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Release Period	-	Apr-2011

FirePro M8900 Review

Professionals in the CAD (Computer Aided Design) and DCC (Digital Content Creation) industries need to be agile while being highly productive both in their office and on-the-go. AMD works with notebook vendors to provide workstation solutions to deliver advanced performance for applications across all industry segments. AMD FirePro™ professional graphics are compliant with the latest industry standards. Plus, AMD Catalyst™ professional graphics drivers are especially tuned to enable outstanding performance for many major CAD and DCC applications.
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FirePro M8900 Performance Specification

Core Speed

Architecture

Memory

Maximum
Shared Memory

Memory Speed

Memory Bus

Memory Type

Memory Bandwidth

Technology

TMUs

Texture Rate

ROPs

Pixel Rate

Pipelines

Direct X

Shader

Open GL

Resolution (WxH)

Max Power

PSU

GPU Details

680 MHz

Blackcomb XT

2048 MB

900 MHz

256 Bit

GDDR5

115.2GB/sec

960

DX 11

5.0

4.1

75 Watts

Laptop GPU - No PSU

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Dedicated

Integrated

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

Best CPU Match

Best RAM Match

Best Screen Size

GPU Upgrade

Approved

GD Value

GD RATING

GPU Features

Yes the FirePro M8900 graphics card is a laptop and notebook GPU

No the FirePro M8900 graphics card can NOT run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

No the FirePro M8900 graphics card is NOT a dedicated GPU

Yes the FirePro M8900 graphics card is an integrated GPU

Yes the FirePro M8900 graphics card has been approved by GD Admin. Always use GD data as a guideline.

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