Graphics Controller
The graphics controller is specifically designed for graphics-intensive
operations, including 3-D and 2-D effects, texture mapping, text and color pixel
amplification, and video acceleration. The controller minimizes bus traffic by
off-loading the tasks normally performed by the processor, providing 64-bit,
high resolution performance for demanding True Color displays and other
sophisticated graphics functions.
Motion Video Controller
The motion video controller integrates a Windows graphical user interface
(GUI) engine and motion video playback hardware.
Support includes:
T
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2
T
Video for Windows
T
Active Movie (Windows 95 and Windows 98).
MPEG is a compression/decompression standard developed by a professional
video group called the Motion Picture Experts Group. MPEG produces full-
screen, 30-frames-per-second (fps), broadcast-quality digital video.
Graphics Support
Depending on the graphics board, the system supports the following resolutions,
colors, and refresh rates for systems with 4 MB or 8 MB of video memory (see
the following tables).
ATI XPERT@Work 2D Display Modes and Refresh Rates
Screen
Resolution
640 x 480
800 x 600
1024 x 768
1152 x 864
1280 x 1024
1600 x 1200
K = Thousand
M = Millions
8-Bit Color
(256 colors)
4 MB
8 MB
200
200
200
200
150
150
120
120
100
100
85
85
Refresh Rate (Hz)
15-/16-Bit Color
(32K/64K colors)
4 MB
8 MB
200
200
200
200
150
150
120
120
100
100
85
85
24-Bit Color
(16.7 M colors)
4MB
8 MB
200
200
200
200
150
150
120
120
100
100
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