AMD will launch RD690 chipset with AMD brand. Although was not the first AMD integrated graphically chipset that Vista supported (there are RD485 + X300), but RD690 chipset will make the difference in the integrated graphic.
RD690 will use northbridge RS690 and possibility southbridge SB600. The first motherboard producer that will use this chipset is Sapphire Pure Crossfire PC-AM2RD580. The combination of RS690 and SB600 will use graphic that similar X700 core with the socket AM2.
Mid November 2006 Nvidia will launch GeForce 8800 (core G80), the first graphic card that DirectX 10 supported.
With Model 4.0 Shader, DirectX 10 will increase the visualisation and rendering, also will reduce the load of CPU in game processed.
The observers had doubts that the ATI graphic Card that based on chip R600, DirectX 10 supported, will available at the market before 2007. In fact necessarily ATI was benefitted with his nearness with Microsoft since the 360 Xbox production.
AMD, the first Athlon 65 nanometer processor that base on Brisbane core will be launched in December 2006. That will be launched, Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 2.1GHz, 4400+ 2.3GHz, 4800+ 2.5GHz and 5000+ 2.6GHz.
In November 2006, AMD will prepare Athlon 64 X2 that still based on 90 nanometer. The type that will be launched Athlon 5400+ 2.6GHz, 5600+ 2.8GHz and 6000+ 3GHz.
