Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. today announces its GV-R9200 VIVO Graphics Accelerator for the high performance platform of video processing and 3D gaming environment. Powered by ATi's Radeon 9200 graphics processor, the GA-R9200 VIVO delivers a dazzling visual experience with the highest performance in its class

Featuring ATi's the latest technology, Gigabyte GV-R9200 VIVO graphics accelerator provides new level of visual realism in graphics and video content. The SMART SHEADER^™ technology supports Microsoft^® DirectX® 8.1 feature sets, enhancing in-game performance and enabling more complex and realistic lighting effects. The SMOOTHVISION^™ delivers the sharpest, clearest textures without sacrificing frame rates. The VIDEO IMMERSION^™ integrates features to provide tremendous support for digital and high definition video. The FULLSTREAM^™ technology produces smoother-looking, higher quality streaming internet content without consuming the computing power of CPU.

The GA-R9200 VIVO provides high-end performance to the mainstream graphics market. The GA-R9200 VIVO features four parallel, highly optimized rendering pipelines usually available only for the high-end gaming cards that significantly enhance performance and game-play responsiveness by doubling the pixel fill rate. It also supports high-speed AGP8X interface to provide superior bandwidth for the most demanding tasks and reach an outstanding 3D graphics performance. A total of 128MB high performance DDR SDRAM is integrated to ensure this card equipped with the capacity for intensive graphics processing.

The GV-R9200 VIVO also integrates unique video input design, collaborating with the PowerDirector Pro II, to provide the amazing enjoyment and efficient processing of video editing. PowerDirector Pro II is a powerful video editing utility with simple interface design thus helping GA-R9200 VIVO to deliver a complete solution for video content processing.

In addition to GV-R9200 VIVO, several Radeon 9200 based products are available in this GV-R9200 product family. The GV-R9200-H is premium version of GV-R9200 VIVO by adding the feature of hardware monitoring for temperature and fan speed control. The GV-R9200-D with 128MB or 64MB memory provides another two choices with the up-to-date architecture for the mainstream market. The GV-R9200 family will represent the best value solution of the year.

Gigabyte GV-R9200 VIVO is definitely trustworthy in terms of the most complete range of 3D gaming solutions and unparalleled cost-effective performance.