ATi XGP

The name ATi XGP stands for eXternal Graphics Platform refers to a technology from AMD / ATI, which makes it possible to connect external graphics cards to laptops. Introduced this was with the AMD notebook platform "Puma".

Technical

The connection on the graphics card is done here via a specially designed interface, which can provide the full bandwidth of a PCIe 16x port. Furthermore, it should be possible with lasso Crossfire on the notebook.

Market position

Since replaceable graphics cards in MXM / AXIOM format could never prevail, external graphics cards have been developed that can be connected via ExpressCard connector or a specially designed connection with a laptop.

First versions

First, Fujitsu Siemens has an external ATI Mobility Radeon ™ HD 3870 ( " Amilo Graphic Booster " ) brought to market in combination with the AMILO Notebook Sa 3650. Fujitsu Siemens this by using a proprietary port. The external HD is 3870, according to a spokesman FSC " up to 8000 points " in the benchmark program achieve 3DMark 06. In addition, the Acer Ferrari One 200, a 11.6-inch netbook together with an external ATI Mobility Radeon ™ HD 4670 ( "Acer DynaVivid " ) in late 2009 appeared works.

Technical specifications of the Amilo Graphic Booster

  • ATI Mobility Radeon ™ HD 3870 with 512 MB ​​of GDDR3 video memory
  • Connectors: DVI -I, HDMI, USB 2.0 ( up to three external monitors)
  • Dimensions: 180 × 130 × 33.5 mm
  • Weight: 0.5 kg
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