Intel Q35 Express Chipset; Intel ® Q35 Express Chipset; Intel Q35 Graphics Subsystem - Intel BLKDQ35MP Technical Product Specification

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1.6 Intel
The Intel Q35 Express chipset consists of the following devices:
• Intel 82Q35 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with Direct Media
Interface (DMI) interconnect
• Intel 82801IDO I/O Controller Hub (ICH9DO)
The GMCH component provides interfaces to the CPU, memory, PCI Express, and the
DMI interconnect. The component also provides integrated graphics capabilities
supporting 3D, 2D, and display capabilities. The ICH9DO is a centralized controller for
the board's I/O paths.
The chipset supports the following features:
• Onboard Graphics
• Dynamic Video Memory Technology
• USB 2.0
• Serial ATA 3 Gbps
For information about
The Intel Q35 Express chipset
Resources used by the chipset
1.6.1

Intel Q35 Graphics Subsystem

The Intel Q35 Express chipset contains two separate, mutually exclusive graphics
options. Either the Intel
graphics controller (contained within the 82Q35 GMCH) is used, or a PCI Express x16
add-in card can be used. When a PCI Express x16 add-in card is installed, the
Intel GMA 3100 graphics controller is disabled.
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1.6.1.1 Intel
Controller
The Intel GMA 3100 graphics controller features the following:
• 400 MHz core frequency
• High quality texture engine
⎯ DX9.0c* and OpenGL* 1.4 compliant
⎯ Hardware Pixel Shader 2.0
⎯ Vertex Shader Model 2.0
• 3D Graphics Rendering enhancements
⎯ 1.6 dual texture GigaPixel/sec max fill rate
⎯ 16-bit and 32-bit color
⎯ Vertex cache
• Video
⎯ Software DVD at 30 fps full screen
⎯ DVMT support up to 287 MB
Q35 Express Chipset
Refer to
http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/index.htm
Chapter 2
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Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 (Intel
Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 Graphics
Product Description
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GMA 3100)
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