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Solution Overview CLOUD GAMING AMD Radeon™Sky Series AMD Radeon™ Sky Series graphics and AMD RapidFire technology deliver low latency, high performance gaming experiences from the cloud to any device. Key Features: • Cloud gaming service providers • Telecommunications providers • On-demand media content providers • Large data center service providers Games: • Casual • Mainstream • Advanced (AAA) Challenges: • High density performance (more streams, less hardware) • Minimized latency and high game frame rates • Maximize existing cloud infrastructure and resources Solution: AMD Radeon™ Sky Series graphics are designed to support up to six independent HD game streams (720p), with little to no latency at up to 30 frames per second, allowing cloud gaming providers to deliver high quality gaming experiences to any device the gamer chooses – desktop, TV, tablet, notebook or smartphone. Platform Partners: • CiiNOW • G-Cluster • Otoy • Ubitus Cloud gaming is soaring to new heights. Designed for powering intense and high quality 3D games from the cloud, AMD Radeon™ Sky Series graphics cards feature AMD’s award-winning Graphics Core Next Architecture for spectacular gaming performance and power efficiency. Equipped with the latest technologies, such as PCI Express® 3.0 support, DirectX® 11.1 support, AMD RapidFire technology, and the incredibly efficient AMD ZeroCore Power and AMD PowerTune technologies, the sky’s the limit for cloud gaming. High Density Performance Each graphics card in the AMD Radeon™ Sky Series family is capable of supporting up to six simultaneous game streams at once.1 With AMD Radeon™ Sky Series cloud gaming service providers can maximize existing infrastructure and resources to support even more simultaneous game streams, from casual games to AAA titles. High Quality Graphics With AMD Radeon™ Sky Series graphics, quality is never compromised for quantity. Each one of six simultaneous game streams can support up to 30 frames per second.1 In addition to latency-fee streaming, users can play their favorite games at full HD resolution (720p) without impacting game performance. AMD RapidFire Technology When it comes to AMD Radeon™ Sky series graphics for cloud gaming, our secret sauce is AMD RapidFire technology. It’s a combination of software and hardware that enables a superior cloud gaming solution and experience. First, AMD RapidFire technology offers service providers a unique and simple cloud gaming software API that enables easy integration that helps shorten development time while providing access and versatility to key elements of AMD technology for the cloud. This allows providers to enhance the overall cloud gaming experience for gamers, and aligns with AMD’s commitment to industry standard APIs, like OpenCL™, DirectX® and OpenGL. An industry standard API for cloud gaming can help to unite the industry around one platform and drive continued innovations that benefit the industry at large. Another key element of AMD RapidFire technology is the Video Compression Engine (VCE). It enables lightning fast compression and transmission, optimizing total network bandwidth to ensure every gamer has a seamless, low latency experience. Last but not least, with AMD RapidFire technology AMD is working to improve virtualization capabilities that will provide greater density and more simultaneous game streams from a single server. AMD Radeon™ Advantage Raise the settings, increase the resolution and play your favorite games. Gamers streaming from the cloud can achieve the full AMD Radeon™ gaming experience they’ve come to know and love on their desktops on any device they choose, from anywhere.

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SOLUTION OVERVIEW: CLOUD GAMING All AMD Radeon™ graphics cards based on AMD’s new Graphics Core Next Architecture support DirectX® 11.1 today, including AMD Radeon™ Sky Series graphics, for an unrivaled gamine experience on the latest games. Our graphics cards support all 10 of the key technologies featured in DirectX 11.1, unlike competing cards that only support four of the 10 key technologies included in the standard. AMD Radeon™ Sky Series Graphics are backed by the same AMD Catalyst™ drivers found on discrete AMD Radeon™ HD graphics cards. Gaming providers will receive regular driver...

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