HP Professional AP500 Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 Key Technologies W - Page 13

WHITE PAPER (cont'd) Compaq Workstations - Key Technologies Features 3D Graphics Features: • Integrated geometry pipeline setup processor • True-color 3D graphics • Polygon based with Z-buffer • Texture decompression • Full scene anti-aliasing • Enhanced GUI Acceleration: • Ultra-fast BLT engine and 2D rasterizer • Stretch BLTs, monochrome/color expansion and logic ops • Fast on-chip SVGA • Autodesk Display list driver • Heidi drivers support for 3D Studio MAX Operating Systems Technical Specifications Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Windows 95, Windows 98 Windows NT 3.51/4.0 Compaq PowerStorm 300 (AGP) Graphics Controller Standard on certain models of the Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 is the Compaq PowerStorm 300 (AGP) graphics controller. The Compaq PowerStorm 300 provides a highperformance, mid-range, 3-dimensional graphics solution at a very competitive price. Professionals that use more demanding workstation applications require the performance of mid-range 3D graphics solutions. CAD and CAE applications, such as Pro/E, take advantage of this graphics controller to provide a high-performance rendering solution for solids modeling and visual data analysis. The PowerStorm 300 also provides superior performance and visual quality for DCC applications, such as 3D StudioMAX. System performance is key for these applications where the graphics controller must not be perceived as a bottleneck. The PowerStorm 300 is an optimized, high-performance solution for mid-range 3D graphics requirements in these segments. Based on the next-generation REALimage 2000 architecture from Evans and Sutherland, it provides the fastest 3D-application performance in its class. The PowerStorm 300 is the graphics controller to use when up against other non-geometry accelerated solutions, such as the Intergraph 3400T (VX113T). 13