Intel DQ35MP Product Specification - Page 19

Product Description 1.6 Intel® Q35 Express Chipset The Intel Q35 Express chipset consists of the following devices: • Intel 82Q35 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with Direct Media Interface (DMI) interconnect • Intel 82801IDO I/O Controller Hub (ICH9DO) 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 ICH9DO is a centralized controller for the board's I/O paths. The chipset supports the following features: • Onboard Graphics • Dynamic Video Memory Technology • USB 2.0 • Serial ATA 3 Gbps For information about The Intel Q35 Express chipset Resources used by the chipset Refer to http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/index.htm Chapter 2 1.6.1 Intel Q35 Graphics Subsystem The Intel Q35 Express chipset contains two separate, mutually exclusive graphics options. Either the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 (Intel® GMA 3100) graphics controller (contained within the 82Q35 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 3100 graphics controller is disabled. 1.6.1.1 Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 Graphics Controller The Intel GMA 3100 graphics controller features the following: • 400 MHz core frequency • High quality texture engine ⎯ DX9.0c* and OpenGL* 1.4 compliant ⎯ Hardware Pixel Shader 2.0 ⎯ Vertex Shader Model 2.0 • 3D Graphics Rendering enhancements ⎯ 1.6 dual texture GigaPixel/sec max fill rate ⎯ 16-bit and 32-bit color ⎯ Vertex cache • Video ⎯ Software DVD at 30 fps full screen ⎯ DVMT support up to 287 MB 19