MARKHAM, Canada — August 23, 2006 — Consumers can now get high-end performance for gaming and digital entertainment without having to sacrifice power for cost. ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY, NASDAQ: ATYT), a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative 3D graphics, today launched the Radeon® X1900 XT 256 MB, Radeon X1650 Pro and Radeon X1300 XT graphics cards, offering the quality and performance of ATI’s highest end cards for unmatched prices. The Radeon X1900 XT 256 MB, Radeon X1650 Pro and Radeon X1300 XT are scheduled to ship from retailers and system integrators worldwide on September 14th.

Built for today’s most graphically demanding games, these new ATI graphics cards provide outstanding shader performance, simultaneous high dynamic range lighting and full screen anti-aliasing. CrossFire™ support means double the graphics performance potential. Gaming performance benchmarks show as much as 49% better performance than the competition