFI,
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), Epox, FIC, Foxconn, GIGABYTE,
IWILL, MSI, Quanta, Sapphire, Shuttle, Soltek, Supermicro Computer,
Inc.

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Customers will have plenty of options and flexibility in choosing
graphics cards for their CrossFire systems.

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For gamers purchasing or building a CrossFire system it couldn 't
be any easier.

System builders such as ABS, Alienware, Cyberpower, Falcon
Northwest, Hypersonic, Ibuypower, Monarch PC, PC Club, Polywell,
Velocity Micro, VoodooPC, and ZT Group will also carry CrossFire
systems for gamers wanting pre-built systems.

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The
CrossFire platform has been designed to give gamers the best
performance and more flexibility and game compatibility than any
other multiple graphics processor platform.

With its amazing system and graphics performance , the resulting
CrossFire system is a dream machine for gamers. is the world leader in the design and
manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon
solutions."
"Supermicro is really excited to be collaborating with AMD on
dual-core technology," said Dr."

About AMD64

AMD64 evolves the industry-standard 32-bit x86 architecture to
support the demanding 64-bit environment and enables next-generation
functionality and productivity today.

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ATI common shares trade
on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY).

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The Radeon X800 CrossFire
Edition graphics cards, which come with either 128 MB or 256 MB of
graphics memory, can be paired with any Radeon X800 series graphics
card.

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It combines the power of
ATI's Radeon(R) Xpress chipsets for Intel and AMD processors, a
standard Radeon(R) graphics processor and a Radeon(R) CrossFire
Edition graphics card to bring massive performance and image quality
to gamers."

The strength of ATI 's CrossFire platform is its broad game
compatibility. Whether they game
professionally or for fun, they are sure to be the envy of their
friends. ATI and
ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. AMD and
partners have shown a sustained commitment to AMD64 technology with
dual-core support for the world's highest performing x86-based 32- and
64-bit processors.

About AMD

AMD (NYSE:AMD) designs and produces innovative microprocessors,
Flash memory devices and low-power processor solutions for the
computer , communications and consumer electronics industries.

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ATI Defines The Next-Generation of Enthusiast Gaming With CrossFire'TM' Multi-Graphics Processor Platform

The Radeon X850 CrossFire
Edition cards , with 256MB of graphics memory can be paired with any
standard Radeon X850 based graphics card.com

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Industry Support:

"Dual-core technology has not only impacted processor
micro-architecture design going forward , it can hold incredible
implications in the evolution of computing performance and impact on
the world at large," stated Danny Hsu, vice president of sales and
marketing, Tyan Computer Corporation .

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The standard Radeon X800 and Radeon X850 cards can be purchased
new or can be ones the customer already has. All other company and
product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their
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AMD Showcases Wide-Ranging Motherboard Support for Dual-Core AMD64 Processors

and Tyan Computer Corporation.
"For us, this represents a significant improvement that simplifies any
engineering updates that would otherwise be necessary.
Since the introduction of the AMD64 architecture in 2003 , the AMD
Opteron(TM) processor for servers and workstations and the AMD
Athlon(TM) 64 processor for desktop and notebook computers have earned
more than 80 awards for innovation and performance , and the support of
more than 2,000 OEMs, hardware and software developers, system
builders, and distributors.

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ati. AMD designed the AMD64 platform
to allow end users to enjoy reliable, best-in-class performance on the
32-bit software they own today while preparing for a seamless
transition to high-performance 64-bit applications.

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CrossFire combines the power of ATI's Radeon(R) Xpress chipsets
and Radeon(R) GPUs to deliver the best performance, image quality and
game compatibility in the industry

ATI Technologies Inc. "Due to AMD's ingenious dual-core design, systems builders
will have readily-available parts to build their branded products
without disruption, and end -users will see dramatically improved
performance.amd.

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When gamers add a CrossFire Edition graphics card, which includes
the CrossFire compositing engine, to their Radeon Xpress powered
system they are doubling their graphics rendering potential."
To promote a broad selection of dual-core AMD64 technology-based
motherboards, AMD has partnered with ABIT, Albatron, AOpen, Arima,
Asrock , ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Tau Leng, director of technical
marketing, Supermicro Computer, Inc.

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A significant advantage to AMD's approach is that the Dual-Core
AMD Opteron(TM) and AMD Athlon(TM) 64 X2 dual-core processors are
designed to work cooperatively with existing AMD64 939- and 940-pin
processor-based motherboards with a BIOS update, resulting in easy
system implementation and deployment . AMD is
dedicated to delivering standards-based, customer-focused solutions
for technology users , ranging from enterprises and governments to
individual consumers.com

AMD, the AMD Arrow logo , AMD Athlon, AMD Opteron, and combinations
thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc .

Sub-systems including the CPU, system chipset, memory, system I/O, expansion bus and other important components run directly off the motherboard.

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The optimal CrossFire platform includes a motherboard
powered by ATI's Radeon Xpress 200 CrossFire Edition chipsets."
"Our work with AMD is a testament to our joint innovation that
delivers dual-core processing to our customers so they can achieve
higher performance-per-watt in server and workstation environments,"
said Rover Chen, product marketing director, IWILL Corporation.
"Because AMD64 processors were engineered from the ground up for
multi -core technology, dual-core AMD64 processors directly connect two
cores on a single die for easy implementation that can improve overall
system performance and efficiency.
The AMD64 architecture is also designed to enhance the security of
your computing environment by integrating Enhanced Virus Protection
technology enabled by advanced anti-virus features in Windows(R) XP
Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1.

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, (TSX:ATY)(NASDAQ:ATYT), a leader in
graphics and media processors, is revolutionizing gaming with the
introduction of CrossFire(TM), the ultimate gaming platform. We believe this
platform sets the stage for outstanding gaming now and in the future,
with systems powered by ATI's graphics processors and chipsets.
"When AMD pioneered x86 dual-core processing, we made sure the
migration path was as simple as possible, causing minimal disruptions
to deliver exponentially more computing power," said Emile Ianni,
corporate vice president, Platforms and Infrastructure Development
Group , Microprocessor Solutions Sector, AMD. "This inventive technology
can offer superior performance for compute-intensive applications and
multi-threaded environments.

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The standard and CrossFire Edition cards will be available from
ATI and ATI graphics partners including ABIT, ASUS, Connect3D ,
Diamond, GeCube, GIGABYTE, HIS, MSI, Pailt, Sapphire, TUL or
VisionTek.

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"ATI's CrossFire platform delivers the best gaming experience bar
none," said Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President and General Manager,
PC Business Unit, ATI Technologies. For more information on CrossFire please
visit www.

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With
2004 revenues of approximately US $2 billion, ATI has more than 2,700
employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia. "Through the complete
implementation of AMD's dual-core infrastructure into Tyan's product
lines, our current and future customers can experience new levels of
multi -tasking and multi-user performance previously unavailable to
them -- another powerful example of how Tyan enables its customers to
gain technology leadership."
"AMD64 dual-core processors are designed to deliver the amazing
performance of a multi-core processor with the same socket
infrastructure as single-core AMD64 939- and 940-pin processors," said
Joe Hsieh, director, ASUS Motherboard Business , ASUSTeK Computer, Inc.

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They support both AMD and Intel
platforms and have the overclocking and enthusiast -class features
that gamers want such as high-definition audio, dual-core support as
well as Gigabit Ethernet, SATA II with NCQ and RAID over PCI Express
and they offer the broadest compatibility with high-performance
system memory.

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"It is by far the most broadly
compatible and flexible multi-GPU platform and gives users the most
options for enhancing performance and visual quality. Whether a customer is playing a game that was released last
night or last year, CrossFire can automatically make the game run
faster and look better. These
motherboards have the two dedicated and balanced PCI Express(R)
graphics ports needed to run multiple graphics cards and are
optimized for high -performance gaming.com

ATI Technologies Inc. For more information, visit www.

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And with almost 1 million Radeon X800- and Radeon X850-based
graphics cards already sold, many gamers are already CrossFire ready!

CrossFire ready motherboards and CrossFire Edition graphics cards
will begin shipping in July. "Today we're celebrating
AMD's engineering foresight to make dual-core processing a reality.
Our close collaboration with the industry's finest motherboard
partners helps users break free to exciting new performance levels. "AMD's multi-core
approach can provide improved performance for computers running
multiple applications, and a simplified overall computing
infrastructure that helps save money for our customers.