The SAPPHIRE HD 4650 AGP brings the features of the highly acclaimed HD 4000 series to the users of older PC systems with the AGP graphics bus. In addition to dramatically increased graphics performance, this means support for all the latest generation of games with DirectX 10.1 and the ability to smoothly play HD and Blu-Ray DVD’s with the built-in hardware UVD decoder. It also allows users to accelerate tasks such as video transcoding (converting video formats to play on portable devices) and other new applications supporting ATI Stream technology

Specification

Redefine HD Gaming

• 320 Stream Processing Units
  Enough power to tackle the most demanding HD games and applications.
• Microsoft® DirectX®10.1
  Play today while preparing for tomorrow with state-of-the-art DirectX 10.1 graphics capabilities.
• Enhanced Anti-Aliasing (AA) & Anisotropic Filtering (AF)
  High performance anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing (4X AA) smooth jagged edges and create true-to- life graphics, for everything from grass to facial features.

Go Beyond HD Video

• Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD 2)
  UVD 2 frees up your CPU for other tasks so you get The Ultimate Visual Experience™ for the most processing- intensive content. Take full advantage of Blu-ray functionality with dual-stream, picture in picture capabilities.
• Accelerated Video Transcoding(AVT)
  Edit and transfer your videos to a portable video player with new Accelerated Video Transcoding (AVT) technology.1
• Upscale Beyond 1080p
  Watch the hottest Blu-ray movies or other HD content at full 1080p display resolution and beyond.2
• Enhanced DVD Upscaling
  Watch standard DVD movies in near high-definition quality with DVD upscaling. The GPU uses post processing algorithms to enhance standard and low resolution videos and movies on your HD display.
• Dynamic Contrast
  Dynamic Contrast automatically adjusts the contrast and brightness during scenes to consistently deliver a crisp, vibrant picture.

Break-through Efficiency 

• Dynamic Power Management
  ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series graphics cards feature ATI PowerPlay™ technology, delivering high performance when needed and conserving power when the demand on the graphics processor is low.1
• More Performance Per Watt
  ATI Radeon HD 4600 series deliver up to 3x the performance per watt of AMD’s previous generation GPUs.
• Energy Efficient Manufacturing Process
  Second generation 55nm chip uses the industry‟s most energy efficient manufacturing process. 
   

Technical Details

• Brand : Sapphire
• Model : Radeon HD 4650-1GB
• I/O Output : VGA+DL-DVI-I+HDMI
• Core Clock : 600 MHz
• 320 Stream Processors
• Memory Clock : 400MHz, 800 Mbps
• AGP 4x/8x bus interface 
• 1024MB /128bit DDR2 memory interface
• Single Slot Active Cooler \
• DMI On-board (video support only)
• Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 support
• Shader Model 4.1 support