AMD today introduced the AMD FirePro 2270 and ATI FirePro V5800 DVI professional graphics cards. The first one is an entry-level card while the latter is a heavy duty video card. According to AMD, both are designed for professionals in the medical, financial, design and engineering fields who require the ability to view and interact with multiple applications simultaneously.
As AMD’s only low-profile, passively cooled, dual-display, triple set support solution graphics card, the AMD FirePro 2270 (pictured above) delivers multi-display capabilities for increased efficiency, longevity and compatibility. Additionally, the AMD FirePro 2270 enables efficient multitasking across multiple applications, including graphics intensive applications, helping to prevent system slowdowns. As for I/O connectivity it provides DisplayPort, DVI and VGA. It is priced at $149.
On the other hand the ATI FirePro V5800 DVI (pictured below) delivers professionals the graphics performance needed to drive two high-resolution dual link DVI displays while offering users the ability to stretch one image or application across both screens for expanded field of view and enhanced productivity. Support for DVI, the most common digital interface, makes setting up dual-display configurations easier than ever. The ATI FirePro V5800 DVI professional graphics delivers a full 30-bit display pipeline to enable increased color reproduction and superb visual fidelity and supports packed pixel mode to support dual 5MP medical displays. It is priced at $469.
