IBM IntelliStation POWER 285, Технический обзор и введение

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Chapter 2. Architecture and technical overview
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򐂰 Software requirement:
– IBM AIX 5L Version 5.2, or later
Figure 2-6 The GXT135P graphics accelerator
GXT4500P
The GXT4500P Graphics Accelerator is a 64-bit entry 3D PCI graphics adapter. The graphics
subsystems provide excellent functionality and performance for demanding graphics
applications in the following areas:
򐂰 Mechanical Computer Aided Design (MCAD) and Engineering (MCAE) for automotive and
aerospace
򐂰 Petroleum exploration and production
򐂰 Scientific visualization
򐂰 Other technical design and visualization
This adapter has the following base features (shown in Figure 2-7 on page 18):
򐂰 128 MB unified frame buffer:
– 24-bit double buffered up to 2048 x 1536
– 24-bit double buffered stereo up to 1280 x 1024
– 24-bit Z-Buffer
– 4/8 bit overlay
– 8-bit Double Buffered Alpha
– 8-bit Stencil
– Eight windows ID bits
– Four clipping planes
򐂰 Scissor registers
򐂰 Five hardware rectangular clippers
򐂰 Texture mapping:
– Up to 110 MB texture memory (1280 x 1024)
– Dual texture
– 3D texture
򐂰 Four hardware color maps
򐂰 API support - X11, graPHIGS, OpenGL 1.2