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| Release date | 2004-2005 |
|---|---|
| Architecture | Radeon R400 |
| Transistors | 120M 110nm (RV410) |
| Cards | |
| Entry-level | X700 SE, X700 LE, X700 |
| Mid-range | X700 PRO |
| High-end | X740 XL |
| API support | |
| DirectX | Direct3D 9.0b Shader Model 2.0b |
| OpenGL | OpenGL 2.0 |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Radeon X300-X600 series |
| Successor | Radeon X800 series |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported | |
The Radeon X700 (RV410) series replaced the X600 in September 2004. X700 Pro is clocked at 425 MHz core, and produced on a 0.11 micrometre process. RV410 used a layout consisting of 8 pixel pipelines connected to 4 ROPs (similar to GeForce 6600) while maintaining the 6 vertex shaders of X800. The 110 nm process was a cost-cutting process, designed not for high clock speeds but for reducing die size while maintaining high yields. An X700 XT was planned for production, and reviewed by various hardware web sites, but was never released. It was believed that X700 XT set too high of a clock ceiling for ATI to profitably produce. X700 XT was also not adequately competitive with nVidia's impressive GeForce 6600GT. ATI would go on produce a card in the X800 series to compete instead.