The source reports that the upcoming ATI graphics processor with support for DirectX 11, which is known as RV870, should be ready sciences release of Windows 7. Perhaps, ATI will release a new chip for video cards before, but most likely it will be roughly at the same time when Microsoft will introduce Windows 7, that is, in the second half of October. Around this time, and the planned high-performance chip ATI, although this information has not been confirmed officially.

To gain some advantage in the market, the company ATI should release a model with support for DirectX 11 and how it will make NVIDIA. An additional problem for the producer may be the fact that the RV870 is not an entirely new architecture. This chip will have more universal processors, support for DirectX 11, but all this will be based on technologies RV770. Naturally, the new ATI chip will be placed on the 40nm production methods, which will increase the working frequency and the number of transistors, but is still not known of any specific data.

The main rival ATI, the company NVIDIA, is also working on the release of its model with support for DirectX 11. The source said that the issue of this chip is scheduled, but it can be moved to an earlier date.

However, the emergence of high-performance processor NVIDIA, known as the GT300, likewise, may be postponed. In any case, the company will not be able to NVIDIA Issue DirectX 11 models to the emergence of Windows 7, and the ATI chip with support for DX11 will be at least a month or even two before.