(Press Release) ATI Technologies Inc. has just announced the full validation of its RADEON 9700 graphics chip with the upcoming AMD Athlon and AMD Opteron processors based on Hammer Technology. The RADEON 9700 chip, which offers more bandwidth than any other graphics chip in the world, will work efficiently and seamlessly with AMD's leading edge platforms - based on the newly specified Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) 8X interface - to deliver solid and stable solutions for commercial and consumer use. The RADEON 9700 becomes the world's first AGP 8X part to be validated by AMD.