User's Manual

User Guide for Chrome 400/500 Series Graphics
SG195-B.1 1/5/2009
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1.2 Technology Summary
The PCI Express™ CHROME 500 Series products are S3 Graphics’ high
performance 3D graphics and video processors that combine hardware
acceleration for Microsoft’s DirectX™ 10.1 Shaders with the Hi-Def™ high
definition display capabilities and the advanced ChromotionHD 2.0
Programmable Video Engine. The CHROME 500 Series brings stunning image
quality, incredible 3D graphics performance, as well as tremendous flexibility
including a wide range of feature rich products for desktop and mobile
applications, offering a perfect balance of performance, power, and value. The
unified driver support and commercial grade drivers remain true to S3 Graphics’
reputation for reliable, high quality graphics solutions.
CHROME 500 Series Features
PCIe 2.0 x16/x8/x4/x1 support
Shader Model 4.1, Microsoft DirectX 10.1 Unified Shader Architecture
Supports Direct3D and OpenGL applications
Hi-Def integrated encoder supporting all 18 ATSC DTV formats
ChromotionHD 2.0 Programmable Video Engine
Enhanced H.264, MPEG-2 HD, VC-1 and WMV9-HD HW acceleration
ArtisticEffects
TM
Video Filters
ChromoVision
TM
full screen video for secondary digital display
HDMI/DP/DVI/LCD/CRT integrated display support
High performance 400MHz 10-bit DAC
Display resolutions up to 2048x1536, 32bpp on CRT
Display resolutions up to 2560x1600 with Dual-link DVI
Dual DVI or HDMI support for independent DuoView
TM
DuoRotate
TM
two display Independent rotation
1.3 System Requirements
S3 Graphics requires the following minimum system and software:
Computer
Intel Core2 Duo, Core2 Quad, Pentium 4 or Celeron,
AMD Athlon Dual-Core, Single-Core, 64 FX
VIA Nano, VIA C7 or later compatible processor
Expansion Slot
PCIe
Operating
System
This user guide is compatible with Windows Vista SP1 or
Windows XP with SP3
Display Output
DVI, HDMI or CRT capable of displaying at least VGA
800 x 600