Introduction; Features - AOpen PA3000 User Manual

Thank you for choosing the AOpen PA3020 Series ( PA3020 / PA3010 Pro /
PA3000 Plus / PA3000 ) Graphics & Video Accelerator. PA3020 Series is a
state-of-art video adapter that provides you with fast playback acceleration in
both 2D/3D graphics and high quality scalable video playback. Especially,
PA3020 Series will offer enhanced features and fully support 3D Gaming and
Multimedia Applications.
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Features

The RIVA TNT2 (TwiN-Texel) architecture is the second generation
integrated,128-bit 3D Processor that processes 2 pixels-per-clock cycle
enabling single-pass multi-texturing. RIVA TNT2 's 32-bit color pipeline, 24-bit
Z-buffering, 8-bit stencil buffer and per-pixel mip-mapping precision delivers
unsurpassed quality and performance allowing developers to write standards
based applications with stunning visual effects and realism.
AOpen PA3020 Family :
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AOpen PA3020
- based on nVidia RIVA TNT2 ULTRA Graphics Processor
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AOpen PA3010 Pro
- based on nVidia RIVA TNT2 Graphics Processor
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AOpen PA3000 Plus
- based on nVidia RIVA TNT2 Model 64 Graphics Processor
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AOpen PA3000
- based on nVidia Vanta Graphics Processor
Key Features
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Optimized for Direct3D acceleration with complete support for DirectX
5.0 , 6.0/6.1 and 7.0
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TwiN-Texel (TNT)32 bit graphics pipeline - 2 texture mapped, lit pixels
per clock Single pass multi-texture rendering
User's Guide
Chapter 1

Introduction

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