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AMD Unveils R7, R9 Series Of Graphics Cards

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AMD has unveiled the AMD Radeon R9 and R7 line of graphics cards.

AMD Radeon R9 and R7 Series graphics cards are made for gaming on UltraHD (3840×2160) displays, including support for non-tiled 2160p60 displays with a future AMD Catalyst driver release.

The company is also introducing a new programming interface for the cards, called Mantle, and a programmable audio pipeline with AMD TrueAudio technology.

Matt Skynner (Corporate vice president and general manager, Graphics Business Unit, AMD): The AMD Radeon R9 and R7 Series graphics cards are new GPUs for a new era in gaming. This era is shaped by ultra-resolution gaming and an exciting new generation of highly-anticipated games like Battlefield 4.

Availability of the graphics card is set at a future date yet to be announced

[Image courtesy: AMD]

 

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