What does "Atlantis" mean?

[Stack]

I am looking into buying a 9700 NP or a 9700 Pro. I am leaning towards a Sapphire, but I am curious what the "Atlantis" means. Is this a term that only Sapphire uses?

Thanks for your time.

 

[vss1980]

Its just what they call their product line.... like Creative Labs use Graphics/3D Blaster.... or Hercules use the 'Prophet' brand.

ATI has nothing to do with Atlantis, its a Sapphire brand name thing.

 

[BoomAM]

vss1980 is right. Its just a product naming thing.

 

[CurtCold]

One entry found for Atlantis.


Main Entry: At·lan·tis
Pronunciation: &t-'lan-t&s, at-
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from Atlas
: a fabled island in the Atlantic that according to legend sank beneath the sea

🙂

Always has to be one in the room right? LOL

 

[Stack]

Thanks y'all for the replies. Some of the retailers were saying "ATI Atlantis" and it was confusing.

 

[FearoftheNight]

lol the Sapphire Atlantis series has cooler pics on their boxes ;D! Get the 9700 Ultimate Edition w/ passive cooling and make me drool...hehhee

 

[J5im8yo]

I really doubt the performance of passive cooling since they don't have hardware monitoring either. YOu just don't know what kinda temperature the GPU is running at ;x

 

[nRollo]

You are all wrong.
Have you seen that episode of the Simpsons where Homer sings his "Under the Sea" song after suggesting the family will live in the ocean? He's talking about moving to the fabled underwater city of Atlantis, where Sapphire builds the Atlantis series of cards. The name "Sapphire" is for the deep blue colr of the ocean where Atlantis lies. The cards are built by Mer-Men, in factories powered by whales and hydroelectric generators.
Now you know.

 

[Smilin]

Originally posted by: Stack
I am looking into buying a 9700 NP or a 9700 Pro. I am leaning towards a Sapphire, but I am curious what the "Atlantis" means. Is this a term that only Sapphire uses?

Thanks for your time.

Just for the record: I'm pretty happy with my sapphire 9700 pro.

 

[BoomAM]

Originally posted by: Smilin

Originally posted by: Stack
I am looking into buying a 9700 NP or a 9700 Pro. I am leaning towards a Sapphire, but I am curious what the "Atlantis" means. Is this a term that only Sapphire uses?

Thanks for your time.

Just for the record: I'm pretty happy with my sapphire 9700 pro.

I`ll second that.
My Sapphire 9700PRO rules as well.