

"FirePro includes support for OpenGL 4.1, Direct X 11 and other new technologies which we're actively promoting," Furman said, "because AMD wants to be a leader in the market by always looking for best performance at every segment - high, low, and mid-range - and we're also trying to be the best price performer in the market."įurman said the FirePro GPUs offer business users a reliable solution that will not require them to change older peripherals, but offers support for a variety of connectivity options - as well as unified drivers, OEM Qualifications, and certifications from ISVs. Neither of the cards AMD launched on Monday included Eyefinity technology, which is AMD's consumer graphics cards and high-end FirePro professional graphics cards. Mitch Furman, Senior Product Manager for AMD FirePro said in an interview with CRN that FirePro graphics cards afford several advantages to enterprise customers, including multi-screen ATI Eyefinity visualization technology, with up to six displays powered by a single chip.


AMD plans to ship the FirePro 2270 to retailers in February for a starting price of $149. In addition, it is the first FirePro graphics card from AMD not to bear the ATI brand name AMD dropped in August. The FirePro 2270 GPU features 512 MB of DDR3 memory, 15 W of maximum power, and a PCIe 2.1 bus. he 2250 and the 2270 boards both measure 6.6” x 2.3. The AMD FirePro 2270 comes with support for a variety of connectivity options, including DVI, VGA and DisplayPort.
