The FirePro V9800 was an enthusiast-class professional graphics card by ATI, launched on September 9th, 2010. Built on the 40 nm process, and based on the Cypress graphics processor, in its Cypress XT GL variant, the card supports DirectX 11.2. The Cypress graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 334 mm² and 2,154 million transistors. It features 1600 shading units, 80 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. ATI has paired 4 GB GDDR5 memory with the FirePro V9800, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 850 MHz, memory is running at 1150 MHz (4.6 Gbps effective). Being a dual-slot card, the ATI FirePro V9800 draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 250 W maximum. Display outputs include: 6x mini-DisplayPort 1.1, 1x S-Video. FirePro V9800 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 267 mm in length, 111 mm in width, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 3499 US Dollars.