We are tremendously proud to collaborate with 2K Games on Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth to bring these benefits to life in such a beloved franchise.' 'The performance of such an API can be tremendous, particularly in games with a large number of on-screen units.

'The Mantle graphics API is the first and currently the only proven low-overhead API available to developers and gamers,' said Ritche Corpus, director of ISV gaming and alliances, AMD. Mantle is a 'low-overhead' graphics API that can help improve performance for gamers by: making better use of multi-core CPUs, streamlining game code execution, virtually eliminating software bottlenecks and utilizing GPU resources with incredible efficiency. Today, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced a new technology partnership with 2K Games that will enable support for the Mantle graphics API in Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™, to accelerate performance and improve image quality for customers of AMD Radeon™ graphics.

Mantle Graphics API to Accelerate Performance for Gamers in Exciting New Entry to the Civilization Franchise

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