Another new feature is the introduction of the new UVD2 video engine, that is able to decode all HD formats currently in the market.

AMD, however, has decided not to follow nVidia’s choices, and leaving the Stream Processor frequencies in a 1:1 rate when compared to the core frequencies, which in the model featured in this review is 750Mhz. The Stream Processors go from 320 to 800, while the bus is 256bit.

Another important data is the intoduction of the new GDDR5 memories that work at 3600Mhz and offer a rather large band and yet require less energy than the previous ones.