ATI today introduced the sale of the new Radeon HD 3000 series graphics cards with lower-and mid-shelves. They are: Radeon HD 3450, HD 3470 and HD 3650

HD 3650 is based on the RV635 GPU, which is slightly reduced and revised RV630. It replaces the Radeon 2600 Pro (since it is approximately 20% faster). A strong reference GPU to 725 MHz, and a plate of PCBs will be accompanied by 256 MB of memory GDDR3 (800 MHz) or in the budget models from 256 to 1024 MB DDR2 (500 MHz). Of course, manufacturers will be able to use other combinations taktowań graphic processor and memory. Prices of new HD oscylowały in 3650 will be around 80-100 dollars.

The heart of HD 3400 series are, in turn, RV620 GPU, which unowocześnionymi RV610, found in Radeonach 2400. HD 3450 will be strong and 600 MHz clock normally sold with DDR2 memory (500 MHz). In contrast, HD 3470 to 3450 version of the strong, strong and 800 MHz for memory cards with DDR3 (standard 950 MHz). The new HD 3450 and HD 3470 have cost about 50 and 60 dollars.

The new graphics processors are refreshed, upgraded versions of some predecessors – support DirectX 10.1, which appears in the Service Packu 1 to Visty, offer full support for PCI-Express 2.0, and are produced in a 55-nm technology. Natively support the HDMI and DisplayPort, although the latter will not be included on all new cards. Other news is support for CrossFireX and developed a system to save energy – A strong GPU in low load radykalnemu system will be reduced. The maximum power consumption of all new Radeon closes at 75W – they will not need any additional power cables. All cards support AVIVO engine, which means that they are able to seamlessly play HD movies – Radeony 3450 to and including 1080p resolution, and in 3470 and 3650 up to 1440p.

At the end of a small summary:

Radeon HD 3650 (RV635)
GPU: 725 MHz memory: 800 MHz DDR3 (Effective: 1.6 GHz) or 500 MHz DDR2 (Effective: 1 GHz)
24 streaming processors, 4 ROP, 8 TMU
Memory Interface: 128-bit
Price: around $ 80-100

Radeon HD 3470 (RV620)
GPU: 800 MHz memory: 950 MHz DDR3 (Effective: 1.9 GHz)
8 processors streaming, 4 ROP, 4 TMU
Memory Interface: 64-bit
Price: around $ 60

Radeon HD 3450 (RV620)
GPU: 600 MHz memory: 500 MHz DDR2 (Effective: 1 GHz)
8 processors streaming, 4 ROP, 4 TMU
Memory Interface: 64-bit
Price: around $ 50