Intel D915GLVG - Intel 915 GL Chipset and Graphics

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification
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1.5 Intel
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915GL Chipset
The Intel 915GL chipset consists of the following devices:
• Intel 82915GL Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with Direct Media Interface (DMI)
interconnect
• Intel 82801FB I/O Controller Hub (ICH6) with DMI interconnect
• Firmware Hub (FWH)
The GMCH is a centralized controller for the system bus, the memory bus, the PCI Express bus,
and the DMI interconnect. The ICH6 is a centralized controller for the board’s I/O paths. The
FWH provides the nonvolatile storage of the BIOS.
For information about Refer to
The Intel 915GL chipset http://developer.intel.com/
Resources used by the chipset Chapter 2
1.5.1 Intel
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GMA900 Graphics Controller
The Intel GMA900 graphics controller features the following:
• Integrated graphics controller
⎯ 32 bpp (Bits Per Pixel) graphics engine
⎯ 333 MHz core frequency
⎯ 256-bit 2-D engine
⎯ 32-bit 3-D engine
⎯ Motion video acceleration
⎯ Pixel Shader 2.0
⎯ 4-pixel pipes
⎯ DirectX* 9.0 Hardware Acceleration
⎯ Software Vertex Shader
• Up to 2048 x 1536 at 75 Hz refresh
• High performance 3-D setup and render engine
• High quality/performance texture engine
• Display
⎯ Integrated 24-bit 400 MHz RAMDAC
⎯ DDC2B compliant interface
• Hardware motion compensation for software MPEG2 decode
• Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) support up to 224 MB
• Intel
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Zoom Utility
For information about Refer to
DVMT Section 1.5.1.1, page 23
Obtaining graphics software and utilities Section 1.2, page 15