| High-Performance Processing and Revolutionary High-Bandwidth Architecture |
Maximized Performance and Throughput |
| Single MIPS R16000 900MHz with 8MB L2 cache or single MIPS 800MHz with 4MB L2 cache |
Powerful MIPS processing in a high-bandwidth architecture increases application performance with CPU-intensive applications |
| Industry-leading 3.2GB per second memory bandwidth and 1.6GB per second system-to-graphics interconnect |
Highest levels of application performance and interactivity for image manipulation and real-time visualization with large models and data sets |
| 4 integrated PCI slots, internal CD-ROM option |
Expanded range of affordable options |
| Advanced VPro™ Graphics |
Accessibility of Highest Quality Desktop Graphics |
| Outstanding scalable graphics performance with VPro V10 or V12 graphics with up to 128MB high-speed, user-configurable graphics memory |
Extremely fast geometry and fill-rate performance for high-speed drawing, even with very complex designs, and high-speed image generation, even with fully textured designs; maximum flexibility with color and screen resolutions and off-screen graphics memory |
| Advanced texture management with up to 104MB of texture memory; asynchronous texture download capability |
Interactive rendering of volumetric data sets; high-performance processing of textures |
| OpenGL on a Chip™ |
Hardware acceleration of OpenGL® core features, including 3D textures for volume rendering and imaging extensions |
| Hardware-accelerated specular shading |
Improved accuracy for lighting of 3D models; provides Phong effects without a performance penalty |
| 48-bit (12-bit per component) RGBA |
High quality and precise control for 2D/3D imaging with 16-bit Z buffer capability |
| Support for high resolutions, including HDTV; full-screen stereo support and stereo in a window; Dual Channel Display option |
Capacity to display large data sets at high resolutions; stereo viewing options; cost-effective dual display for double the screen real estate with a single graphics board |
| 96-bit hardware-accelerated accumulation buffer |
High performance and accuracy with depth of field, full-scene anti-aliasing, motion blurs, and other effects |
| UNIX® Operating System from SGI |
Provides Industry-Leading Real-Time Response and Reliability |
| Built on the fifth-generation 64-bit IRIX® operating system |
Industry-leading real-time response, serviceability, and reliability; binary compatibility with other SGI® IRIX products |
