Tuesday, February 13th 2007
AMD/ATI developing external R600 and Crossfire cards
Codenamed lasso, AMD's external graphics solution will use the external PCI-e connection announced last week. This solution is targeted at both desktops and laptops, but obviously will make the biggest difference in the latter. Laptops are not known for their high powered graphical solutions, but with an external unit, you may be able to enjoy high quality, portable graphics without sacrificing battery life when on the go. A crossfire implementation is also said to be in the works. It is not yet known whether these devices will utilize a seperate power supply, but I'd say it's a safe bet.
Source:
The INQ
9 Comments on AMD/ATI developing external R600 and Crossfire cards
Will the PC of the future be a two box affair? Plug and play... core and GPU?
I dont see it doing anything for the desktop area, unless your limited in internal space, like using a mico case.
However, my concept of future pcs were smaller and more powerful, like you would see in a futuristic movie where your kb is in the air and you type on it and stuff...definately not going the way I thought they would.
This sounds expensive...just buy a gaming laptop when dx10 comes to them...alienware or dell xps...etc..