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3Dlabs revolutionized the workstation graphics industry when it delivered
the first compiler-friendly VPU and initiated the creation of the OpenGL
Shading Language,” said Hock Leow, president of 3Dlabs. “Wildcat Realizm
technology builds on that significant innovation by creating a uniquely
scalable architecture with unmatched programmability. Our innovative
VSU outperforms ordinary PCI Express bridge chips by adding significant
geometry processing power and supporting multiple VPUs to enable high-level
shader programs that deliver new levels of professional productivity.”
Packed with more than 150 million transistors, the Wildcat Realizm VPU
removes any boundaries to running professional-grade shader programs
to generate cinematic-quality visuals in real time. Wildcat Realizm technology
shatters the fragment shader programmability limits of previous architectures
by supporting up to a quarter of a million instructions stored in virtual
memory and by offering advanced flow control. Wildcat Realizm technology
implements a full floating-point VPU pipeline, with up to full 32-bit
floating point per component accuracy and direct display of floating
point pixels - an industry first.
The Wildcat Realizm VSU provides extreme geometry performance while
enabling a dual-VPU configuration to provide unmatched high-end graphics
solutions. The Wildcat Realizm VSU receives graphics commands at full
bandwidth from a 16-lane PCI Express interface and processes vertices
with an incredible 67 billion floating point operations per second in
a powerful SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data) array of highly optimized
vector processors. The VSU is then able to drive two VPUs at full bandwidth
over a 8.4GB/sec interface while optimally distributing graphical primitives
between the two VPUs to achieve a genuine doubling of both geometry and
fill-rate performance.
About 3Dlabs
3Dlabs, a leading innovator in professional visual processing, supplies
a broad range of graphics accelerators to Computer Aided Design (CAD),
Digital Content Creation (DCC), and visual simulation professionals.
Its award-winning Wildcat graphics solutions are available in industry-leading
OEM workstations, in the channel through an international distributor/reseller
network. Project Consultants Inc. is proud to be part of the 3Dlabs reseller
network. |