#Best 3DS video card?
29-Aug-95 06:25:24
Sb: #187698-#Best 3DS video card?
Fm: Tom Lansford [ARTIST] 70413,2345
To: ALAN IGLESIAS 70262,1240
Hi Alan,
The 3Dlabs chip we are using is the latest available, the 300/SX. I need to
put together the technical information on the GLoria anyway, so if you can wait
a bit, I'll post/upload some complete information.
Not to leave you hanging… the GLoria always has 8 Mb DRAM, and can have
either 4 or 8 Mb VRAM. Sooo, top resolutions and color depths are:
GLoria-4: 1600x1280x16bpp @ 80 Hz
GLoria-8: 1600x1280x32bpp @ 80 Hz
If you drop to 1600×1200, then the refresh rate on both of those jumps to 85
Hz.
The board does not have a geometry engine on it. Any work that is not done
either by the Vision968 or the GLINT chip is done by the host.
I hope that helps. Like I said, I will try to put all the information together
and get something uploaded, but there's a developer conference this weekend and
part of next week, so if you don't see before Friday, then it will be at least
another week before I can get it done.
Sincerely,
Tom