R480 and R430: ATI's Fall PCIe Update

PCI Express Only

Both the R430 and R480 were designed as native PCI Express graphics processors. AGP versions that can handle ATI's PCIe -> AGP bridge chip (Rialto) are now being created, and thus are not expected to arrive anytime soon. The previous R423-core PCIe models in the Radeon X800 Pro and XT (PE) line are still on the books, but will fade from the market over time.

ATI takes a clean broom to the enthusiast segment.

The new Radeon X850 models (PCIe):

  • Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition (R480) : 16 Pipes, 540 MHz Core, 1.18 GHz Memory, $549
  • Radeon X850 XT (R480) : 16 Pipes, 520 MHz Core, 1.08 GHz Memory, $499
  • Radeon X850 Pro (R480) : 12 Pipes, 520 MHz Core, 1.08 GHz Memory, $399

The new Radeon X800 models (PCIe):

  • Radeon X800 XL (R430) , 16 Pipes, 256 MB, 400 MHz Core, 1 GHz Memory, $349
  • Radeon X800 (R430) , 12 Pipes, 128 MB, 400 MHz Core, 700 MHz Memory, $249

PCIe X800 models already introduced (sales of which continue for the time being):

  • Radeon X800 XT PE (R423) : 16 Pipes, 256 MB, 520 MHz Core, 1.2 GHz Memory
  • Radeon X800 XT (R423) : 16 Pipes, 256 MB, 500 MHz Core, 1 GHz Memory
  • Radeon X800 Pro (R423) : 12 Pipes, 256 MB, 475 MHz Core, 950 MHz Memory
  • Radeon X800 SE (R423) : 8 Pipes, 128/256 MB, 425 MHz Core, 800 MHz Memory