3DLABS ANNOUNCES MEMORY-PACKED WILDCAT VP880 PRO AT AMAZING PRICE; Professional Graphics Accelerator with Massive 256 MB of Memory Frees PCI Slot by Using Just One AGP Slot.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2003 3Dlabs(R) Inc., Ltd., a leading innovator in professional visual processing Visual processing is the sequence of steps that information takes as it flows from visual sensors to cognitive processing. The sensors may be zoological eyes or they may be cameras or sensor arrays that sense various portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. , today announced the immediate availability of the new Wildcat(R) VP880 Pro workstation-class graphics accelerator A display adapter that performs a specialized set of graphics functions to render an image on screen. Today, all display adapters provide basic rendering functions in hardware, but many have graphics processing units (GPUs) that are sophisticated computers. through leading distributors and systems integrators. Packed with 256 MB of onboard memory and designed to fit into just one standard AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed 32-bit port from Intel for attaching a display adapter to a PC. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. slot, the Wildcat VP880 Pro boosts high-end graphics performance at the tremendous value of only US$499 (estimated street price). The Wildcat VP880 Pro, powered by 3Dlabs' leading-edge Visual Processing Unit (VPU VPU Video Processing Unit VPU Vice Presidential Unit (World Bank) VPU Vicaría Pastoral Universitaria (Santiago, Chile) VPU Vulnerable Prisoner Unit (UK) ), utilizes the award-winning Wildcat VP technology and features full programmability to provide increased realism for texture-rich and geometry-intensive CAD and DCC (1) (Direct Cable Connection) A Windows 95/98 feature that allows PCs to be cabled together for data transfer. DCC actually sets up a network connection between the two machines. projects. 3Dlabs is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Creative Technology Ltd. (Nasdaq:CREAF CREAF Creative Technology Ltd (stock symbol) CREAF Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals ). "Pro/ENGINEER(R) users will be excited to experience the speed and performance the new 3Dlabs Wildcat VP880 Pro provides," said Bill Taylor, manager, technical marketing at PTC (PTC, Needham, MA, www.ptc.com) Long a world leader in mechanical computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering software, PTC, through acquisitions and reorganization, has transformed itself into a leading provider of Internet-based B2B solutions for discrete manufacturers. . "With 256 MB of onboard memory, the Wildcat VP880 Pro is ideal for use with PTC's industry leading MCAD MCAD Microsoft Certified Application Developer MCAD Mechanical Computer Aided Design MCAD Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (inherited metabolic disease) MCAD Minneapolis College of Art and Design applications, providing one of the fastest accelerators for large assemblies without sacrificing the accuracy of a single pixel." Like the recently announced Wildcat VP990 Pro with 512 MB of memory, the Wildcat VP880 Pro enables CAD and DCC professionals to store complex models and textures onboard; thereby reducing the amount of AGP bus traffic and increasing the overall performance significantly better than graphics accelerators with less memory. The Wildcat VP880 Pro is the only 256 MB professional graphics solution that does not require two AGP slots or an AGP Pro slot. The newest addition to the award-winning Wildcat VP product line seamlessly handles large scenes and models with its superior level of performance and quality. "3Dlabs is the only graphics company delivering a professional graphics product with 256 MB of memory that fits into a standard AGP machine at an exceptional price," said Neil Trevett, senior vice president of market development for 3Dlabs. "Listening to our ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. partners and customers allowed us to design the Wildcat VP880 Pro graphics card to achieve their real-world design needs." Wildcat VP880 Pro Technical Specifications The new Wildcat VP880 Pro graphics accelerator supports emerging high-level shading languages and Microsoft(R) Windows XP(R) and Windows(R) 2000 operating systems. The Wildcat VP880 Pro also fits into a single, standard AGP 4x or AGP 8x-based workstation - an AGP Pro slot is not required. Below are additional features of the card:
Product Memory Displays Performance Value Segments
------- ------ ------------ ------------- ----------- -------------
Dual DVI-I Powerful,
connectors versatile
drive two 188 M Visual
Wildcat 256 MB independent Vertices/sec Processing CAD, DCC,
VP880 256- heads with 35 G with large Visualization
Pro bit any Antialiasing memory & Simulation
DDR combination Samples/sec capacity
of analog in
and digital standard
displays AGP slot
------- ------ ------------ ------------- ----------- -------------
Estimated Street Price (US Only)
-------------------------------
$499
Win a Wildcat VP880 Pro 3Dlabs is launching a contest for designers, animators and modelers to win one of five new Wildcat VP880 Pro professional graphics accelerators. The contest, "Why you can't live without a Wildcat VP880 Pro" requires participants to describe in 100 words or less why they cannot complete a current design task unless they have Wildcat VP880 Pro. The contest starts May 1 and runs through May 31, 2003. For full contest details please visit our web site at www.3dlabs.com/procontest. About 3Dlabs 3Dlabs, a leading innovator in professional visual processing, supplies a broad range of graphics accelerators to Computer Aided Design (application) Computer Aided Design - (CAD) The part of CAE concerning the drawing or physical layout steps of engineering design. Often found in the phrase "CAD/CAM" for ".. manufacturing". (CAD), Digital Content Creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. (DCC), and visual simulation professionals. Its award-winning Wildcat graphics solutions are available in industry-leading OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and workstations, in the channel through an international distributor/reseller network, and directly to end-users at 3Dlabs' online store. For more information on 3Dlabs products, visit www.3Dlabs.com. 3Dlabs is a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd. This announcement relates to products launched in the United States. The product names, prices and availability are subject to change without notice and may differ elsewhere in the world according to local factors and requirements. 3Dlabs and Wildcat are registered trademarks of 3Dlabs Inc., Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries. All other brand and product names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby recognized as such. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion