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Overview
The Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator is an ideal graphics choice for professionals in CAD/MCAE, EDA, geotechnical/GIS, education, general sciences, and health care. Part of a SPARC® technology and Solaris Operating Environment alternative to personal computer workstations, the Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator provides high-performance 3-D graphics and texture mapping capabilities that allow users to work more efficiently and productively. Better visualization can lead to better decision making.
The Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator offers many of the same features as the
Sun Expert3D graphics accelerators while providing higher
performance, more graphics and texture memory, dual screen support at up to
1920 x 1200 resolution, and dual DVI-I video outputs. Key features include:
- 128 MB of frame buffer memory
- 256 MB of texture memory
- 32 MB display list memory
- 32 bit Z-buffer
- 32 bit RGBA color
- 33 MHz and 66 MHz PCI slot support
- Multidisplay, synchronized viewing support
- Dual 1920 x 1200 screens supported from a single board
- Dual DVI-I video output
- Hardware-based texture-mapping acceleration; accumulation buffer; light and fog sourcing; image processing
- Frame buffer power management support
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Product Family Placement
The Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator is the newest member of the Sun XVR graphics accelerator family. The following table outlines key features of the Sun XVR-1200, XVR-1000, XVR-500, and Expert3D graphics accelerators.
| |
Sun XVR-1200 |
Sun XVR-1000 |
Sun XVR-500 |
Sun Expert3D |
| Maximum 3-D resolution
|
1920 x 1200 |
1920 x 1200 |
1920 x 1080 |
1920 x 1200 |
| Maximum 3-D stereo resolution |
1280 x 1024 |
1280 x 1024 |
1280 x 800 |
1280 x 1024 |
| Frame buffer memory |
128 MB |
72 MB |
32 MB |
64 MB |
| Texture memory |
256 MB |
256 MB |
16 MB |
64 MB |
| Display list memory |
32 MB |
32 MB |
16 MB |
8 MB |
| Geometry acceleration |
30 M tri/sec.* |
19 M tri/sec. |
8 M tri/sec. |
6 M tri/sec. |
| Maximum texture fill rate |
400 M pixels/sec. |
89 M pixels/sec. |
166 M pixels/sec. |
118 M pixels/sec. |
| Multisample support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Frame lock sync |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Syncing for stereo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Syncing to external video |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Maximum number of boards per system |
2
(Sun Blade 2000 workstation) |
2
(Sun Blade 1000 and 2000 workstations) |
4
(Sun Blade 1000 and 2000 workstations) |
2
(Sun Ultra 60 and 80 workstations) |
| Maximum number of displays per system |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
| Maximum dual head resolution |
1920 x 1200 |
1280 x 1024 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| Maximum dual head stereo resolution |
1280 x 1024 |
1152 x 900 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| Solaris support |
8, 9 |
8, 9 |
8, 9 |
6 - 8 |
* Geometry performance in the Sun Blade 2000 will be 20 M tri/sec because it must be installed in the 33 Mz PCI slot due to physical restrictions in the Sun Blade 2000 workstation.
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Enabling Technology and Features
The Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator delivers high-quality graphics images, a wide range of functionality, and the performance necessary for professionals working individually or in small workgroups.
Quality
The Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator provides industry-leading image quality with features such as:
- Adaptive Full Scene Antialiasing with up to 16 samples per pixel
- Excellent 24-bit color fidelity and 10-bit gamma correction
- Super-high resolution 2-D, 3-D, and stereo resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 @ 75 Hz
- Supports 3-D at up to 1920 x 1200 @ 75 Hz with full 24-bit color, double buffering and Z-buffering
- Over 400 MB of on-board memory (128 MB frame buffer, 256 MB texture memory, 32 MB display list memory) for sophisticated applications
Combined with a powerful, fully-functional OpenGL pipeline, these features are
designed to help enable one of the highest-quality images available on
workstations today.
Functionality
The Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator provides a wide range of functionality. The following features are supported:
- Full framelock support for multiple frame buffers driving multiple displays
- Dual DVI-I interfaces support for two displays from a single graphics frame buffer
- DVI-I interface providing both digital and analog video output
- 10 bit gamma correction for an extra level of color correction compensation that provides more accurate color representation on a wider range of displays
- Dual stereo graphics at 1280 x 1024 @ 112 Hz
- Wide range of display resolutions in hardware support monitors, projectors, and other display output devices
- 8 bit overlay plane with a maximum 192 total planes
Each Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator can drive two independent displays. Each of these displays can be frame locked to help enable the highest-quality user experience.
Performance
The Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator delivers new levels of high-performance 3-D graphics for Sun workstations, providing five times the geometry performance and over four times the texture
mapping performance of the Sun Expert3D graphics accelerator when used in the 66-MHz PCI slot of
Sun's next generation workstation. A single Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator is capable of driving
two displays at up to 1920 x 1200 @ 75Hz.
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