AMD/ATI unveils the new Radeon HD 2000 series, with 10 graphics processors for both desktop and mobile platforms. This family of GPUs delivers The Ultimate Visual Experience through immersive HD gaming with DirectX 10 and HD media playback.

The new ATI Radeon HD 2000 family consists of the HD 2400, HD 2600 and HD 2900 graphics processors, formerly known as RV610, RV630 and R600, respectively.

The HD 2900 unleashes built-in HDMI, 5.1 surround audio, next-generation unified shader engine with 320 unified stream processors and 512-bit GDDR3/4 memory interface. It is priced at US$ 399, including Team Fortress 2, Portal, and Half-Life 2: Episode Two from Valve.

The HD 2600 features a hardware processed 1080p video playback of Blu-ray and HD DVDs, HDMI with 5.1 surround sound audio and 128-bit DDR2/GDDR3/GDDR4 memory interface.

The HD 2400 has Hardware based H.264/VC-1 decoding of Blu-ray and HD DVDs, HDMI with 5.1 surround sound audio and 64-bit DDR2/GDDR3 memory interface.

The ATI Radeon HD 2600 and ATI Radeon HD 2400 cards are scheduled to ship in late June with pricing to be announced.

Mobile products

The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 series offer DirectX 10 gaming experiences, playback of new HD DVD and Blu-Ray discs. Notebooks from AMD's OEM partners including Acer, ASUS, Fujitsu, HP, LG, Packard Bell, Samsung, and Toshiba will be available beginning in May.