Tech Shout!

TUL Corp., a provider of AMD/ATI graphic cards has announced the availability of the PowerColor X1550 in PCI-E, AGP and Silent Cooling System (SCS) variations. These models replace the X1300 brand in an initiative to re-instate the total support of AMD/ATI-based graphic cards for Windows Vista platform, particularly for the entry-level segment.

PowerColor’s X1550 is bundled with a factory overclocked core of 600 MHz, with memory speed of 400 MHz (800 MHz effective) and 256 MB of DDR2 RAM.

The X1550 Silent Cooling System edition is a passive solution with zero compromise on performance. It comes complete with same specifications as the standard version. As with the entire X1K series, PowerColor X1550 is CrossFire ready and supports DirectX 9c, Open GL 2.0 and Shader Model 3.0; enabling anti-aliasing with HDR.

ATI’s Avivo engine also guarantees accelerated video decode and encode of the latest video formats and support for High-Definition (HD) videos.

Ted Chen, CEO of TUL Corp said, “The X1550 is an extremely important model, as it becomes the easiest way of upgrading existing systems to running Windows Vista.”

Important features of the PowerColor X1550:

Factory Overclocked from 550 MHz to 600 MHz

CrossFire ready

Support for DirectX 9c, Open GL 2.0 and Shader Model 3.0

Simultaneous Anti-Aliasing with HDR for smooth graphics

H.264 playback with ATI’s Avivo Video and Display Engine

Windows Vista ready

According to a PowerColor spokesperson, the AMD/ATI X1550 has a suggested retail price of US$69.99.