Intergraph's New High-Performance Intense 3D Pro 3410 AGP Graphics Subsystems Deliver Up to 115 CDRS.HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 1998-- Industry-leading graphics available to 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 system vendors Intergraph Computer Systems Friday announced its new powerful AGP-based Intense 3D Pro 3410 and Intense 3D Pro 3410GT graphics subsystems for its OEM customers that deliver an affordable new range of scalable solutions for today's professional 3D graphics user. The first OEM customer for this new 3D graphics card is Dell Computers (see separate release, April 10). The Intense 3D Pro 3410 graphics subsystems are the latest in the series of Intense 3D Pro graphics. Targeting users who require high performance and advanced features, the Intense 3D Pro 3410 provides a full suite of OpenGL features, and upgrades to an Intense 3D Pro 3410GT with the addition of an optional geometry accelerator A high-performance graphics engine that performs geometry calculations. See geometry calculations. . Technical and creative professionals in animation, digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. , visual simulation, and 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 markets benefit from the industry's highest level of performance delivered by the new Intense 3D Pro 3410GT. As shown in the following chart, the Intense 3D Pro 3410 outperforms Hewlett Packard's VISUALIZE fx4 NT graphics in four out of five Viewperf benchmarks. ------------------ ----------- ----------- ------- -------- --------- Graphics CDRS-03 AWadvs-01 DX-03 DRV-04 Light-01 ------------------ ----------- ----------- ------- -------- --------- ------------------ ----------- ----------- -------- ------- ---------- Intense 3D Pro 3410 GT 115.82 21.44 15.54 11.40 1.191 ------------------ ----------- ----------- -------- ------- ---------- ------------------ ----------- ----------- -------- ------- ---------- VISUALIZE fx4 119.31 18.63 12.43 7.61 1.04 ------------------ ----------- ----------- -------- ------- ---------- Viewperf scores, measured using 333 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. processors, were taken from published results on OPC (1) (OpenGL Performance Characterization) A project group within GPC that manages OpenGL benchmarks. OPC endorses the Viewperf and GLperf benchmarks. Viewperf was created by IBM and OPC provides viewsets for it, which are combinations of tests using specific . "The Intense 3D Pro 3410 graphics accelerators provide our OEM customers with industry-leading graphics acceleration technology that allows their customers to be more productive and creative than ever before," said Steve Pesto, executive director, graphics products division, Intergraph Computer Systems. "The addition of the optional geometry accelerator can more than double application performance to previously unreachable levels." Scalable Power The Intense 3D Pro 3410 offers scalability from mid-range to top-end performance with Intergraph's hardware-based geometry accelerator. As demonstrated by tests using Kinetix 3D Studio MAX and 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. Pro/ENGINEER, Intergraph's geometry acceleration is ideally suited for high-end applications, because as the scene or model complexity increases, the percentage of performance improvement over non-geometry-accelerated cards skyrockets (see charts below). With the optional geometry acceleration, the Intense 3D Pro 3410 enables OEMs to offer scalability and price flexibility to their customers, with top-end performance that is second to none in the industry. Kinetix 3D Studio MAX R2 Application Test --------------- ----------------- -------------------- -------------- Scene Intense 3D Intense 3D Description Pro 3410 Pro 3410-GT (No Geometry (With Geometry % Improvement Acceleration) Acceleration) --------------- ------------------ ------------------- --------------- 3 Moving Objects (20K Triangles), Shaded, Lit By 2 19.1 fps 34.0 fps 78% Spotlights --------------- ---------------- ------------------ ------------------ --------------- ---------------- ------------------ ------------------ 3 Moving Objects (100K Triangles), Shaded, Lit By 2 4.04 fps 11.9 fps 195% Spotlights --------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- --------------- ---------------- ------------------ ------------------ 6 Moving Objects (200K Triangles), Shaded, Lit By 2 2.05 fps 6.41 fps 213% Spotlights --------------- --------------- ------------------ ------------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------ ------------------- 12 Moving Objects (400K Triangles), Shaded, Lit By 2 1.03 fps 3.36 fps 226% Spotlights --------------- ---------------- ------------------ ------------------ All results are shown in Frames/Second (larger scores are better). Results were measured on a 333 MHz Pentium II The successor to the Pentium Pro from Intel. Pentium II refers to the CPU chip or the PC that uses it. Code named "Klamath," the Pentium II was a Pentium Pro with MMX multimedia instructions. system (LX chipset See Intel chipsets. ) with 128 MB of SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. and 4.3 GB disk drive. PTC Pro/ENGINEER (Release 18) --------------- ----------------- -------------------- -------------- Model Intense 3D Intense 3D Description Pro 3410 Pro 3410-GT (No Geometry (With Geometry % Improvement Acceleration) Acceleration) --------------- ------------------ ------------------- --------------- Aircraft Avionics Assembly Model, 41.6 MB, 136 Parts -- 51 seconds 31 seconds 39% Shaded Spin --------------- ---------------- --------------------- --------------- All results are shown in seconds (smaller scores are better). Results were measured on a 333 Mhz Pentium II system (LX chipset) with 128 MB of SDRAM and 4.3 GB disk drive. No-Compromise Features The Intense 3D Pro 3410 graphics accelerators come standard with a 16 MB frame buffer An area of memory used to hold a frame of data. Typically used for screen output, the buffer is the size of the maximum image that can be displayed on the screen. The memory, which is either a separate memory bank on the display adapter or a reserved part of regular memory, holds a and another 16 MB of dedicated texture memory Memory on the display adapter used to hold the texture maps. See texture mapping. , enabling a rich feature set that includes a 32-bit Z-buffer, double-buffered 24-bit color, stencil stencil, cutout device of oiled or shellacked tough and resistant paper, thin metal, or other material used in applying paint, dye, or ink to reproduce its design or lettering upon a surface. and alpha planes as well as ample texture storage. The Intense 3D Pro 3410 graphics are capable of rendering an amazing 2.6 million lit, Gouraud-shaded, Z-buffered triangles per second, with a tri-linear textured fill rate of 60 million pixels per second. What this means for graphics professionals is incomparable graphics performance for the most demanding applications, including MCAD, visual simulation, and high-end 3D animation. Real world performance is further enhanced by Intergraph's custom-engineered drivers that are optimized for application performance and stability. Availability The Intense 3D Pro 3410 and Intense 3D Pro 3410GT is available immediately. For more information, OEM customers may contact Intergraph Computer Systems at 205-730-4109. Intergraph Computer Systems Background Information Intergraph Computer Systems (Huntsville, AL) is the world leader in 3D graphics technology, products, and services for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. . Intergraph develops, manufactures, sells, and supports computer systems and advanced graphics accelerators for the creative and technical desktop in markets such as traditional CAD, MCAD, animation, content creation, publishing and prepress, and digital media. Intergraph's server and networking and interoperability products for the IT environment deliver workgroup to enterprise performance for internet, intranet, and extranet, as well as thin client applications. Hardware products include Pentium/Pentium Pro/Pentium II processors/Windows/Windows NT-based graphics workstations and servers. Intergraph Computer Systems 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 Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : INGR). For more information about Intergraph Computer Systems, call 800-763-0242, or visit the company's Web site at www.intergraph.com/ics/. NOTE TO EDITORS: If you wish to provide a telephone number for reader inquiries, please use 800-763-0242. Intergraph's World Wide Web URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. is www.intergraph.com/ics. Intergraph and the Intergraph logo are registered trademarks and Intense 3D is a trademark of Intergraph Corporation. Microsoft, Windows NT, and Softimage are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, . Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking . OpenGL is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc. AutoCAD is a registered trademark and 3D Studio MAX is a trademark of Autodesk Inc. LightWave is a trademark of NewTek, Inc. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Intergraph Computer Systems, Huntsville Dana Staples, 205/730-1167 dbstaple@ingr.com or Aggie Frizzell, 205/730-6139 alfrizze@ingr.com |
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