New AMD Chipset to Serve as Foundation for Exceptional Windows® 7 Mainstream Platform

—AMD 785G chipsets designed for cost-conscious consumers looking for advanced gaming, entertainment and multi-tasking experiences





What: AMD (NYSE:AMD), an industry leader in chipset technology, today announced the AMD 785G chipset. Designed to be at the core of the

ultimate mainstream PC for Windows® 7, it features ATI Radeon™ HD 4200 graphics technology for vibrant colors and life-like visuals, stunning

DirectX® 10.1 gaming, and multi-core processing for a seamless experience on Windows 7-capable systems.



Why: Strong Windows 7 pre-order sales shows consumers are looking to change their existing PC experience. When combined with AMD Athlon™ II

processors, the resulting platform delivers an excellent Windows 7 experience that is ideal for HD entertainment, gaming and managing a digital

lifestyle.



Benefits: PC platforms with the new AMD 785G chipset strike an excellent balance between performance, features and stability to help consumers

fully take advantage of what Windows® 7 can offer. This platform includes the following features:

· DirectX 10.1 support for the latest games

· UVD2 for accelerated, GPU-enabled, decoding

· First AMD chipset with ATI Stream technology for amazingly fast video transcoding and application performance

· Advanced technology to keep your PC running cool and quiet

· Latest support for HDMI 1.3 and DisplayPort

· SidePort Memory support for DDR3/DDR2 performance cache

· Hard disk performance improvements with RAID support

· Broad partner availability



Resources

· Download the entire media presentation here for additional details

· Follow all news from the AMD Desktop team on Twitter at @AMDDesktop

· Read more from AMD bloggers about AMD at Home

· Check out what they have to say about AMD at Play

· Product logo can be found at the AMD Unprocessed Flickr page



About AMD Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and technology

partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For more information, visit

www.amd.com



©2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, ATI, the ATI logo, AMD Athlon, Radeon, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. DirectX, Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the US and other jurisdictions. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.