AMD Brings Next-Gen Graphics to Power Mac G5 Quad

SUNNYVALE, CALIF.-NOV. 6, 2006-AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the ATI
Radeon(r) X1900 G5 Mac(r) Edition, a next-generation graphics card that
combines workstation-class creative productivity and cutting-edge 3D
game performance. The ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition represents a
high-performance PCI Express graphics upgrade card for the Power Mac G5
Quad and Power Mac G5 Dual. Upgrading to the ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac
helps pro-application users maximize their creative potential with the
powerful PCI Express-based Power Mac G5 Quad and Power Mac G5 Dual.
“Programs like Apple’s(tm) Final Cut Studio(r), Aperture(r) and
Motion(r) really come to life with this card,” said Ron Paley,
president, Carbon Computing and Carbon Sound & Picture. “Power users
will find the ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition the ultimate solution for
delivering screen real estate for graphics, photo and video editing
projects, and professional users will experience strong productivity
gains. It’s indispensable for anyone doing graphics-intensive work with
a standard quad- or dual-G5 system; and of course, gamers will love it
too.”

“The ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac is the fastest graphics processor upgrade
available for Power Mac G5 Quad and Power Mac G5 Dual systems,” said
Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager, Graphics
Products Group, AMD. “ATI was one of the longest-running continuous
supporters of gamers and prosumers on the Mac platform and we expect our
focus on their needs to continue now that ATI is a part of AMD.”

At an estimated street price of US $349, the ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac is
a state-of-the art design with 36 pixel shader processors, 256 MB of
video RAM and delivers over 37 gigabytes per second of memory bandwidth.
It features two DVI ports that are capable of supporting two 30-inch
Apple Cinema HD Displays.

AMD maintains a dedicated engineering team responsible for stand-alone
graphics and multimedia solutions for aftermarket sale as well as
graphics processor implementations and software for many Apple computer
systems including, Mac Pro(r), iMac(r), and Xserve MacBook Pro(r). For
more information about AMD’s Mac products, please visit
http://ati.amd.com/products/mac.html