Cyrix Media GX

Technology that delivers.

To complement VSA and the integrated features, Cyrix developed three exclusive processor technologies that manage the multimedia and system functions of the MediaGX processor — XpressRAM, XpressGRAPHICS, and XpressAUDIO.

XpressRAM.
With XpressRAM technology, the MediaGX processor avoids the delays of data moving between the external cache and main memory. By placing the memory controller onto the chip, data lookups move directly to SDRAM and back to the CPU, eliminating the need for external cache.

Benefit: XpressRAM ensures maximum memory performance: Software applications process just as fast as they do on more traditional PC systems that cost more, and benefit from the latest in memory technology -- SDRAM.

XpressGRAPHICS.
The XpressGRAPHICS feature eliminates the need for a graphics card. In a traditional PC, graphics are processed away from the main CPU through the slower PCI bus. But now, with the graphics controller and accelerator moved onto the MediaGX processor, graphics process at the full megahertz speed of the CPU.

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