Feature List
High
Performance 3D/2D/Video Accelerator
- New Single Cycle 3D Architecture
- 5M triangles/second Triangle Setup Engine
- 128-bit Dual Rendering Pipeline
- 125M pixels/sec Trilinear Fill Rate
- Full AGP 2X Implementation including Sideband
Addressing and AGP Execute Mode
3D
Rendering Features
- Single Cycle Trilinear Filtering
- S3® Texture
Compression
- True Color Rendering
- Void and Cluster Dithering for 16-bit Modes
- Specular Lighting and Diffuse Shading
- Alpha Blending Modes
- MPEG-2 Video Textures
- Edge Anti-Aliasing
- Vertex and Table Fog
- 16- or 24-bit Z-buffering
- Sprite Anti-Aliasing, Reflection and Environment
Mapping, Texture Morphing, Shadows, Procedural
Textures, and Atmospheric Effects
2D
Acceleration Features
- Highly Optimized 128 bit Graphics Engine
- Full Featured 2D Engine for acceleration of
Bitblt, Rectangle Fill, Line Draw, Polygon Fill,
Panning/Scolling and HW Cursor
- 8, 16, and 32 bpp Mode Acceleration
High
Speed Memory Interface
- 125MHz SDR SGRAM with Block Write
- 64-bit Synchronous Memory Bus
- 2-, 4-, or 8MB Frame Buffer
- SDRAM for cost savings
- SO-DIMM Memory Upgrade
- 512Kx32 or 256Kx32 Memory Parts
Motion
Video Architecture
- High Quality Up/Down Scalar
- Motion Compensation
- Subpicture Blending and Highlights
- Optimized Software DVD Decoders
- Streams ProcessorTM
for on-the-fly stretching and blending of
multiple video streams
- Multiple Video Windows
- Brightness, Hue, and Saturation Controls
- 60MHz VIP Video Port allows HDTV Resolutions
- Glueless Interface for HW MPEG-2 Decoders and
Video Digitizers
High
Quality TV Out
- Integrated NTSC/PAL Encoder
- Optional Macrovision®
7.1 Support
- Programmable 3-tap Flicker Filter
- Vertical Overscan Compensation
- Simultaneous CRT and TV Display
Full
Software Support
- WHQL Certified Drivers
- Windows® 95 and
98 Display Drivers
- Windows NT 3.5, 4.0, and 5.0 Display Drivers
- Windows 3.X and OS/2®
2.1/3.0 Display Drivers
- Direct3DTM,
DirectDrawTM,
and DirectVideoTM
- OpenGLTM ICD for
Windows 9X and NT
- Comprehensive SDK, Utilities and ISV Tools
- ISV Marketing and Bundling Programs
Additional
Features
- 33MHz PCI 2.1 Bus Support
- Flash ROM and I2 C Serial Communications Bus
- 250MHz RAMDAC with Gamma Correction
- PCI Power Management
- DDC Monitor Communications
- 256-pin, 27x27mm PBGA
Product
Description
Savage3DTM brings
high performance 3D graphics to the mainstream PC by
integrating 2D acceleration, MPEG-2 video acceleration,
and leading edge 3D performance into a cost effective
package. Savage3D provides the solution for the high
performance consumer, corporate desktop user and entry
level professional.
Featuring a high performance 128-bit engine, Savage3D
delivers a new single cycle architecture which provides
leading edge performance along with the highest image
quality.
The single cycle trilinear filtering enables the
highest 3D graphics performance along with stunning image
quality. Savage3D is the first 3D accelerator to utilize
S3TC, which was endorsed by Microsoft as the standard
compression technique in DirectX. The high quality
texture compression enables 6X the amount of texture
storage and AGP bus bandwidth. Savage3D produces the most
vivid and realistic images through its true color
rendering, which enables the use of 16 million colors vs.
the traditional 64K. Savage3D architecture is optimized
for full AGP 2X implementations and high performance AGP
Texturing.
New
Triangle Setup Engine
The advanced triangle setup engine provides
industry-leading 3D performance for realistic user
experience in games and other interactive 3D
applications. The new 3D engine is designed for
AGP texturing from system memory and provides peak
performance with many 3D features enabled, such as
trilinear filtering, specular and diffuse shading,
perspective correction, and fogging. This powerful
3D accelerator moves the market to support more complex
games and interactive 3D applications.
128-bit
2D Graphics Engine
The state of the art 128-bit 2D graphics engine delivers
high speed 2D acceleration for productivity applications
and wins benchmarks for desktop PCs. This full featured
2D engine provides acceleration in many color depths.
DVD
Playback and Video Conferencing
Savage3D provides the ideal architecture for high quality
MPEG-2 playback for interactive DVD applications and
video conferencing. The video accelerator off loads the
CPU by performing the planar to packed format conversion
and motion compensation tasks. The enhanced scaling
algorithm delivers incredible full screen video playback.
The multiple video windows and image mirroring provides
the ideal solution for video conferencing. The 60MHz VIP
video port allows low cost connection to
industry-standard MPEG-2 decoders and video digitizers.
S3
Streams Processor Technology
The proprietary S3 streams processor technology provides
stretching, filtering and YUV color space conversion
required for full screen video playback with both
software CODECs and hardware MPEG sources. It
allows simultaneous display of graphics and video of
different color depths as well as vertical interpolation
and color controls for high quality video playback.
TV
Output Support
The integrated TV out capabilities set new quality
standards for flicker reduction, filtered overscan
compensation, and NTSC/PAL encoding. The integrated
encoder with Macrovision®
support enables TV outputs of composite or S-video
signals, providing flexibility for desktop computers. The
programmable 3-tap flicker filter as well as vertical
overscan compensation ensure excellent TV output quality.
High
Screen Resolution (Non-interlaced) Support
|
Frame Buffer Size |
Resolutions Supported |
2 MB |
4 MB |
8 MB |
640x480x8/16/32 |
x |
x |
x |
800x600x8/16/32 |
x |
x |
x |
1024x768x8/16 |
x |
x |
x |
1024x768x32 |
|
x |
x |
1280x1024x8 |
x |
x |
x |
1280x1024x16 |
|
x |
x |
1280x1024x32 |
|
|
x |
1600x1200x8 |
x |
x |
x |
1600x1200x16 |
|
x |
x |
1600x1200x32 |
|
|
x |
|