Matrox Millenium - Display information

Matrox Millennium Installation Guide 21
Display information
The following tables provide information on supported resolutions, pixel depths (colors),
maximum Desktop, 3D, and refresh rates for the various Millennium cards and memory upgrades.
1. To determine the speed of your RAMDAC, check your product name in the “Hardware information” section on
page 23, or run one of the following programs: Windows 3.1 – Board Information; Windows 95 – MGA Property
Sheet; Windows NT – MGA Panel; DOS – setup program.
2. Some drivers support 1152 × 882 instead of 1152 × 864.
3. 24 bits per pixel has a maximum refresh rate of 72 Hz.
4. Highest supported VESA refresh rate at 1600 × 1200 is 80 Hz.
1. AutoCAD and Microstation for DOS drivers only.
2. 8 bits per pixel only supported by Windows 3.1 drivers through ModeSWITCH.
3. Refer to page 23 for a list of the available memory upgrade configurations.
Resolution, Pixel Depth, and Maximum Refresh Rates
Resolution
Bits/Pixel
(2 MB)
Bits/Pixel
(4 MB)
Bits/Pixel
(8 MB)
Maximum Refresh
1
175 MHz board 220 MHz board
640 x 480 8, 16, 24, 32 8, 16, 24, 32 8, 16, 24, 32 120 Hz 200 Hz
800 x 600 8, 16, 24, 32 8, 16, 24, 32 8, 16, 24, 32 120 Hz 200 Hz
1024 x 768 8, 16 8,16, 24, 32 8, 16, 24, 32 120 Hz 130 Hz
1152 x 864
2
8, 16 8, 16, 24, 32 8, 16, 24, 32 110 Hz 110 Hz
1280 x 1024 8 8, 16, 24 8, 16, 24, 32 100 Hz 100 Hz
1600 x 1200 8 8, 16 8, 16, 24
3
72 Hz 85 Hz
4
PowerDriver Modes – Maximum Windows Display and 3D Capabilities
Millennium Memory Bits Per Pixel Max. Display Max. Real-time 3D 3D Capabilities
1
2MB
8 1600 x 1200 800 x 600
2
800 x 600
2
16 1152 x 864 640 x 480 800 x 600
24 800 x 600 — —
32 800 x 600 — 640 x 480
4MB
3
8 1600 x 1200 1152 x 864
2
1280 x 1024
2
16 1600 x 1200 800 x 600 1152 x 864
24 1280 x 1024 — —
32 1152 x 864 640 x 480 800 x 600
8MB
3
8
2
1600 x 1200 1600 x 1200
2
1600 x 1200
2
16 1600 x 1200 1280 x 1024 1600 x 1200
24 1600 x 1200 — —
32 1280 x 1024 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024