Preview: ATi Radeon 9100IGP (RS300) for Pentium 4
Features
By Uwe Scheffel
published RS300 Northbridge
The Northbridge of the 9100IGP still goes by the code name RS300. Its functions in detail
- AGP 8X support;
- Dual-channel 128 bit memory support;
- Flexible graphics frame buffer capability for up to 128 MB;
- Up to 400 MHz DDR SDRAM support;
- Advanced DVD playback features including iDCT and motion compensation;
- Hydravision: multiple monitor support;
- 10 bit DAC (digital to analog converter) TV-out;
- Two pipelines;
- 16X AF (anisotropic filtering);
- 4X FSAA (full scene anti-aliasing);
- Surroundview: feature that expands the internal graphics core of Radeon 9100 IGP and Mobility Radeon 9100 IGP to support up to three independent monitors when using a desktop add-in card, without disabling their internal graphics functionality;
- Fullstream: a feature that uses advanced programmable pixel shading technology (V1.4) to reduce blocky artifacts from streaming video;
- Powerplay: power management suite that allows Mobility Radeon 9100 IGP users to manage notebook battery life more efficiently (not available in desktop version).
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