B09 Western Digital Tasmania 3D
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This item is from the PC 3D Graphics Accelerators FAQ, by Blair MacIntyre with numerous contributions by others. (v1.2).
B09 Western Digital Tasmania 3D
The information I currently have is from the press release on Western Digital's home page: http://www.wdc.com/
The actual press release is at: http://www.wdc.com/new/releases/950918-2.html
The board is aimed at 3D gaming and is available for either PCI- or VL-based systems.
It has an estimated selling price of $250.
It renders high-resolution three dimensional games with detailed textures at realistic frame rates on mainstream PCs. Its 640 by 480 resolution redefines state-of-the-art for 3D games, quadrupling the current 320 by 200 resolution of most software-based 3D games.
The board comes with two popular high-resolution action games, immediately sending users into the next dimension of computing.
The design and implementation of Tasmania 3D allows it to co-exist with any 2D graphics accelerator. Users don't have to invest in any additional hardware to play their 3D games. Tasmania 3D gives users the excitement of 3D without impacting the performance of their existing 2D graphics card.
Tasmania 3D incorporates the Yamaha YGV612 Rendering Polygon Accelerator. It provides hardware texture mapping for the highest quality of detail, without sacrificing performance. It also features gouraud shading for smooth, realistic contours and Z-buffering for hidden surface removal, giving gamers the ultimate playing experience.
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