The graphics card is powered by the ATI RADEON^® X1300PRO and incorporated various ASUS exclusive features.

“We are pleased to deliver one of the world’s best PCI Express graphics solutions,â€? said Kent Chien, Director of ASUS Graphics Business. “With the introduction of the EAX1300 Series powered by the RADEON VPU and ASUS cooling technologies, ATI and ASUS are enabling customers to experience the full benefits of PCI Express.â€?

The Extreme AX1300PRO SILENT/TD/ 256M adopted a unique cooling solution that positioned the GPU (graphics processing unit) and heatsink on the backside of the graphics card, placing them directly in the airflow path of the CPU fan for fast heat dissipation. Besides providing larger heat exchange area, the extended heatsink takes on a clamshell design, which enables users to open up the heatsink, like a clamshell phone, for enhanced ventilation. By leveraging the CPU fan, the all-new ASUS graphics card is fan-less and operates at 0dB for quiet computing.

Built into the driver of ASUS graphics cards, Splendid Video Intelligence Technology detects activation and usage of video applications and automatically optimizes image quality for the best visual results. Splendid further provides five modes for best visual results in different video applications (Standard, Game, Theater, Scenery and Night)

ASUS included GameFace Messenger, a user-friendly interface similar to those of the most popular messenger services to streamline the process of inviting multiple players to a gameferences (game conferences), and GameLiveShow, to allow gamers to stream broadcast their gaming experiences live over the Internet. GameReplay records gaming action into MPEG4 video files so that teams can review all the moves and tactics to improve for the next tournament. The recorded files can also be used as screen savers or posted on blogs.

Specifications:

Graphics Engine RADEON X1300PRO SILENT
Video Memory 256MB DDR2
Engine Clock 600MHz
Memory Clock 800GHz (400MHz DDR2)
Memory Interface 128-bit
Max. Resolution 2048 X 1536
Bus Standard 16-lane PCI Express
VGA Output Standard 15 pin D-Sub
TV Output, DVI Output, DVI-I Yes
Dual VGA Output Yes (Via DVI to VGA apaptor )
Adaptor/Cable Bundled S-Video & composit adaptor, DVI-to-2nd VGA adaptor