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"3dfx InteractiveꠠInc. (NASDAQ: TDFX) today announced the first
implementation of its new Voodoo Scalable Architecture technology.
The initial advanced processor, the VSA-100ꨬ is a highly scalable
design that supports the integration of one to 32 chips per system,
using proprietary programmable scan-line interleaving (SLI) techniques,
to deliver ultimate fill rates and high visual reality through breakthrough
digital cinematic effects. Additionally, the VSA-100 architecture
substantially improves the overall 3D rendering quality by incorporating
advanced full-scene anti-aliasing technology, available for the first time
at real-time frame rates and consumer prices.
The Company also announced the Voodoo4ꨠand Voodoo5ꨠboard
products based on the VSA-100 processor. Voodoo4 and Voodoo5 are
expected to ship in March, 2000.
At the heart of the VSA-100 is a new advanced 3D engine which enables
extremely high fill rates. Sustaining high fill rate is critical to deliver
real-time frame rates at high resolution, with significant depth complexity,
digital effects and the highest visual quality. For the consumer market,
products based on the VSA-100 deliver from 333 megatexels/megapixels
per second up to 1.47 gigatexels/gigapixels per second fill rates using
16-128 MB of video memory and one to four processors per board.
In the professional market, Quantum3D will manufacturer systems that
will utilize eight to thirty-two VSA-100 processors and 128 MB to two
gigabytes of video memory to attain fill rates greater than three
gigatexels/gigapixels per second in their Aalchemy product line.
The VSA-100, composed of over 14 million transistors, is fabricated in
an enhanced .25 micron, 6-layer metal semiconductor process.
The architecture incorporates industry standard 3D features including
32-bit RGBA rendering, 24-bit depth-buffer (Z and W), 8-bit stencil
rendering, DXTC and FXT1 texture compression support, 32-bit textures,
2048x2048 texture size support, and advanced texture and color combine
capabilities. Additional support is provided for both AGP 4x and PCI, DVD
hardware assist, and the world掇 most powerful 128-bit 2D engine. All
VSA-100-based products include support for all major APIs including
DirectX꠬ OpenGLꠠand GLIDEꠠproviding the highest possible software
compatibility. The VSA-100 is designed for optimal performance on current
and future CPUs from Intel and AMD.
The Voodoo4 family of products feature single-chip implementations of
the VSA-100 architecture and are targeted to deliver great performance
at mainstream prices. The Voodoo4 4500 will be available in both PCI and AGP
versions, and will feature a single VSA-100 processor and 32 MB of graphics
memory. The boards, which render two fully featured pixels per clock, will
deliver between 333 and 367 megatexels/megapixels per second fill rates
and are expected to be priced at $179.99*.
The Voodoo5 family of products feature multi-chip implementations of the
VSA-100 architecture including both dual-chip and quad-chip configurations.
The multi-chip capabilities of the VSA-100 allow for the first time, true
full-scene, hardware anti-aliasing at real-time frame rates. True full-scene
anti-aliasing removes visual artifacts, such as
烜aggies팠and triangle 烢opping,팠to create smooth images that create a
substantially improved immersive experience for the viewer. Additionally,
Voodoo5 products enable advanced T-Bufferꨠdigital cinematic effects including
motion blur, programmable depth-of-field, soft shadows and soft reflections.
The Voodoo5 5000 PCI will have dual VSA-100 processors and 32 MB of total
graphics memory. The Voodoo5 5000 PCI board, rendering four fully featured
pixels per clock, will deliver between 667 and 733 megatexels/megapixels
per second fill rates and is expected to be priced at $229.99*.
The Voodoo5 5500 AGP will feature dual VSA-100 processors and 64 MB of total
graphics memory. 64 MB of memory allows for higher resolutions and pixel
depths with full-scene anti-aliasing and T-Buffer effects enabled, along
with more memory available for texture storage. The board, which renders four
fully featured pixels per clock, will deliver between 667 and 733
megatexels/megapixels per second fill rate and is expected to be priced at
$299.99*.
The flagship product of the VSA-100 architecture, the Voodoo5 6000 AGP, will
feature quad VSA-100 processors and 128 MB of graphics memory. It will be
the first consumer graphics product to break the one billion pixel per second
fill rate barrier. The Voodoo5 6000 AGP, which renders eight fully featured
pixels per clock, will deliver between 1.33 and 1.47 gigatexels/gigapixels per second
fill rate. It is expected to be priced at $599.99*.
Pricing and Availability
Voodoo4 and Voodoo5 products based on the VSA-100 are scheduled to be
in volume production in the first quarter of 2000. Final board pricing and
performance will depend on memory prices and will be announced in the early
part of 2000."
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