AMD Drops ATI Name from Video Cards

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Chip maker AMD is finally doing away with the ATI brand name, although the company will continue to make video cards. AMD purchased the video chip maker in 2006 and continued to products under the ATI name.

ATI’s product lines will continue with the same names, according to The Tech Report, but with an AMD label. The company also has plans to roll out new products that include its own microprocessors bundled with Radeon graphics tech on a single chip.

AMD plans to release Radeon and FirePro products later this year that don’t include ATI branding. For companies that don’t like the idea of mixing Intel and AMD-labeled chips in their products, AMD will be making chip labels without its logo, too.

Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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