AMD Introduces Vision Pro Technology and ATI Mobility Radeon™ 5000 Series Graphics at the CES 2010

Las Vegas, Nevada - The visual experience of AMD platforms is transforming how consumers use computers at home, work, and play. At the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) AMD is announcing major innovations in the visual experience for consumers and businesses. On January 7th AMD introduced the highest performance graphics for notebooks in the world with its lineup of next-generation ATI Mobility Radeon™ Premium graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5800, ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5700, ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5600 and ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5400. This top-to-bottom family of notebook graphics introduces compelling new features including Microsoft® DirectX® 11 gaming and ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology, bringing powerful visual computing innovation to the notebook PC. Notebooks featuring the new graphics technology are previewed at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the AMD VISION Experience Center, located in the Grand Lobby (GL-8 and GL-10) of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 graphics family represents a powerful upgrade for OEMs to existing and upcoming 2009 AMD Mainstream and 2nd Generation Ultrathin notebook platforms, as well as next-generation “Danube” mainstream and “Nile” ultrathin notebook platforms launching in the first half of 2010.

On January 5th, AMD announced VISION Pro Technology, a new commercial PC platform brand that delivers a superior visual computing experience, and can help businesses increase productivity and gain competitive advantage by enabling visually stunning communications, marketing and sales materials. Graphics matter more than ever in business communication and innovative companies are leveraging balanced PC platform technology to generate and view rich visual presentations including videos and 3D graphics to communicate winning ideas. Commercial PCs based on VISION Pro Technology from AMD offer out-of-the-box support for multiple monitors, seamless viewing of videos, use of video conferencing software, and the performance necessary to create and view rich presentations with embedded video and 3D graphics.