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Radeon 9000 AIW Pro memory
As displayed above, ATI chose to use tiny BGA memory, as found on their high-end Radeon 9700 Product. The board as you may have noticed in the specifications is equipped with 64MB of on-board memory, which takes the form of 4 x 16MB Tiny BGA Memory Modules. This memory was found to be clocked at 275MHz.
The card integrates the aforementioned RV250 Core running at a default clock speed of 275MHz, equating to a 275MHz/550MHz Core to Ram frequency rating respectively. This enables the AIW 9000 Pro to achieve an impressive 8.8GB/sec Memory Bandwidth, mirroring that of NVIDIA's fastest budget based product, the Geforce4 MX 460.
Bandwidth doesn't necessarily translate to actual performance however, and the GPU needs to be able to manage this bandwidth effectively to attain a high performance level.
This is where ATI's HyperZ II Bandwidth Management Technology plays a role. This is the same technology found on the R200 based core as stated in the RV250 Overview section, and the basic function gives up to 25% increase in effective memory bandwidth. This is made possible by clearing the Z buffer very quickly, combined with the ability to discard pixels prior to rendering and compression of the Z buffer in real-time.
Radeon 9000 AIW Pro Theater chip
The much anticipated Theatre 200 Chip also makes it debut among the latest line of All-In-Wonder products, which is explained in greater depth later on in the article.
The back panel of the card has remained largely unchanged since the Radeon Technology made its debut in the All-In-Wonder Series some years ago.
Back plane connections
Moving from left to right, we initially see the video in port, to which the included breakout box connects providing a range of inputs. Next up we have the RF Input which provides the card with TV Tuner functionality via a standard TV Ariel. The next port is for the breakout cable with connections relating to output being accessed via this port. The last in line, furthest to the right is the DVI-I Connector.
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