Fire GL 3000

Professional PC Graphics Subsystem

PC Direkt 12/96

Diamond Dual Screen Technology
Single-Slot PCI Solution
Supports up to Two Monitors
High Performance GLiNT 500TX
Texture Processor
100% OpenGL Compatible
Up to 8 MB VRAM / 32 MB DRAM

The Diamond Fire GL 3000 is a powerful 3D graphics and hardware texture accelerator for professional animation, games development, CAD/CAM and demanding design and visualization applications.
The unique Dual Screen solution, based on the 3Dlabs' GLiNT 500TX and GLiNT Delta supports OpenGL, texture mapping and double buffering in hardware. Its performance will increase your productivity for a wide range of applications based on Windows NT, OpenGL and Autodesk's HEIDI.

Features

DualScreen

2 x 220MHz RAMDAC Dot Rate
Requires only one free PCI Slot
Proprietary Diamond DualScreen Hardware circuitry
SingleScreen or DualScreen selectable via Software

2D and 3D Graphics Acceleration

3Dlabs GLiNT 500TX Rendering Processor
3Dlabs Delta PCI Bridge und Geometry Processor
64-Bit Hyper-pipelined Architecture
500K Gouraud-shaded, Depth Buffered Triangles/s
Hardware Texture Mapping
Fast Framebuffer and Z-Buffer Clear
Anti-aliasing
Support for Double-Buffering and Overlays
Accelerates OpenGL, HEIDI and other Standard 3D API's

Optional Memory Expansion

8MB Video Memory for Double-Buffering Support
Up to 32MB Local Buffer Memory for fast 3D Rendering and Texture Storage

Software

Multilingual User-Friendly Installation
Windows NT™ 3.51and 4.0 Drivers with OpenGL Support
Windows® 95 Drivers
BigFocus for AutoCAD 13 NT
3D-Win 3D Viewer for AutoCAD
100% OpenGL Compatible
Supports HEIDI from Autodesk

What you get...

Graphics Board
VGA Loop-Thru Cable
CD-ROM with Installation Software and Online Manuals in German, English, and French
Multilingual Hardware Installation Manual
Multilingual BigFocus Manual

Compatibility

100% OpenGL Compatible
CE und FCC Class B Approved

Service & Support

3 Year Warranty
Software Updates via Mailbox, Internet (www.diamondmm.de) oder CompuServe (GO Diamond)
Fax-on-Demand system
Technical Support Hotline

Display Modes

Display Modes Single Screen

Resolution	Colors	Line Frequency (kHz)	Refresh Rate (Hz)
640 x 480	16.7M	31.5 - 52.5	60 - 100
800 x 600	16.7M	47.4 - 64.0	75 - 100
1024 x 768	256	60.2 - 80.9	75 - 100
1024 x 768	65K	60.2 - 80.9	75 - 100
1024 x 768	16.7M	60.2 - 80.9	75 - 100
1152 x 870	256	68.9 - 76.5	75 - 85
1152 x 870	65K	68.9 - 76.5	75 - 85
1152 x 870	16.7M	68.9 - 76.5	75 - 85
1280 x 1024	256	79.5 - 105.7	75 - 100
1280 x 1024	65K	79.5 - 105.7	75 - 100
1600 x 1200	256	95 - 101	75 - 85
1600 x 1200	65k	95 - 101	75 - 85

Display Modes Dual Screen

Resolution	Colors	Line Frequency (kHz)	Refresh Rate (Hz)
640 x 480	16.7M	31.5 - 52.5	60 - 100
800 x 600	16.7M	47.4 - 64.0	75 - 100
1024 x 768	256	60.2 - 80.9	75 - 100
1024 x 768	65K	60.2 - 80.9	75 - 100
1152 x 870	256	68.9 - 76.5	75 - 85
1152 x 870	65K	68.9 - 76.5	75 - 85
1280 x 1024	256	79.5 - 105.7	75 - 100
1600 x 1200	256	95 - 101	75 - 85

Diamond Multimedia Northern Europe

610 Wharfedale Road, Winnersh Triangle
Wokingham/Berks, RG41 5TY, UK
Fax: ++44(0)1189-444401

Diamond Multimedia Central Europe

Moosstraße 18 b,
D-82319 Starnberg
Fax: ++49 8151 21258

Diamond Multimedia Southern Europe

6, Blvd. Général Leclerc - Bat C - 15ieme Etage
Clichy 92115 - FRANCE
Fax: ++33-1-47561139

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