ATi XGP
The name ATi XGP stands for eXternal Graphics Platform and describes a technology from AMD / ATI that enables external graphics cards to be connected to laptops. This was introduced with the AMD notebook platform “Puma” .
Technical
The graphics card is connected via a specially developed interface which can offer the full bandwidth of a PCIe 16x connection. Furthermore , Crossfire on the notebook should also be possible with Lasso .
Market position
Since replaceable graphics cards in the MXM / AXIOM format never caught on, external graphics cards were developed that can be connected to a laptop via an ExpressCard connector or a specially developed connector.
First versions
First, Fujitsu Siemens launched an external ATI Mobility Radeon ™ HD 3870 ("Amilo GraphicBooster") in combination with the AMILO Sa 3650 notebook. Fujitsu Siemens uses a specially developed port for this. According to an FSC press officer, the external HD 3870 should achieve "up to 8000 points" in the 3DMark 06 benchmark program . At the end of 2009 the Acer Ferrari One 200 was also released, an 11.6 inch netbook that works together with an external ATI Mobility Radeon ™ HD 4670 ("Acer DynaVivid").
Technical specifications of the Amilo GraphicBooster
- ATI Mobility Radeon ™ HD 3870 with 512 MB GDDR3 video memory
- Connections: DVI-I, HDMI, USB 2.0 (up to three external monitors)
- Dimensions: 180 × 130 × 33.5 mm
- Weight: 0.5kg