ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 560v/HD 550v Series Graphics

Live in HD

Enter the realm of phenomenal HD entertainment quality, gaming graphics performance, and next-generation energy efficiency with ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 560v/HD 550v Series graphics processors.¹ Live in HD with spectacular full 1080p video playback and Blu-ray movies with full multichannel audio and hardware-based dual-stream picture-in-picture support. ^2,3,4 View and edit images, photos, and videos with a supported palette of more than 1 billion colors.⁵ Supercharge high definition gameplay with a mighty 320 stream processing units and up to 1GB of memory, and enjoy the cinematic realism delivered by the most popular Microsoft DirectX® 10.1 games. Offering extraordinary energy-efficiency with enhanced power management features, ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 560v/HD 550v Series graphics processors combine long battery life with top visual performance your need for mobile HD entertainment and gaming on-the-go.

NOTE: The ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 500v series GPUs are based on the award-winning architecture of the ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4000 series, DirectX® 10.1-capable GPUs.

Features & Benefits

Watch standard-definition DVD movies in near HD quality with DVD upscaling or upscale Blu-ray movies or other HD content beyond-1080p display resolutions⁶
Experience full Blu-ray functionality and bonus features including director commentaries using dual-stream picture-in-picture (PIP) capabilities^3,4
Enjoy advanced hi-def audio capabilities through HDMI with 7.1 surround sound and multiple DisplayPort™ taking advantage of the latest display technology
Get the competitive edge with supercharged gaming performance and incredible visual response to tackle today’s most popular DirectX® 10.1 games and applications
Take advantage of Windows® 7 GPU accelerated features like Aero desktop, and Drag and Drop transcoding offloading tasks from your CPU to your GPU unlocking added features and notebook performance^7.8.9
Reap the benefits of Windows® 7 and harness the power of the GPU to enjoy smooth, high-quality, streaming video online using GPU Flash acceleration^7,8
Switch graphics operation between power-efficient integrated graphics or powerful discrete graphics and optimize your system for maximum performance on demand or longer battery life when on the move¹⁰

Product Information

Specifications

Support

Drivers

1 HD capable monitor required.
2 Blu-ray drive required for Blu-ray playback.
3 This may vary depending on your system configuration and video formats.
4 Picture-in-Picture displayed in SD. HD and SD decode is done on the ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 560v/HD 550v series graphics processors.
5 Requires a 10-bit display
6 The ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 560v/HD 550v series GPUs can upscale video display to 2560x1600 on capable dual-link monitors which is almost twice the display resolution of 1080p displays.
7 Requires application support for ATI Stream technology. ATI Stream is a technology platform that includes a broad set of capabilities offered by certain ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD GPUs. Not all products have all features and full enablement of some capabilities and may require complementary products.
8 Windows® 7 capable system required.
9 Digital rights management restrictions may apply.
10 ATI PowerXpress™ and ATI™ Switchable Graphics are technology platforms that include a broad set of capabilities offered by certain ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD GPUs. Not all products have all features and full enablement of some capabilities and may require complementary products.
11 Works with flash based H.264 video, including YouTube and Hulu, and requires ATI Catalyst 9.11 driver version or above (Driver 8.68 or higher) and Adobe Flash Player 10.1.

Performance, technologies and features listed above can vary with specific notebook implementations. Please consult with Notebook vendor for a complete list of supported features.

ATI Radeon™ HD graphics chips have numerous features integrated into the processor itself (e.g., HDCP, HDMI, etc.). Third parties manufacturing products based on, or incorporating ATI Radeon HD graphics chips, may choose to enable some or all of these features. If a particular feature is important to you, please inquire of the manufacturer if a particular product supports this feature. In addition, some features or technologies may require you to purchase additional components in order to make full use of them (e.g. a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD drive, HDCP-ready monitor, etc.).