Intel Extreme Graphics 3 vil have dual-monitor support

Verdens største producent af grafikkort, som ironisk nok er Intel, der ikke ligefrem er hastighedskonge når det gælder grafikprocessorer, har taget et stort skridt, da deres næste grafikprocessor, Extreme Graphics 3, vil have dual-monitor support. Derudover vil der være support for Pixel Shaders 2.0, da dette er et krav fra Microsofts næste styresystem, Longhorn. Extreme Graphics 3 vil være en del af det chipset, som i øjeblikket går under kodenavnet Grantsdale-G - Grantsdale er Intel's næste high-end chipset, og afløser for i865/875, Grantsdale-G er den direkte afløser for i865G.

Sources familiar with Intel?s plans report that Grantsdale-G provides a flexible and stable platform for corporate and consumer. Offered features include PCI Express x16 graphics port (PEG x16), Intel Extreme Graphics 3 ? Intel?s third generation integrated graphics core, dual-channel DDR-II SDRAM, dual-monitor, 4 Serial ATA-150 ports, 4 PCI Express x1 ports and Azalia audio.

Intel is currently the world?s largest supplier of graphics solutions. According to Mercury Research, it supplied 35% of all graphics products in Q3 2003, NVIDIA?s share was 25%, ATI?s ? 22%, other providers of graphics products, such as VIA Technologies, Silicon Integrated Systems and Matrox Graphics had 9%, 8% and 1% parts of the market in that order.

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