ATi has previously announced their Mobility Radeon X600 GPU codenamed M24 at Computex Taipei back in June this year and is the first mobile GPU offering that is native PCI Express based. Mobility Radeon X600 shares that same architecture of its predecessor, the Mobility Radeon 9700 with Low-K 0.13 micron process but has an upgraded 3D core which further boosts graphics performance. It has 4 pixel pipes, 2 vertex pipes and based on 128-bit DDR memory interface. (Check out our Computex Taipei 2004 report)
It supports DirectX 9.0 features, reduced LCD latency, LCD-EE display engine which increase display quality at higher resolutions and Powerplay 5 which improved power management for longer battery life. Mobility Radeon X600 is available in 3 different versions: a discreet version for high-performance notebooks based on the new mobile graphics interface Axiom (Advanced eXpress IO Module) as well as 64 or 128MB integrated memory for thin and light based on the reliable MCM (Multi-Chip Module) technology.
ATi revealed that the first shipments of notebooks equipped with Mobility Radeon X600 will take place in July with volume ramping up later in the year. These notebooks will be featuring a desktop version of the PCI Express chipset from Intel, the 915P Express initially. As revealed recently, Intel has delayed the Sonoma platform containing the Alviso PCI Express chipset to first quarter of next year, initially slated for launch in Q4 this year. At this point of time, quite a number of notebook manufacturers are still in the sampling stage and we got hold of an early sample notebook from an OEM manufacturer for some quick testing. We are going to check out the graphics performance of Mobility Radeon X600 (128MB MCM) on this notebook and also the Mobility Radeon 9700 on a Acer Travelmate TM8005LMi, a Dothan based notebook.
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