Sheer Scalable Speed of ATI Radeon(tm) HD Graphics Sets New World Records
 
-ATI Radeon(tm) graphics rule top 20 3DMark05 and 3DMark06 scores, capturing 36 of top 40 spots -
 
Sunnyvale, Calif. - Feb. 22, 2008 - AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that systems utilizing ATI Radeon(tm) HD graphics cards established new records in Futuremark 3DMark05 and 3DMark06 benchmarking standards, demonstrating once again that ATI Radeon(tm) HD graphics cards are preferred by overclockers around the globe.
 
On Feb. 16, MemoryExtreme Team Italy, a group renowned for record-breaking overclocking achievements and better known online as giampa, Leghorn and giorgioprimo, set a new world record 3DMark05 score of 39,133, surpassing the previous record also set using ATI Radeon(tm) HD graphics cards. The same day, the team captured the 3DMark06 record by posting a score of 30,662, edging the previous world record by 56 points.
 
The benchmark scores may be accessed at http://www.xtremesystems.org/forum [...] ?t=177374.
 
"The scalability, speed and stability of dual-card ATI Radeon(tm) HD configurations are critical to the success of our record-setting attempts," said Gian Paolo Collalto, (known as giampa), a MemoryExtreme Team Italy founder. "The continued improvements in Crossfire(tm) multi-GPU performance backed by industry-leading stability make ATI Radeon(tm) HD the best choice for overclocking."
 
The ATI Radeon(tm) HD graphics line, is a clear favorite of the overclocker community.  As of Feb. 20, 2008, ATI Radeon(tm) graphics cards take a clean sweep of the current top 20 records in 3DMark05 and 16 of the top 20  3DMark06 scores, for an aggregate 36 of the 40 best 3DMark05 and 3DMark06 scores posted on the Futuremark website.
 
"The enthusiast community continues to be an incredibly important audience for AMD," said Matt Skynner, vice president, Marketing, AMD Graphics Products Group.  "Our unmatched results in industry benchmarks demonstrate that we listen and deliver when enthusiasts ask for improved multi-GPU scaling, greater overclockability and industry-leading stability."
 
Note: AMD is not liable for damages caused by overclocking (even when overclocking is enabled with AMD Overdrive(tm) software).