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STB Nitro 3D 4MB EDO DRAM, S3 Virge GX, Bulk

STB's NITRO 3D represents the next generation in multimedia graphics acceleration. Now Windows 95 Direct3D and DOS games can truly take advantage of NITRO 3D's full bilinear texture filtering, MIP-Mapping, true perspective correction, and advanced 3D rendering and shading functions. NITRO 3D delivers exceptional 2D performance, full-motion, TV-quality digital video playback, and fatigue-reducing high refresh rates. The NITRO 3D is fully compatible with all Windows 95 DirectX API's and supports major DOS game API's.

Winning Performance

  • Advanced Multimedia Engine with
  • High Performance 2D/3D Acceleration
  • Ultra-high Bandwidth Video Memory
  • "Next Generation" Digital Video Playback with Full X/Y Interpolation
  • Up to 16.7 Million Colors for Photo-Realistic Images
  • Up to 160MHz Refresh Rate for Ultimate Image Quality
  • Up to 1600x1200 Resolution Plug-and-Play with Auto-Configuring Features for Easy Installation

Powerful Features

  • 4MB of ultra high-speed (600+MB/second) video memory
  • Based on S3's ViRGE GX multimedia controller with full 2D/3D Video acceleration including advanced
  • New Digital Video Engine with better video quality
  • 3D hardware acceleration of texture maps with bilinear or trilinear filtering, MIP-mapping, perspective correction, Gouraud shading, Double-buffer and Z-buffer support
  • 2D hardware acceleration of Bit-Block transfers (BitBLTs), line drawing, cursor operations, dual address bus, and read-and-write bursting
  • API support: Microsoft Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectVideo, S3 SDK
  • VESA DDC-2B support for Plug-and-Play monitors
  • STB VISION 95 optimized drivers for Windows 95 including full DirectX support
  • FCC Certified

S3's ViRGE/GX Accelerator

Based on the S3d® architecture, the ViRGE/GX accelerator implements key architectural innovations which significantly increase the performance of S3's 3D platform. These features -- found only in the ViRGE family -- include SmartFilter technology for higher performance and higher quality texture mapping, and a parallel processing perspective engine for increased throughput. When combined with ViRGE capabilities such as MIP mapped and trilinear filtering, transparency, atmospheric effects and Z-buffering, the ViRGE/GX accelerator delivers the next level of 3D acceleration required for today's mainstream PC market.


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