AMD Releases WHQL Certified Graphics Driver For Windows(R) 7 on Day One of Windows 7 Logo Program

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WHQL certification sets a high bar for quality and reliability, and is
considered essential by many home and business users.

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WHQL certification demonstrates AMD's ability to deliver the
stability, incredible 3D game performance and smooth multimedia
playback needed in order to help bring the new features of Windows 7
to life.

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As a testament to its ongoing commitment to reliability and stability,
AMD is the only graphics hardware company in the world delivering
monthly WHQL-certified graphics driver updates.

For users of ATI Radeon(TM) HD 2000, HD 3000, and HD 4000 series products,
the ATI Catalyst(TM) software suite delivers:

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Industry-leading driver stability and reliability.

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Full WDDM 1.1 WHQL certified support under Windows 7.

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Scheduled performance and new feature innovation every month.

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Enablement of ATI Stream technology for general purpose GPU (GPGPU)
computing on supported graphics cards.

"By delivering a WHQL certified driver for the Windows 7 operating
system at the earliest possible opportunity, AMD has once again
demonstrated its driver leadership," said Ben Bar-Haim, corporate vice
president, Software Engineering, AMD. "AMD is working closely with
Microsoft to ensure superior performance and a reliable Windows 7
experience throughout our line of graphics processors."

Microsoft WHQL certified graphics drivers for Windows 7 are scheduled
for release on AMD.com on May 5, 2009, and a fully unified
WHQL-certified driver supporting Windows Vista and Windows 7 is planned
for the release of ATI Catalyst(TM) 9.5 later in May.

To learn more about the first AMD WHQL certified graphics driver for
Windows 7, please visit www.amd.com.

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