Since the 3D Prophet DDR-DVI uses the same components that we've seen on other DDR cards, the main feature that we'll see touted is the DVI support. While this may benefit the minority, it definitely sets the 3D Prophet DDR-DVI apart from the competition since owners of digital flat panel displays have had little representation on the high-end 3D market.
What kind of performance does Guillemot's latest offering proffer? As we all know, there's only one way to find out.
Looking at the spec sheet, it's apparent that the 3D Prophet doesn't stray far from what NVIDIA has recommended. Following with tradition, we'll give you a brief run-down on the specifications of the 3D Prophet DDR-DVI:
- 32 MB 6ns DDR SGRAM
- 256-bit Data transfer bandwidth
- 350MHz RAMDAC
- AGP 4x/2x/1x with fast writes
- S-Video TV-Out
- Peak fill rate of 480 million bilinear filtered, multi-textured pixels
- Up to 15 million triangles per second at peak rates Integrated transform, lighting, setup and rendering engines
- DVI connector
- 4.47GB/s memory bandwidth
Video Acceleration
- DVD and HDTV-ready motion compensation
- DVD sub-picture alpha blending
- 5-tap horizontal and 3-tap vertical video filtering
If you've read our previous GeForce reviews, the following will be redundant, but it is important to understand the video acceleration of a graphics card in order to determine if your system is powerful enough to run MPEG-2 videos smoothly or if it will look as clear as a competitor's solution.