ATi FireGL2
| Technical details | |
| Name: | FireGL2 |
| Company: | Array Technology Inc. (SONICBlue / Diamond Multimedia / S3 / FGL Graphics) |
| Chipset: | IBM RC1000 (120 MHz) / GT1000 (190 MHz) 256-bit Graphics Rasterizer |
| Memory: | 64 MB DDR-SGRAM 120 MHz |
| DAC: | integrated 300 MHz |
| Bus: | AGP 4x |
| Connectors: | VGA Out, DVI Out, S-Video Out |
| FCC-ID: | ? |
| Manufactured: | 2001 |
The early FireGL cards were developed by FGL Graphics a S3 Division and sold e.g. by SPEA Software AG. In 1999 Diamond Multimedia merged with S3. In 2000 Diamond Multimedia formed SONICBlue and in spring 2001 ATi bought SONICBlue including the FireGL section.
The card runs exclusivly in 32 bit modes only. The NT4 driver requires minimum SP6. Case cooling recommended.
Hardware Performance
- 32-bit RGB TrueColor 2D and 3D acceleration
- Accelerated, double-buffered 32-bit TrueColor up to 1920 x 1200, at 75 Hz refresh rates
- 24-bit Z-buffer, 8-bit double-buffer, 8-bit single-buffer overlay
- Video engine supports YUV conversion, point and bilinear scaling
Software Features
- Multiprocessor system support
- ThreadSafe OpenGL 1.2 ICD support for dual processors.
- Supports Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) in Intel Processors
- Supports AMD Athlon™ processor-based systems with 3DNow! technology
- Customized application settings for individual ISV applications
- DDC2B monitor support on all operating system platforms
FireGL2 Users Guide from FGL Graphics
Diamond FireGL2 Drivers for NT4, Win2K
