Preview: ATi Radeon 9100IGP (RS300) for Pentium 4

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).