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AMD Receives DOJ Subpoena Over Graphics Processing


Ongoing antitrust investigation, possibly regarding price fixing, extends to Advanced Micro Devices.

Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service

Friday, December 01, 2006 07:00 AM PST

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has subpoenaed Advanced Micro Devices(AMD) as part of an antitrust investigation into the market for graphics processors and graphics cards, AMD said Thursday.

AMD recently entered the graphics chip business with its acquisition of ATI Technologies, which was finalized last month. The DOJ has not made any allegations against AMD or ATI, and AMD intends to cooperate with the investigation, it said.

Price Fixing

While the DOJ hasn't said specifically what it is investigating, one industry analyst speculated that the case could be about price fixing. The DOJ has already charged a number of chip companies in the DRAM (Dynamic RAM) memory chip market for price fixing, and is investigating several in the SRAM (Static RAM) chip market.

"If the DOJ wanted to, it could just go down every line in the semiconductor industry and find the same issue," said Gartner analyst Richard Gordon. That's because there are a relatively few number of suppliers in the chip industry and an open flow of communication between competitors and customers, who may not define price fixing the same way the DOJ does, he said.

The investigations are unlikely to benefit end users, according to Gordon. Historically, prices in the chip industry have gone up and down based on supply and demand and he doubts that such investigations will result in lower pricing.

A spokeswoman for AMD in Europe, Hollis Krym, said she did not know if the investigation has a broad scope and includes other graphics chip companies or if it is in the context of the ATI acquisition. U.S. antitrust authorities have already approved AMD's merger with ATI.

Widespread In Industry

In the DRAM market, the DOJ has charged Samsung Electronics, Hynix Semiconductor America, Elpida Memory and Infineon Technologies with price fixing and sentenced the companies to pay multi-million dollar fines.

Sony, Cypress Semiconductor and the U.S. arms of Mitsubishi Electric, Samsung Electronics and Toshiba have all been asked to turn over information to the DOJ for an investigation into SRAM price fixing.

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PC World reviews of graphics boards, including power, mainstream, and value models. Use the tools below to sort and filter the listings. Ratings may change in response to changes in pricing and technology.

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EVGA e-GeForce 7950 GX2
Bus: PCI Express
Chip Set: nVidia GeForce 7950 GX2
Installed RAM (MB): 1024
TV Tuner: No
Price When Reviewed: $499.99
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Bottom Line: Pricey dual-GPU card performs well at standard...
(Last Rated: November 06, 2006)
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83.1Very Good
ATI Radeon X1950 XTX
Bus: PCI Express
Chip Set: ATI Radeon X1950 XTX
Installed RAM (MB): 512
TV Tuner: No
Price When Reviewed: $450
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Bottom Line: Top-of-the-line performance from a single GPU; you can also add more power by using a second board in a CrossFire setup.
(Last Rated: November 06, 2006)
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83.0Very Good
ATI All-In-Wonder X1900
Bus: PCI Express
Chip Set: ATI Radeon X1900
Installed RAM (MB): 256
TV Tuner: Yes
Price When Reviewed: $350
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Bottom Line: Top-of-the-line card offers TV-tuner capabilities, a...
(Last Rated: November 06, 2006)
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82.9Very Good
EVGA e-GeForce 7800 GTX KO
Bus: PCI Express
Chip Set: nVidia GeForce 7800 GTX
Installed RAM (MB): 256
TV Tuner: No
Price When Reviewed: $299.99
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Bottom Line: EVGA's "hyper-clocked" card is fast and quiet. A large heat sink and fan dispel heat without blocking an adjacent slot.
(Last Rated: November 06, 2006)
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82.2Very Good
PNY GeForce 7900GTX Limited Edition
Bus: PCI Express
Chip Set: nVidia GeForce 7900 GTX
Installed RAM (MB): 512
TV Tuner: No
Price When Reviewed: $525
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Bottom Line: Speedy card isn't dramatically faster than its...
(Last Rated: November 06, 2006)
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81.9Very Good
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XFX GeForce 7900 GT470M Xtreme
Bus: PCI Express
Chip Set: nVidia GeForce 7900 GT
Installed RAM (MB): 256
TV Tuner: No
Price When Reviewed: $289
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Bottom Line: Though a little noisy, this card offers excellent...
(Last Rated: November 06, 2006)
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80.7Very Good
XFX GeForce 7600 GT XXX Edition
Bus: PCI Express
Chip Set: nVidia GeForce 7600 GT
Installed RAM (MB): 256
TV Tuner: No
Price When Reviewed: $165
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Bottom Line: Good performance and a reasonable price make this dual DVI-out card easy to recommend.
(Last Rated: November 06, 2006)
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79.8Good
BFG Technologies GeForce 7900 GT OC
Bus: PCI Express
Chip Set: nVidia GeForce 7900 GT
Installed RAM (MB): 256
TV Tuner: No
Price When Reviewed: $300
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Bottom Line: Geared towards performance-minded buyers on a budget, this card won't disappoint.
(Last Rated: November 06, 2006)
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79.6Good
EVGA e-GeForce 7600 GT KO
Bus: PCI Express
Chip Set: nVidia GeForce 7600 GT
Installed RAM (MB): 256
TV Tuner: No
Price When Reviewed: $149.99
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Bottom Line: This single-slot card features our World Class graphics processor unit, good performance, and a great price.
(Last Rated: November 06, 2006)
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79.3Good
ATI Radeon X1900 XT
Bus: PCI Express
Chip Set: ATI Radeon X1900 XT
Installed RAM (MB): 256
TV Tuner: No
Price When Reviewed: $279
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Bottom Line: This model narrowly edged out a more expensive, overclocked eVGA board to rank as the fastest mainstream board we've tested.
(Last Rated: November 06, 2006)
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79.1Good
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