For the most part, ATI has taken a minimalist approach to the software package for the RADEON. Although there are no playable demos, ATI does include RADEON's Ark, a showcase of the features that the GPU is capable of accelerating.

In addition, the software CD includes ATI's multimedia center with controls for Video In, DVD, Video CD, CD Audio, and the File Player. The DVD player is based on the Ravisent engine and takes advantage of motion compensation, iDCT, and adaptive de-interlacing - all video features of the RADEON.

Video Cards Tested
ATI Radeon 64MB with version 3056 of ATI's standard Radeon driver.
LeadTek WinFast GeForce2 GTS 32MB DDR with version 6.31 of NVIDIA's reference driver.
ATI Radeon 32MB with version 3056 of ATI's standard Radeon driver.
Also, some testing on the 64MB Radeon with the 'Special Use' Driver, 3043.

Intel Performance Test System
Processor: Intel Pentium III@1GHz
Heatsink: CoolerMaster DP5-6H51
Memory: 128 MB Micron PC133 CAS2 SDRAM
Motherboard: ASUS CUSL2 815
Hard-Drive: 30 gigabyte Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM ATA2 (ATA66)
Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live
CD/DVD: Toshiba CD-M1402
Power Supply: Sparkle 300 watt
Operating System: Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows 2000 Professional

AMD Performance Test System
Processor: AMD Athlon "Thunderbird"@1GHz
Heatsink: CoolerMaster DP5-6H51
Memory: 128 MB Micron PC133 CAS2 SDRAM
Motherboard: ASUS A7V
Hard-Drive: 30 gigabyte Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM ATA2 (ATA66)
Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live
CD/DVD: Toshiba CD-M1402
Power Supply: Sparkle 300 watt
Operating System: Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows 2000 Professional

Software/Test settings
Windows 98 Second Edition, Direct-X 7.0A, V-Sync was disabled
Windows 2000 Professional, V-Sync was disabled