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3D Accelerators

MetaVR's VRSG technology supports a wide range of 3D graphics accelerators that can be upgraded as technology evolves. VRSG uses the Microsoft DirectX Application Programmers Interface (API), which is a very thin and efficient layer above the rendering hardware. The graphics API of choice in the game community is Microsoft DirectX, which in turn receives the largest support by hardware vendors of any competing graphics standards. The VRSG application is written with the DirectX API to take advantage of the largest possible base of potential 3D graphics accelerators. The DirectX API issues a major release each year with some vendors providing direct hardware support for some of the DirectX components (such as DirectSound and DirectSound3D). MetaVR uses only non-proprietary 3D graphics accelerators that are commercially available from your local computer retailer. MetaVR constantly evaluates the latest hardware to determine the best possible graphics accelerators for personal computers. The newest generation graphics cards have integrated 2D and 3D capability and support visual simulation as well as desktop business graphics.

  SINGLE GPU CARDS

Radeon HD 2900XT
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285-based video card are built with a 2nd generation unified GPU architecture with significantly enhanced computation ability for high-performance CUDA applications and GPU physics. On Windows XP or Vista, the GXT series delivers GPU-accelerated PhysX gaming effects, lightning fast video, and image processing with improved power management.

The key features of the NVIDIA GeForce GXT 285 card include:

  • 1,476 MHz processor clock rate.
  • 648 MHz graphics clock rate.
  • 240 processor cores.
  • 51.8 billion/sec. texture fill rate.
  • 1 GB GDDR3 memory; 1,242 MHz memory clock rate.
  • 159 GB/sec. maximum memory bandwidth.
  • Full support for Microsoft DirectX 10 including Shader Model 4.0.
  • PCI Express 2.0 bus interface.
  • NVIDIA PureVideo HD and HybridPower technologies.
  • Multi-display support.
  • HDMI technology for combined video and audio output.
  • Two dual-link DVI outputs for digital flat panel display resolutions up to 2560 x 1600.

RADEON HD 3870x2
The NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT OC offers a powerfully immersive experience designed for high-definition gaming and video playback, with resolutions up to 2560 x 1600, at a lower cost.

With up to a 90% performance increase over the GeForce 8600 GTS and same size footprint as the GeForce 8800 GT, the GeForce 9600 GT OC supports DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0, and Vista to deliver unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects.

The key features of the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT OC include:

  • 675 MHz core clock rate.
  • 512 MB GDDR3 memory; memory clock rate 1.8GHz on a 256-bit bus.
  • Memory data rate: 1800 MHz; memory bandwidth: 57.6 GB/sec.
  • 1700MHz shader clock.
  • Full support for Microsoft DirectX 10 including Shader Model 4.0.
  • PCI Express 2.0 bus interface.
  • NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology, which provides the combination of high-definition video decode acceleration and post-processing to deliver unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling.
  • 64 stream processors.
  • 21.6 billion/sec. texture fill rate.
  • NVIDIA SLI technology, which delivers up to 2 times the performance of a single graphics card configuration for unequaled gaming experiences by allowing two graphics cards to run in parallel.
  • Maximum digital resolution 2560 x 1600.
  • Display outputs: 2 dual-link DVI-I, HDTV + TV out.

 

  GENLOCK CARD


The NVIDIA Quadro FX5600 is the ideal solution for applications requiring challenging levels of immersive realism or interactive visualization by offering collaborative capabilities for advanced multi-system and multi-device visualization environments. Featuring frame lock and genlock support (via external hardware) the NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 is built on a new NVIDIA unified architecture that dynamically allocates compute, geometry, and shader processing power to efficiently deliver optimized performance.

With the industry's first 1.5GB frame buffer with memory bandwidth up to 76.8GB/sec., the Quadro FX 5600 enables interactive visualization of the largest, 64-bit datasets. As the reference standard for Shader Model 4.0, the Quadro FX 5600 enables next generation ultra-realistic, real-time visualization applications with unprecedented image quality. With two dual-link DVI connectors, Quadro FX 5600 by offers the industry’s best image quality at resolutions up to 3840 x 2400.

The key features of NVIDIA Quadro FX5600 include:

  • 600 MHz GPU clock rate.
  • 800 MHz memory clock rate.
  • 1.5 GB GDDR3 -- industry’s first 1.5GB frame buffer; industry's first 1.5 GB frame buffer and massive memory bandwidth up to 76.8 GB/sec. delivers high throughput for interactive visualization of large models and high-performance for real time processing of large textures and frames and enables the highest quality and resolution full-scene antialiasing (FSAA).
  • Memory bandwidth up to 76.8 GB/sec; 384-bit memory interface.
  • Dual slot with 1 open PCI Express x 16 slot.
  • Full support for Microsoft DirectX 10.0 features such as Shader Model 4.0; reference standard for shader model 4.0 enabling a higher level of performance and ultra-realistic effects for next generation DirectX 10 industry-leading professional applications.
  • Genlock and framelock support via add-on NVIDIA Quadro G-Sync card which enables multiple systems to synchronize frame rendering across multiple displays, plus synchronize one or many systems to a common sync source.
  • NVIDIA SLI technology, which enables dynamically scalable graphics performance, enhanced image quality, and expanded display real-estate.
  • Maximum resolution over VGA port: 2048 × 1536 × 32 bpp at 85 Hz.
  • C programming environment for the GPU; the NVIDIA CUDA GPU computing software provides a C language environment and tool suite that unleashes new capabilities to solve complex, visualization challenges such as real-time ray tracing and interactive volume rendering.
  • Fast 3D textures, jumbo 8K textures processing; Fast transfer and manipulation of 3D textures resulting in more interactive visualization of large volumetric dataset. Faster processing of very large textures resulting in higher performances when zooming and panning through high resolution images.

All cards provide significant capabilities; each has different performance and feature advantages to consider with respect to your application. NVIDIA GeForce cards support hardware-accelerated DXTC texture compression and FSAA. We offer a number of different types of 3D graphics accelerators for all MetaVR complete systems based on your specific visualization needs.

You can order any of these products directly from MetaVR.

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