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CHAPTER 1:

Introduction
The Radeon® 9600 PRO PC & Mac Edition is a graphics accelerator card
that delivers maximum programmability and entertainment value to both
gamers and developers. It includes flexible dual-display support for
multiple combinations of Digital Flat Panel and CRT monitors. Your new
graphics card provides:
• Flexible dual-display support enabling many combinations using
digital and analog displays.
• OpenGL® acceleration providing superior 3D rendering
performance, advanced imaging, and filtering techniques.
• Quartz® Extreme and Core Image.
• Industry leading DVD acceleration for High Bitrate, low CPU
usage, and playback of the latest movies at any resolution.
The Radeon® 9600 PRO PC & Mac Edition can also be installed in a
Microsoft® Windows® based computer. For more information see the PC
Getting Started guide that was shipped with your graphics card. A PC-
specific version of the User’s Guide can be found on the PC installation
CD-ROM.

System Requirements

External Connections

• One Dual Link DVI output.
• One Single Link DVI output.
Hardware • AGP 4X capable G4 or G5 computer.
• Minimum 512MB of system memory.
Operating
System • Mac OS® X version 10.3.6 or higher.
Monitor • Compatible display devices: DVI or VGA display (using
the supplied DVI-to-VGA adapter).
• ADC Style Display Panel requires an adapter (sold
separately).