PowerColor X550 128MB GDDR

X550 SMARTSHADER 2.0
SMARTSHADER defines the level of realism in latest 2D/3D games and applications
Complete hardware-accelerated Microsoft DirectX 9.0 programmable vertex and pixel shader support
Full hardware support for OpenGL 2.0

SMOOTHVISION 2.1
SMOOTHVISION improves image quality by smoothing jagged edges, improving blurriness and refining background details during on-screen motion and at lower resolutions.
SMOOTHVISION settings are user configurable in ATI CATALYST Control Panel:

-2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasing modes
Sparse multi-sample algorithm with gamma correction, programmable sample patterns, and centroid sampling
Lossless Color Compression (up to6:1)at all resolutions
Temporal Anti-Aliasing
2x/4x/8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes

-Up to 128-tap texture filtering
Adaptive algorithm with bilinear (performance) and trilinear (quality) options

HYPER Z III
HYPER Z ensures optimal hardware performance by discarding irrelevant object data that is not visible to end-user on their display.
Leverages key features from ATI��s third generation HYPER Z III technology that conserves video memory bandwidth for improved performance in demanding 2D/3D games and applications.
Lossless Z-Buffer Compression (up to 48:1)
Fast Z-Buffer Clear
Z Cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering

VIDEOSHADER
Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video in real time
FULLSTREAM video de-blocking technology for Real, DivX, and WMV9 formats
VIDEOSOAP noise removal filtering for captured video
MPEG1/2/4 decode and encode acceleration

DXVA Support
Hardware Motion Compensation, iDCT, DCT and color space conversion
Adaptive Per-Pixel De-Interlacing and Frame Rate Conversion (temporal filtering).