Diamond Multimedia Computer Hardware 9600XT User manual

V9600XT
Viper 9600XT
Cinematic 2D/3D Graphics Card
Featuring:
RADEON 9600XT
Memory:
256MB DDR
Slot Type:
AGP 8X
With:
DVI/TV-Out
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Overview
Explore stunning new worlds of cinematic gameplay with the Viper® 9600XT graphics
accelerator card, featuring ATI Radeon 9600XT graphics technology! The Viper® 9600XT
delivers an unprecedented combination of power, performance, and Microsoft® DirectX® 9
optimized support for the serious gamer. The Viper® 9600XT’s Quad-pipe architecture and
high precision shaders will maximize your long-term entertainment value, pushing the
most compelling next-generation games to their limit!
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4 parallel rendering pipelines
2 parallel geometry engines
SMARTSHADER™ 2.0
Programmable pixel and vertex shaders
Multiple render target support
High precision 10-bit per channel
frame buffer support
Supports DirectX® 9.0 and the latest
version of OpenGL®
SMOOTHVISION™ 2.1
2x/4x/6x full scene anti-aliasing modes
2x/4x/8x/16x anisotropic filtering modes
Adaptive algorithm with bi-linear
(performance) and tri-linear
(quality) options
HYPER Z™ III+
Lossless Z-Buffer compression
(up to 24:1)
Fast Z-Buffer Clear
TRUFORM™ 2.0
2nd generation N-Patch higher order
surface support
System Requirements
• Discrete and continuous tessellation
levels per polygon
• VIDEOSHADER™
• Seamless integration of pixel shaders
with video
• FULLSTREAM™ video de-blocking
technology
• Noise removal filtering for captured video
• MPEG-2 decoding with motion
compensation, iDCT and color space
conversion
• All-format DTV/HDTV decoding
• YPrPb component output*
• Dual integrated display controllers
• Dual integrated 10-bit per channel
400 MHz DACs
• Integrated 165 MHz TMDS transmitter
(DVI 1.0 compliant)
• Integrated TV Output support up to
1024x768 resolution
• Optimized for Pentium® 4 SSE2 and
AMD Athlon™ 3Dnow!
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• Intel® Pentium® 4/III/Celeron™, AMD®
Duron™/Athlon®/Athlon XP® or
compatible with AGP 4X (1.5V),
8X (0.8v) or Universal AGP 3.0 bus
configuration (4X/8X).
• 128MB of system memory
• Installation software requires
CD-ROM drive
• DVD playback requires DVD drive
• Windows® XP, 2000, or Me
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Tel: (818) 534-1414
Fax: (818) 773-9619
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