Re: First review of ATI420 chip

On Tue, 2004-05-04 at 14:42, Jon Smirl wrote:
> http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.cfm?articleid=517&cid=2
> 
> This picture makes a good case for why xserver should move away from using the
> 2D hardware to the 3D versions.

It will be interesting in the future if we see card architectures like
the below, but missing that little "2D Engine" block.  ;-)

I wonder how well things like video acceleration can mix with the 3D
engine?  And also, is it feasible to get something like the Linux
console buffer running on a 3D-only card?  Or will cards forever be
stuck with VGA/SVGA compatibility for just that reason?

> 
> http://www.hothardware.com/articleimages/Item517/big_x800block.jpg
> 
> Once we get everyone on board with xserver on OpenGL cards like this will work
> as soon as the vendor releases their drivers.
> 
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> Jon Smirl
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