Desktop Board Features
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Intel
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G33 Graphics Subsystem
The Intel G31 Express Chipset contains two separate, mutually exclusive graphics
options. Either the integrated Intel
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Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 (Intel
®
GMA 3100) graphics controller is used or a PCI Express x16 add-in card can be used.
When a PCI Express x16 add-in card is installed, the Intel GMA 3100 graphics
controller is disabled.
Intel
®
GMA 3100 Graphics Controller (Intel
®
GMA 3100)
The Intel GMA 3100 features the following:
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400 MHz core frequency
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High quality texture engine:
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DX9.0c* and OpenGL* 1.4 compliant
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Hardware Pixel Shader 2.0
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Vertex Shader Model 2.0
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3D Graphics Rendering enhancements:
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1.6 dual texture GigaPixel/s maximum fill rate
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16-bit and 32-bit color
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Vertex cache
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Video
⎯
Software DVD at 30 fps full screen
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Adaptive deinterlacing
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Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) support up to 256 MB
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Display
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Up to 2048 x 1536 at 75 Hz refresh (QXGA)
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Dual independent display options with digital display
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DDC2B compliant interface with Advanced Digital Display 2 card or Media
Expansion Card (ADD2/MEC), support for TV-out/TV-in and DVI digital display
connections
NOTE
A minimum of 512 MB of system memory is required in order for the Intel GMA 3100
integrated graphics controller to operate properly.