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First images of AMD’s (and ATI’s) DirectX 10 graphics chip, the R600, have emerged. The graphics card is scheduled for release early 2007, and will go head to head with Nvidia’s recently released 8800 series, battling for the new DX10 market. The chip itself is about 20% larger than the previous version, and is rotated 45 degrees to make room for additional components. AMD will officially reveal details about the new chip on January 20 2007. Until then, Nvidia has the only DX10 cards on the market. More pics here.

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