It's official. "Introducing Matrox Parhelia™-512"

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Immerse yourself in High Fidelity Graphics

"High fidelity refers to a superb reproduction, which is completely true to the original. The engineering vision fulfilled by Matrox Parhelia-512 was to achieve the highest-fidelity graphics with the truest representation of color, 3D, text and images created by a single source of incomparable quality, performance and features."

- Lorne Trottier, Matrox president
:-o
http://www.matrox.com/mga/products/parhelia512/home.cfm

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Also from Toms Hardware:

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Matrox describes Parhelia as the first 512-bit GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) in the world, which accounts for the "512" that appears in the full name for the chip. It comes with a 256-bit wide memory bus, which is able to transfer 512 bits of data per clock, because of its double data rate capability. This may just be a number to you, but in practice, this is some rather amazing stuff. It increases the pin count of the chip by an incredible number and it makes the PCB of the graphics card a lot more complex too. There's a good reason why neither NVIDIA, nor ATi have tried that yet. Right now, Parhelia demo boards have no less than 8 layers! At 300 MHz memory clock (600 MHz DDR), Parhelia has a whopping memory bandwidth of 20 GB per second. By comparison, NVIDIA's top product, the GeForce 4 Ti4600, just reaches 10.4 GB/s. However, with its Lightspeed Memory Architecture II, NVIDIA has provided its graphics cards with a very effective Crossbar Memory Controller, lossless Z-compression and further optimizations.
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So much for 'Look at the specs, it's a hoax'! These are the specs, and it's no hoax:-)

For more see:
http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/02q2/020514/index.html
 :-D

[Skyraker]

Theres also an 8 page review at hardware zone.com,

http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/articles.hwz?cid=3&aid=425&page=1


Regards

Skyraker.

[JetFireDX]

Sounds like quite a monster they have built. Can't wait to see it on display somewhere. Might just be the GPU for my new machine I am going to build soon. Especially since if/when I get an A1 it could migrate to it.

[Kay]

Calling Ben Hermans...this is your cue to say "I told you so!" :-)

I was originally planning to go for the G550, but now I'm not so sure anymore...

Kay

[Valan]

The specs are fantastic!
But how can this be used by AmigaOS?

Will the AmigaOS have an advantage with this card over PCs also with the card.

Can this give us individual, multi screens on the same moniter as with the Classic chipset?

Since Matrox are working with Amiga Inc I just wonder if this were possible.

Valan

[seer]

You know, when the first post was made about this card, and I said I would buy this card, I wasn't all that serious, .. Now that it's out, and the specs are real, I say, gimme gimme gimme !!

Hmm... How on earth I'm I going te put 3  17" screens on my desk.......... (That is, paying for them en really puting them on a desk powered et all.. ) Aahh... The things you have to worry about

[redrumloa]

Aahh... The things you have to worry about

Really terribe eh? hehe! This gfx card does seem VERY AMIGA. As for 3 17' monitors on one desk? 3 yes, 17" NO! I want 3 25" monitors ;-) Or maybe I'll settle for 3 19" LCD monitors.. Ahh.. The tortue:-D

[seer]

I want 3 25" monitors  Or maybe I'll settle for 3 19" LCD monitors.. Ahh.. The tortue

Aah.. You have a vision !

[Kay]

Don't know if I can afford two extra 19" Trinitrons, though...or fit them on my desk, for that matter...

Kay

[System]

I wish Amiga would offer something special with this card. It would fit perfectly as the next generation Amiga computers.

Seeing that Matrox is selling the card to everyone (unfortunately) and not just amiga users ... perhaps the first phase of cards should first premeire on the AmigaONE's(publicity... ... )and then perhaps 2-5 months later they come out for all other platforms?

I don't know. Something to give Amiga an edge. I wish there was someway for Amiga to create its own hardware sector. we need to buy out matrox.

jer

[seer]

and then perhaps 2-5 months later they come out for all other platforms?

2 Months is a long time when you consider NVidia and ATI aren't going to let this happen without a fight.. Don't be surprised when they announce a Geforce 5 or a radeon X within 2 months..

[System]

True. And of course everyone is going to fight each other to death till one stands above all the rest or just so everyone has their shot at 15 min. of fame.

what would be better is if these graphics card developers would create something far more ingeneous. Why 512bit technology? Why not 864bit technology? And something along the lines of having 100GB thru-put.

I guess the technology just isn't here yet or I guess what the real reason is... just too damn expensive for the consumer.

That way everyone has a hard time catching up. That's the problem with every developer out there, everyone can catch up too quickly.

How about if we got our hands on alien technology that boasts 34million(sl*) of bandwidth.

*sl--speed of light

that way no one can catch up with Amiga for quite some from now.

Ok..I'll dunk my head in the toilet now.

jer

[The_Editor]

Well, my monitor is a Belinea 21", So I'll have to get two more wont I ..  :-o    Already told the missus (I'm still wearing the chip pan!!)

It Rox alright ... Definately getting it.  I currently run G550 which is cool for NLE but picture mediastudioPro spread over three monitors ..or two with video source  & output on t'other.   :-D

[HyperionMP]

Well, didn't I tell you guys that nVidia was not the best option anymore?

I told you so!

Now just be patient when I come back here for my G5 "I told you so" posting.

A little faith people! Hyperion never lied to youi before.