INTC's new graphics chip -- I wonder what it's AGP interface will be used for? Intel says it "will enables a new generation of 'graphically stunning' consumer and business applications in personal computers."...............
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Story posted at 2:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. PST, 2/12/98
Intel launches Pentium II graphics chip
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Intel Corp. today rolled out its newest graphics
accelerator chip optimized for Pentium II-based computers. The
microprocessor giant said its Intel740 contains a hyperpipelined 3-D
architecture and powerful 2-D and video accelerator capable of supporting
life-like images on PCs.
The Intel740 was co-developed with Real 3D Inc. of Orlando, Fla., a
two-year-old company that is 80% owned by Lockheed Martin Corp. and
20% by Intel. Development of the graphics accelerator chip began in
mid-1996, according to Real 3D, which in January announced that Intel had
made a multimillion-dollar investment in the company in return for a 20%
stake. Real 3D was spun out of Lockheed in January 1996.
The Intel740 is scheduled to be available in production volume quantities for
third-party graphics vendors and OEM manufacturers this month. It is priced
at $34.75 each in quantities of 10,000, Intel said.
"The Intel740's hyperpipelined 3-D architecture enables mainstream PC
users to experience unique graphics quality and performance for a new
generation of exciting applications such as arcade-style 3-D games and
movie-quality DVD titles," said Avtar Saini, vice president and general
manager of Intel's Platform Components Division.
Intel said its graphics chip has been designed to balance performance across
the Pentium II processor platform. It utilizes the Pentium II processor's
advanced floating point unit as well as the AGPsets' high bandwidth and
graphics-enhancing capabilities. Intel predicted that the Accelerated
Graphics Port (AGP) interface coupled with the advanced graphics
technology inside the Intel740 will enables a new generation of "graphically
stunning" consumer and business applications in personal computers. |
