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SUN XVR-1000 GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR - Frequently Asked Questions

 
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  1. Sun XVR-1000 graphics accelerator supports 10-bit per channel color (30-bit RGB). What does this mean and do existing applications need to be modified?
  2. What are the differences between Sun XVR-1000 graphics accelerator and Sun Elite3D m6 graphics?
  3. MCAD is an important part of the 3-D market. Does the Sun XVR-1000 graphics accelerator support MCAD applications?

1. Sun XVR-1000 graphics accelerator supports 10-bit per channel color (30-bit RGB). What does this mean and do existing applications need to be modified?

Unlike most other graphics on the market today that support 8-bit per channel (24-bit color for RGB), the Sun XVR-1000 graphics accelerator provides 10-bits per color or 30-bit RGB (38-bit RGBA), which results in higher fidelity color output.

Our 30-bit color supports over 1 billion possible colors(2 to the 30th power)! With 24-bit RGB only 16.8 million colors can be displayed. The increased detail provided by 30-bit color delivers 64(2 to the 30th/2 to the 24th) times more information, thereby, providing more accurate imaging, fewer banding effects, and crisper detail.

Even better yet. Existing applications do not need to be modified.

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2. What are the differences between Sun XVR-1000 graphics accelerator and Sun Elite3D m6 graphics?

The following table shows some of the most interesting differences, especially with respect to performance. These benchmark numbers were gathered using a 900-MHz Sun Blade 1000 with 2 GB of memory running the Solaris 8 Operating environment.

Feature Sun XVR-1000 Graphics Sun Elite3D m6
Frame Buffer Memory 72 MB 15 MB
Texture Memory 256 MB 16 x 16 texel
Video Out Connector 13W3 / HD-15 / DVI 13W3
System Bus Connection UPA UPA
Maximum 2D Resolution (24-bit) 1920 x 1200 1280 x 1024
Maximum 3D Resolution (24-bit) 1920 x 1200 1280 x 1024
Maximum 3D Stereo Resolution 1280 x 1024 1280 x 1024

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3. MCAD is an important part of the 3-D market. Does the Sun XVR-1000 graphics accelerator support MCAD applications?

Yes. The Sun XVR-1000 graphics accelerator does support all the major MCAD applications. This product is recommended for any application that involves a large amount of texture mapping computation.

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