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A conversation with ATI's Paul Ayscough
February 17, 2005   Lyle Wagner > [View My Other Articles]
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OEM success/SLI/PCI-E


FiringSquad: ATI has secured multiple design wins from tier one OEMs such as Dell. Has this come at the expense of the retail market?

Paul Ayscough: The reality is the graphics market has grown substantially over the past few years and so has the demand for our products – particularly at the high end. With top-tier OEMs like Dell now offering high end gaming machines it creates new business opportunities for ATI. ATI enjoyed tremendous OEM success with the transition to PCI Express. This OEM success has placed increased constraints on our capacities. With new products like the X800XL and X850 series shipping in volume we expect quick and wide retail availability going forward.

FiringSquad: ATI’s last two product introductions, the RADEON X700 family and RADEON X850 series, are currently only available for the PCI Express interface only. Why did ATI choose to provide parts for the PCI Express market first when the AGP interface has an established base of millions of users?

Paul Ayscough: PCI-E represented a huge inflection point for the PC market. Through significant investments and a close development relationship with Intel, ATI capitalized on this transition. That being said we have not forgotten about the massive installed base of AGP users. Stay tuned over the coming weeks, as we will have some exciting new product announcements in AGP area. We understand that the AGP installed base of enthusiasts will be around for some time – and we want to ensure the very best experience for this group of gamers too!


FiringSquad: Valve’s Half-Life 2 is clearly ATI’s most prominent Get in the Game title – what other games and software developers is ATI working with that we’ll see in the next 6-12 months?

Paul Ayscough: ATI is working with a number of the industry’s leading game and application developers and will have some exciting announcements here soon. Two very cool ones to watch out for in the near future are the Matrix Online and Act of War.


FiringSquad: NVIDIA’s SLI technology has drawn a lot of buzz from both end users and the media alike. Has ATI run any projections on how large this potential market may be?

Paul Ayscough: This is a very interesting area, one where 3DFX tried to capture.
I personally believe that there is a market for ultra high end PC gaming technology and these users are important to address as they influence buy decisions. We feel we currently have the right the right products with the RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition. Watch this space for future announcements!


FiringSquad: So you do have a strategy.

Paul Ayscough: Yes, we do have a strategy, one we will share at the appropriate time!

FiringSquad: Is this type of technology important for mindshare amongst the high-end gamers?

Paul Ayscough: That’s a difficult question to answer. The reality is this market moves at a breakneck pace – significantly increasing performance (in many cases doubling) every six months.
There is always going to be a segment of gamers that demand the highest performance possible with money being no object. The majority of gamers don’t behave in this manner. They upgrade when the technology offers compelling performance and feature improvements over the previous generation. So there’s actually multiple ways of grabbing mindshare at the high end and this will continue to be a priority moving forward for ATI.




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