VPU Technology Preview: The Wildcat VP Series From 3Dlabs
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Uwe Scheffel
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Wildcat VP Products
The following Wildcat VP cards will be introduced in the next few weeks:
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| Manufacturer | 3Dlabs | 3Dlabs | 3Dlabs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Wildcat VP760 | Wildcat VP870 | Wildcat VP970 |
| Local Memory | 64 MByte DDR | 128 MBByte DDR | 128 MBByte DDR |
| Introduction | JULY 1st, 2002 | AUGUST 1st, 2002 | AUGUST 1st, 2002 |
| EMEA Pricing | RRP $599 | RRP $799 | RRP $1,400 |
| EST Street Price (US) | $449 | $599 | $1,199 |
| Performance | 165M Vertices/sec23G AA Samples/Sec | 188M Vertices/sec35G AA Samples/Sec | 225M Vertices/sec42G AA Samples/Sec |
| VPU (3D Chip) Architecture | Wildcat VP 700, 800 and 900 | ||
| Memory Width | 256 bit | ||
| Memory Structure | Unified | ||
| Virtual Texturing | yes | ||
| System Bus | AGP 4X/2X* | ||
| Dual Head | yes | ||
| Monitor Connector/s | 1x DB-15 VGA and 1x DVI-I (DVI-to-VGA converter included) | ||
| RAMDAC | Dual 10 bit, 370 MHz | ||
| Max Resolution | 2048 x 1536 | ||
| Stereo Sync Port | Female, 3-pin VESA | ||
| Operating Systems | Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows 98 | ||
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 1.2 | ||
| DirectX Version | DirectX 8.1 (1.1 Vertex Shaders, 1.2 Pixel Shaders) | ||
| Customer 3ds max | yes | ||
| Accelerated DVD playback | yes | ||
| Z-depths | 16, 24 and 32 bit | ||
| Double Buffered Overlays | 8 bit | ||
| Stencil Buffer | 8 bit | ||
| Harwdare Lights | 24 | ||
| Dual Screen OpenGL | yes | ||
| Anti-aliasing Modes | Line Antialiasing (up to 16 samples)Full Scene AA : Off, 2X, Quincunx and 4X | ||
| Two sided lighting | yes | ||
| Anisotropic Texture Filtering | yes | ||
| 3D Texture Mapping | yes | ||
| OpenGL 2.0 | Prototype OpenGL2 drivers available |
Benchmarks: Drivers Not Yet Final
In this preview, we won't be including benchmarks, because currently, the drivers are not quite ready yet. However, there is one thing that we can say: the initial tests show that the Wildcat VP cards can stand their own against the Quadro4 and FireFL 8800/8700.
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