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VISUALIZE Workstation Graphics for Windows NT By Ken Severson HP Workstation System Lab - HP X Class 500/550MHz | hp visualize workstation - Graphics for Windows NT - Page 2
Point-sampled, bilinear, and trilinear MIP mapping 3D texture mapping Shadow texture mapping HP Color Recovery technology for double buffering at 1600x1200 resolution Hardware acceleration of occlusion culling Stereo vision support, with refresh rates up to 120 Hz (effectively, 60Hz each for the - HP X Class 500/550MHz | hp visualize workstation - Graphics for Windows NT - Page 3
, long a leader in floating point performance. HP VISUALIZE fx6+ (6) Geometry Engines AGP Host Interface HP Visualize Geometry Engines 6.6 Mtri/s Frame Buffer 18 MB SGRAM HP Visualize Raster Engines 800 Mpix/s RAMDAC New DMA Support Dual Texture Engines HP Visualize Texture Engine 140 Mtex - HP X Class 500/550MHz | hp visualize workstation - Graphics for Windows NT - Page 4
hardware function of the Host Interface chip. HP VISUALIZE fx4+ (4) Geometry Engines AGP Host Interface Full DMA Support HP Visualize Geometry Engines 4.4 Mtri/s Frame Buffer 18 MB SGRAM HP Visualize Raster Engines 800 Mpix/s RAMDAC HP Visualize Texture Engine 70 Mtex/s Texture Memory 16MB - HP X Class 500/550MHz | hp visualize workstation - Graphics for Windows NT - Page 5
most data sets have large polygons as well, the small average size is due to approximating curved surfaces with a set of triangles. 03/12/99 HP 4 - HP X Class 500/550MHz | hp visualize workstation - Graphics for Windows NT - Page 6
skip the fx4+ and go all the way down to an fx2+, since the texture fill rate is likely the dominant characteristic. 03/12/99 HP 5 - HP X Class 500/550MHz | hp visualize workstation - Graphics for Windows NT - Page 7
Figure 5. Point-Sampled Texture Fill Rate 160 140 120 100 fx6+ 80 fx4+ fx2+ 60 40 20 0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 Size of triangles in Pixels Figure 6. Trilinear Texture Fill Rate 160 140 120 100 fx6+ 80 fx4+ fx2+ 60 40 20 0 0 50 100 150 200 - HP X Class 500/550MHz | hp visualize workstation - Graphics for Windows NT - Page 8
, or applications that need more textures than fit in on-board texture memory) • Support for DirectDraw hardware acceleration • Asynchronous cursor for better interactivity (e.g., with Unigraphics) • Faster applications generate triangle strips with 6 or less triangles per strip. 03/12/99 HP 7 - HP X Class 500/550MHz | hp visualize workstation - Graphics for Windows NT - Page 9
through the Fahrenheit large model efforts that involve cooperation between HP, Microsoft, and SGI. Graphics Benchmarks and Application Performance on the system. For example, geometry accelerated devices (such as HP's fx+ series graphics) outperform non-geometry accelerated devices by more - HP X Class 500/550MHz | hp visualize workstation - Graphics for Windows NT - Page 10
have been avoided in the past because the graphics subsystem wasn't fast enough, but might mean substantial productivity benefits with VISUALIZE-class graphics. Conclusion HP's VISUALIZE family of graphics accelerators for Windows NT deliver state-of-the-art features at a range of performance points
VISUALIZE Workstation Graphics for Windows NT
By Ken Severson
HP Workstation System Lab