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The Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) integerated ATI Radeon X1250 graphics processor with its 690 chipset. The integeration of Radeon X1250 graphics processor into 690 means now you do not need a separate graphics card and it will also allow the use of vista features such as Areo, Flip and Flip 3D.
It also featues integrated DVI and HDMI outputs for high-definition video. These features allow direct all-digital connections to modern large screen TVs and video projectors. The chipset also includes hardware decoding for MPEG2, the video compression technology used with DVDs. Together, that makes the 690 chipset powerful enough to support PCs running Microsoft Corp.’s new Windows Vista OS, as well as home computers designed as media center PCs
According to AMD, over 30 motherboard designs using the new chipset will be available from companies such as ASUS, EPoX, Foxconn, Gigabyte and MSI.
AMD acquired the graphics chipmaker ATI last year.

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