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investment protection as financial analysis application developers add 3D modeling to their
environment in FY98.
A low-cost / high-performance leader in this area is the ELSA GLoria Synergy. This controller
is based on the new Permedia-2 graphics engine from 3Dlabs. It provides the 2D performance of
a Matrox Millennium II while adding a robust 3D environment that rivals the performance of
previous GLINT Delta/TX boards, such as the GLoria-L. The GLoria Synergy is the perfect low-
cost solution for mainstream CAD, web authoring, pre-print, and 2D/3D animation applications
that don’t require greater than 1280x1024 resolution for true-color rendering.
ELSA GLoria Synergy Features
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Provides 2D windowing performance equivalent to the Matrox Millennium II
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A low-cost solution for professional 3D applications, such as AutoCAD, Microstation,
SolidWorks, and 3D Studio Max
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Supports a wide range of resolutions and color depths for flexibility and performance in a
variety of 3D graphics environments
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Supports up to 4 displays using multiple controllers (depending on slot availability)
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Uses 3Dlabs Permedia 2 processor for highly integrated 2D and robust 3D rendering
requirements
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Comes standard with 8MB of SGRAM
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Supports a wide range of resolutions (up to 1600 x 1280) and color depths for flexibility and
performance in a variety of 3D graphics environments
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Optimized graphics drivers for OpenGL and Heidi under Windows NT 4.0 and 3.51; display
list drivers for AutoCAD; Direct3D driver for Windows 95
Table 1: ELSA GLoria Synergy Color and Resolution Support
2D Resolutions*; Max Colors
GLoria Synergy
8MB SGRAM Standard
Max Hz Refresh
1920 x 1200; 32K
70
1920 x 1080; 32K
75
1600 x 1280; 32K
75
1600 x 1200; 32K
85
1600 x 1000; 16.7M
60
1536 x 1152; 32K
85
1280 x 1024; 16.7M
70
1152 x 864; 16.7M
85
1024 x 768; 16.7M
100
800 x 600; 16.7M
100
640 x 480; 16.7M
100
* Refer to the Compaq Professional Workstation 6000 Reference Guide for additional display
modes and resolutions
Table 2: ELSA GLoria Synergy Technical Specifications
Features
Technical Specifications
Controller
3Dlabs Permedia-2
Bus Type
PCI
RAMDAC
Integrated 230 MHz
Memory Type
SGRAM
Memory Amount
8 MB
Memory Speed
8 ns
Data Path
64-bit
Controller Clock Speed
80 MHz
Max Vertical Refresh Rate
219 Hz