ATI Radeon™ Xpress 1100 for AMD Notebooks 

ATI Radeon™ Xpress 1100 series chipset for AMD notebook processors delivers superior graphics, Windows Vista™ premium experience and leadership in battery life. Coupled with the new AMD processor and DDR2 memory, the platform delivers a new level of performance on a mainstream system.

Faster graphics

ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 series chipset integrates high performance graphics into AMD notebook platforms, delivering stable and reliable visual power for business and communications applications, demanding 3D games, and Windows Vista™ operating system.

Video performance

ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 series chipset delivers high quality image and video fidelity, smooth video playback, and broad connectivity with displays and devices, along with the visual performance required for playback of next-generation video formats.

Windows Vista™ premium experience

ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 series chipset is a Windows Vista™ premium product. Ready to deliver: high-resolution 3D Aero™ user interface, graphically intense applications and flawless HD playback through MCE.

Extended battery life

ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 series chipset delivers unparalleled battery life for AMD based notebook platforms. Supporting advanced power management technologies optimized specifically for the AMD architecture, this AMD-ATI platform leads the industry in battery life without compromising system performance.

Specifications

CPU Interface

• Mobile AMD Sempron™, Mobile AMD Athlon™ 64, AMD Turion™ 64, AMD Turion™ 64 X2 processors 
• 1GHz HyperTransport interface speeds 
• Supports AMD's Enhanced Virus Protection 
• Supports Advanced Power Management with CPU Throttling, and Stutter Mode capability.

Memory Interface 

• UMA mode operation requires no additional memory 
• HyperMemory™ is innovative technology that seamlessly enables the Graphics Processing Unit to use a combination of local and shared system memory with real-time performance at a reduced consumer cost and up to 128MB of memory
• DDR2 Support
• Support for 2Mx32 (with 64-bit interface), 4Mx32, 8Mx32 and 16Mx16 memory devices
• Asynchronous HyperTransport and memory controller interface speeds
• Supports GDDR SDRAM self refresh mechanism
• Supports dynamic CKE for power conservation (for GDDR SDRAM only)

PCI Express Interface

• Compliant with the PCI Express 1.0a Specifications
• Up to (4) x1 PCI Express general purpose links

3D Graphics

• Integrated ATI Radeon™ X300 graphics core with clock speed of 300/400MHz (for ATI Radeon Xpress 1100/1150)
• Full DirectX 9.0 Support (Vertex Shader v2.0 and Pixel Shader v2.0)
  • Full precision floating point pixel pipeline
  • Up to 4 Multiple-Render-Targets (MRTs)
  • Support for up to 12-bit per pixel formats
• Supports Microsoft's next generation GDI+ user interface
• Supports resolution up to 2536x2536 @ 32bpp
• Anti-Aliasing using multi-sampling algorithm with support for 2,4, and 6 samples
• Hidden surface removal using 16, 24, or 32-bit Z-Buffering

2D Graphics

• Highly optimized 128-bit engine capable of processing multiple pixels per clock
• Game acceleration including support for Microsoft's DirectDraw, Double Buffering, Virtual Sprites, Transparent Blit, and Masked Blit.
• Supports a maximum resolution of 2048x1536 @ 32bpp
• Support for new GDI extensions in Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP: Alpha BLT, Transparent BLT, Gradient Fill

Multiple Display Features

• Dual independent displays: CRT/LCD, TV/LCD
• Support for DDCI and DDC2B+ for plug and play monitors
• Support for flat panel displays via DVI
• 8-bit alpha blending of graphics and video overlay

TV Out

• Integrated TV encoder with an on-chip DAC (simultaneous output for TV and CRT is not supported)
• Support for Macrovision 7.1 copy protection standard
• 1024x768 32bpp support
• CGMS-A DVD copy management support in VBI

External Display Support

• Supports external displays (e.g. flat panel, CRT, or TV) via a DVO port
• Supports DVI, DFP, and VESA P&D digital interfaces
• Support for fixed resolution displays from VGA (640x480) to wide UXGA (1600x1200)

Power Management Features

• Fully supports ACPI states S1, S3, S4, and S5
• Support for AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ technology to conserve power
• PowerPlay™ power management technology provides users with the optimal balance between performance and power consumption
• Multiple power-saving settings offer increased control and flexibility
• Vari-Bright™ technology optimizes notebook panel brightness for more power savings

Optimized Software Support

• ATI Catalyst driver update support
• Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 and OpenGL® drivers
• Unified driver support or all ATI Radeon™ PCI Express discrete and integrated graphics products
• Support for Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows® 2000, and Linux

Universal Connectivity

• 8 USB 2.0 interfaces
• PCI v2.3 (up to 7 slots)
• Provides LPC (Low Pin Count) and SM (System Management) bus management and arbitrations.
• Serial ATA controller supports the advanced high speed serial ATA connection; with hot plug and RAID 0,1 function to enhance performance and data security.
• Supports PC "Legacy" compatible functions, RTC (Real Time Clock), interface and power management support for all AMD 64-bit processors.
• Audio controller supports theater class AC-97 compliance up to 7.1/5.1 channel output and MC-97 for the MODEM.
• TPM 1.1 and 1.2 support