ATi announced the X1950 Pro on 17 Oct 2006. ASUStek is one of the first to deliver their X1950 Pro graphics card. If you haven't read about the ATi X1950 Pro, you can read our article on ATi's X1950 Pro here.

Advanced Fan Sink on ASUS EAX1950PRO Series Lowers GPU Temperature to Provide Stable Performance

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (ASUS), the leading provider of graphics solutions, today introduced the ASUS EAX1950PRO graphics card series, which features an advanced fan sink that lowers temperature by 10°C compared to reference designs. The all-new series balances high performance and stability, and packs the latest specifications to support the next-generation Vista operating system. The EAX1950PRO series includes two excellent solutions: EAX1950PRO CrossFire/HTDP/256M and EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M.

Stylish cooling
The EAX1950PRO series, based on ATI’s Radeon X1950PRO GPU, incorporated a new fan sink design that provides effective heat dissipation while serving aesthetics purposes as well. With unique embedded heat pipes not found in computing solutions, and blower fan that guides cool air towards the fins, the EAX1950PRO Series lowers temperature by 10°C compared to competing graphics cards that made no improvements from reference designs.

The smooth contour and elegant curves of the fan sink further make the graphics card series perfect for gamers that demand their system to perform well and look good at the same time.

CrossFire Ready
The new EAX1950PRO series supports ATI’s CrossFire Technology, which allows multiple GPU to operate simultaneously for enhanced video performance. Superior graphics quality is easily achievable with the EAX1950PRO CrossFire/HTDP/256M and EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M installed in the same system under CrossFire mode

HDCP and Windows Vista™ ready
To stay in step with Windows Vista requirements, the EAX1950PRO series features HDCP technology to give users peace of mind when upgrading their systems to support high-definition digital contents and a wide range of premium graphics applications.

Splendid Video Intelligence Technology
The new EAX1950PRO series supports Splendid Video Intelligence Technology, an exclusive feature found only on ASUS solutions. With Splendid, images enabled by ASUS graphics cards are fine tuned to deliver vibrant visual representations in conditions most favorable to the human eye.

Splendid detects activation and usage of video applications and automatically optimizes image quality for the best visual results, and further provides five modes (Standard, Game, Theater, Scenery and Night) and three skin tone options for various video applications. Splendid works on top of ATI's Avivo tm technology to offer sharp decoded video.