The AMD 690 chipset

Specifications

CPU Interface

Socket AM2 supporting AMD Sempron AMD Athlon 64, Athlon 64 X2 dual-core and AMD Athlon 64 FX processors

1GHz HyperTransport interface speeds

PCI Express Interface

1x16 graphics interface

Up to 4x1 PCI Express general purpose links

2D Acceleration Features

Highly optimized 128-bit engine capable of processing multiple pixels per clock

Game acceleration including support for Microsoft’s DirectDraw

3D Acceleration Features

Full DirectX 9.0 support

3D texture support, including projective 3D textures

Anti-aliasing using multi-sampling algorithm with support for 2, 4, and 6 samples

Motion Video Acceleration Features

Enhanced MPEG-2 hardware decode acceleration

MPEG-4 decode support

Hardware acceleration for WMV9 playback

Supports top quality DVD and time-shifted SDTV/HDTV television playback with low CPU usage

TV-Out

Integrated TV encoder from ATI’s Xileon products with on-chip DAC with integrated Avivo engine

Supports Macrovision 7.1 copy protection standard (required by DVD players)

Supports the formats of YPbPr component output

Multiple Display Features

Dual independent displays including two digital outputs

Resolution, refresh rates, and display data can be completely independent for the two display paths

Both display controllers support true 30 bits per pixel throughout the display pipe

Supports both interlaced and non-interlaced displays

Integrated HD Audio controller for HDMI audio data

SurroundView

SurroundView feature allows support for up to four independent monitors for systems equipped with an additional ATI discrete graphics card

DVI/HDMI

Supports a TMDS interface, enabling DVI or HDMI 1.3

HDCP 1.1 support on data stream with on-chip key storage

Supports HDMI audio together with Realtek’s driver providing single control for user on all audio adjustments

Supports HDMI audio enhancements, such as equalizer, 5.1 channel, surround sound effect, karaoke, and head phone virtualization

Universal connectivity

A-Link Xpress II to/from AMD North Bridge, providing high bandwidth for high-speed peripherals

10 USB 2.0 ports

SATA Gen 2 PHY support at 3.0Gb/sec bandwidth

4 ports SATA AHCI controller supports NCQ and slumber modes

ATA/133 controller supports up to UDMA mode 6 with 2 drives (disk or optical)

HPET (high precision event timer), ACPI 3.0, and AHCI support for Windows Vista

UAA (Universal audio architecture) support for high-definition audio and modem

PCI v2.3 (up to six slots)

80-nm manufacturing process at UMC
50mm^2 die