| 22nd April 1997 Diamond Multimedia Announce New Stealth 3D ProTM Series of Media Accelerators Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: DIMD), a leader in Internet multimedia, has announced the latest offering in its critically-acclaimed line of Stealth 3D media accelerators, the Stealth 3D 2000 Pro. With 2 or 4MB of EDO DRAM, the new Stealth 3D delivers advanced 3D rendering, smooth, full-screen TV quality digital video playback, photo realistic colours and fast 2D graphics acceleration to meet the needs of today’s general business, computer entertainment and Internet multimedia audiences. "We are very excited about adding the Stealth 3D 2000 Pro, our highest performance DRAM solution, to our award-winning Stealth lineup," said Andy Brannan, Northern European Sales Director, Diamond Multimedia. "With S3’s leading-edge 64 bit ViRGE/DX chipset and Diamond Multimedia’s software expertise, we believe the Stealth 3D Pro will extend Diamond’s performance leadership and be a popular choice for a wide range of end-users this year." The Stealth 3D Pro is Diamond’s fastest DRAM accelerator and is about 20 percent faster in 2D graphics than its closest competitor, scoring more than 70 million WinMarks (see Attachment 1). The Stealth 3D Pro includes Diamond-enhanced drivers for Microsoft Windows 95Ò , Windows NTÒ 4.0/3.51 and DOS operating systems with plans for Windows 3.1x support. The product also includes hardware acceleration for industry-leading 3D APIs, such as Direct3D and OpenGL, making the Stealth 3D Pro an affordable solution for entry level CAD applications. The Stealth 3D Pro delivers state-of-the-art 2D performance, enhanced 3D acceleration with Z-buffer support, MIP mapping, trilinear filtering, transparency and atmospheric effects and provides high-quality, full-screen digital video at 30 frames-per-second using X and Y interpolation. Its integrated 170MHz RAMDAC and clock synthesizer significantly improve overall system performance and visual quality to meet the diverse needs of Windows power users. The new accelerator provides flicker-free refresh rates up to 120Hz, resolutions up to 1600x1200 (non-interlaced) for large monitors, and True Colour support at up to 1024x768 resolution. "Providing up to a three-fold increase in performance over first generation 3D accelerators, S3’s ViRGE/DX delivers the high-performance multimedia acceleration required for entertainment, business and Internet applications," said G. Venkatesh, Executive Vice President, S3 Incorporated. "Leveraging the capabilities of the ViRGE/DX, the Stealth 3D 2000 Pro is a powerful addition to the award-winning Diamond Stealth 3D product line." The Stealth 3D Pro, with S3’s SmartFilter technology and an advanced parallel processing perspective engine for increased throughput, make it the most robust solution in Diamond’s line of DRAM-based Stealth 3D 2000 products. Furthermore, its high quality video playback capabilities have traditionally been associated only with more expensive VRAM solutions. Pricing and Availability Diamond Multimedia’s new Stealth 3D 2000 Pro is available now from retailers and distributors and to OEM system manufacturers, and is priced at £99 for 2MB and £159 for 4MB excl. VAT to end users. Diamond Multimedia Diamond Multimedia is driving the Internet multimedia market by providing interactivity and connectivity solutions for home, business and professional desktop computer users, enabling them to create, access and experience compelling new media content from their desktops and through the Internet. Diamond accelerates multimedia from the Internet to the hard drive with products that include the Stealth series of media accelerators, the Monster series of entertainment 3D and sound accelerators, the Fire series of professional 3D and SCSI accelerators, and the Supra® series of modems and ISDN adapters. Diamond also markets multimedia and video phone upgrade kits. Headquartered in San Jose, CA, Diamond has sales, marketing and technical support facilities in Vancouver (Wash.), Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Paris, Starnberg (Germany) and Winnersh (U.K.). Diamond's products are sold through local and international distributors as well as directly to major retailers, VARs and OEMs worldwide. Diamond's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol DIMD. For further information:
Windows 95 Performance Comparison WinMark 97
Above products tested at 1024x768x24@75Hz small fonts. Scores based on in-house testing using Winbench 97 on a Micron Millennia Plus with Intel P5 2090MHz CPU, 512K cache, 32MB EDO DRAM, and 1.6GB hard disk.
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| Diamond Multimedia is driving the interactive multimedia market by providing advanced solutions for home, business and professional desktop computer users, enabling them to create, access and experience compelling new media content from their desktops and through the Internet. Diamond accelerates multimedia from the Internet to the hard drive with products that include the Stealth and Viper® series of media accelerators, the Monster series of entertainment 3D and sound accelerators, the Fire series of professional 3D and SCSI accelerators, and the Supra® series of modems. Diamond also markets DVD and video phone kits. Diamond's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol DIMD, and its web site addresses are www.diamondmm.de (Europe/German), www.diamondmm.co.uk (Europe/English), www.diamondmm.fr (Europe/French), and www.diamondmm.com (USA). For further information please contact::
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