The remaining list of features includes up to eight million submitted polygons per second (no we didn't count), two million drawn & textured polygons per second. Full AGP2X with AGP texture execute and virtual texture transport as well as PCI versions. 32MB unified memory, 128-bit memory bus, high-resolution 2D and 3D support and utilization of SDRAM and SGRAM. DVD playback with motion compensation, hardware video overlay, hardware scaling and filtering and colorspace conversion. A multi-mode video port with digital flat panel and composite video outputs and a 24-bit PanelLink compatible LCD port. The 270MHz RAMDAC, fast SVGA with VESA 3.0, full PC98/99 compatibility and power management offer an integrated solution and high up on everyone's list, full Direct3D, OpenGL ICD and Windows NT/95/98/2000 driver support!

3Dlabs' lengthy experience in the high-end graphics workstation environment together with these new features could make for an interesting product as the 3D accelerator market thickens. Permedia 3 evaluation boards should be coming Sharky Extreme's way sometime in April and, of course, we shall keep you fully informed.

Joan "Mango" Wood
Editor & Staff Writer