English Product Guide

Desktop Board Features

Intel Q45 Graphics Subsystem

The Intel Q45 Express Chipset provides DVI-D and DVI-I support via the integrated

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 (Intel GMA 4500) graphics controller.

The Intel GMA 4500 graphics controller has the following features:

• Advanced graphics performance, including:

⎯ DirectX10* and OpenGL* 2.0 compliant

⎯ Shader Model 4.0 support

• Enhanced video playback support, including:

⎯ Support for playback of Blu-ray Disc* technology DVDs

 Microsoft Windows Vista* only

 Hardware acceleration supported for MPEG-2 only

⎯ Software DVD at 30 fps full screen

⎯ Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) 5.0

• Advanced display support, including:

⎯ DVI specification 1.0 compliance

⎯ Dual independent display support via the DVI-I and DVI-D back panel

connectors

⎯ High Definition Content Protection (HDCP) version 1.1 support

⎯ Support for all HD display resolutions including 720p, 1080i, and 1080p

⎯ Support for digital and analog displays up to 2048 x 1536 at 75 Hz refresh rate

(QXGA); also supports 1920 x 1080 resolution for full High Definition video

playback quality

DVI Support

The DVI-I port supports both digital and analog DVI displays while the DVI-D port

supports digital DVI displays only. The maximum supported resolution is 2048 x 1536

at 75 Hz refresh rate (QXGA). DVI analog output can be converted to VGA with a DVI-

to-VGA connector.