Intel DG35EC Product Specification - Page 19

Product Description 1.6 Intel® G35 Express Chipset The Intel G35 Express chipset consists of the following devices: • Intel 82G35 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with Direct Media Interface (DMI) interconnect • Intel 82801HB I/O Controller Hub (ICH8) with DMI interconnect The GMCH component provides interfaces to the CPU, memory, PCI Express, and the DMI interconnect. The component also provides integrated graphics capabilities supporting 3D, 2D, and display capabilities. The ICH8 is a centralized controller for the board's I/O paths. The chipset supports the following features: • Onboard Graphics • Dynamic Video Memory Technology • USB • Serial ATA • Parallel IDE For information about The Intel G35 Express chipset Resources used by the chipset Refer to http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/index.htm Chapter 2 1.6.1 Intel G35 Graphics Subsystem The Intel G35 Express chipset contains two separate, mutually exclusive graphics options. Either the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3500 (Intel GMA X3500) graphics controller (contained within the 82G35 GMCH) 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 X3500 graphics controller is disabled. 1.6.1.1 Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3500 Graphics Controller The Intel GMA X3500 graphics controller features the following: • 667 MHz core frequency • High quality texture engine ⎯ DX10.0* and OpenGL* 1.5 compliant ⎯ Hardware Pixel Shader 4.0 ⎯ Vertex Shader Model 4.0 • 3D Graphics Rendering enhancements ⎯ 1.6 dual texture GigaPixel/sec max fill rate ⎯ 16-bit and 32-bit color ⎯ Vertex cache 19