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LED Date: 1/15/2001 4:54:49 AM (GMT-7)
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>ATI Product Roadmap
RV100 (Radeon VE). This chip is already announced. It features 1 rendering pipeline, works at 183MHz and is manufactured with 0.18 micron technology. Unfortunately, it doesn't have the T&L support. The cards on this chip will appear in retail in February 2001.
R200. This 0.15 micron chip belongs to the next generation after Radeon. The chip will have 4 rendering pipelines and will work at 300MHz. It will support Dual Display and T&L. the first samples should be available in February 2001, while the mass production starts only in June 2001.
RV200 (Value). This is a cheaper version of R200 with only 2 rendering pipelines and no T&L. It will be also manufactured with 0.15 micron. The first samples should come out in February 2001 and the mass manufacturing begins in July 2001.
R300. This chip is expected to be three times as fast as R200. It will work at 350MHz and will support Dual Display and T&L. The manufacturing technology will be changed from 0.15 to 0.13 micron. The samples will turn up in July 2001 and the mass pieces - in November 2001
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