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This item is from the PC 3D Graphics Accelerators FAQ, by Blair MacIntyre with numerous contributions by others. (v1.2).

B11 Matrox Millenium

This information was obtained from Matrox's WWW server at http://www.matrox.com/

The Matrox Millenium is consistently reviewed as one of the best 2D graphics cards currently available, with features including

* World's highest performance at 61 million Winmarks

* Dual ported Window RAM (WRAM) memory technology

* Optimized PCI Local Bus Design

* Resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 in 256, 65K and 16.7M Colors

* 220 Hz flicker-free screen refresh

* Base versions available with 2 or 4 MB of Window RAM

* Upgradeable to 4 or 8 MB of Window RAM

* Hardware accelerated color space conversion and video upscaling to accelerate MPEG and AVI full screen playback.

The 3D features include

* Gouraud shading

* double buffering

* 16-bit Z-buffering

* renders 190,000 Gouraud shaded polygons per second

* display drivers for Windows {3.1, 3.11, '95, NT 3.5}, OS/2 2.1, Warp 3.0, AutoCAD 12 and 13 for DOS and Windows, Microstation 5.0, VESA 2.0 (up to 1280 x 1024)

* Support for standard 3D APIs including Silicon Graphics OpenGL, Microsoft Reality Lab, Intel 3DR, and Criterion RenderWare

Specifications Summary and Ordering Information

 Windows Resolutions                      With 3D
 and Colors                               Gouraud
                                          Shading
 Resolutions           Colors             Resolutions     Colors
 1600 x 1200           256, 65K*,16.7M**  1600 x 1200     256**
 1280 x 1024           256, 65K* 16.7M*   1280 x 1024     256*, 65K**
 1152 x 882            256, 65K, 16.7M*   1152 x 882      256,* 65K**
 1024 x 768            256, 65K, 16.7M*   1024 x 768      256*,
                                                          65K**,16.7M**
 800 x 600             256, 65K, 16.7M    800 x 600       256, 65K*,
                                                          16.7M**
 640 x 480             256, 65K, 16.7M    640 x 480       256, 65K*,
                                                          16.7M**
 * Requires 4 MB of Window RAM
 ** Requires 8 MB of Window RAM.
 All 3D modes are double buffered with 16-bit Z-buffer
 Refresh Rates
 Resolution    V. Frequency H. Frequency
 1600 x 1200   60 - 85 Hz   76 - 96 KHz
 1280 x 1024   60 - 110 Hz  63 - 107 KHz
 1152 x 882    60 - 120 Hz  54 - 110 KHz
 1024 x 768    60 - 120 Hz  48 - 104 KHz
 800 x 600     60 - 200 Hz  37 - 100 KHz
 640 x 480     60 - 200 Hz  32 - 100 KHz
 
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