3dfx breaks 1bn/second fill rate barrier with new graphics accelerator.Worldwide Computer Products News-25 April 2000-3dfx breaks 1bn/second fill rate barrier with new 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. (C)1995-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability http://www.m2.com 3dfx Interactive Inc has unveiled the Voodoo5 6000 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. , its new 3D graphics accelerator. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the company the graphics accelerator is the first consumer graphics product to break the 1bn pixel per second fill rate barrier by delivering a fill rate of between 1.33 and 1.47 gigatexels/gigapixels per second. The Voodoo 5 6000 AGP also offers quad VSA-100 processors, 128Mb of graphics memory and a full scene anti-aliasing (FSAA FSAA Full Scene Anti-Aliasing FSAA Florida Surety Agents Association FSAA Family Service Association of America FSAA Florida Support Administrators Association FSAA Full Screen anti Aliasing ) feature for the elimination of such visual deficiencies as jagged edges and pixel popping. In addition the accelerator features 3dfx's proprietary T-buffer digital cinematic effects which enable acceleration of Hollywood style techniques including motion blur, depth of field, soft shadows and soft reflections. Availability and pricing were not revealed. ((Comments on this story may be sent to info@m2.com)) |
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