Intel D945GCLF2 specifications Intel 945GC Chipset, Intel 945GC Graphics Subsystem

Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Technical Product Specification

1.6Intel® 945GC Chipset

The Intel 945GC chipset consists of the following devices:

•Intel 82945GC Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with Direct Media Interface (DMI) interconnect

•Intel 82801GB I/O Controller Hub (ICH7) with DMI interconnect

The GMCH component provides interfaces to the CPU, memory, PCI Express, and the DMI interconnect. The component also provides integrated graphics capabilities supporting 3D, 2D, and display capabilities. The ICH7 is a centralized controller for the board’s I/O paths.

For information about	Refer to
The Intel 945GC chipset	http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/index.htm
Resources used by the chipset	Chapter 2

1.6.1Intel 945GC Graphics Subsystem

1.6.1.1Intel® GMA950 Graphics Controller

The Intel GMA950 graphics controller features the following:

•400 MHz core frequency

•High performance 3-D setup and render engine

•High quality texture engine

⎯DX9* Compliant Hardware Pixel Shader 2.0

⎯Alpha and luminance maps

⎯Texture color-keying/chroma-keying

⎯Cubic environment reflection mapping

⎯Enhanced texture blending functions

•3D Graphics Rendering enhancements

⎯1.3 Dual Texture GigaPixel/Sec Fill Rate

⎯16 and 32 bit color

⎯Maximum 3D supported resolution of 1600 x 1200 x 32 at 85 Hz

⎯Vertex cache

⎯Anti-aliased lines

⎯OpenGL* version 1.4 support with vertex buffer and EXT_Shadow extensions

•2D Graphics enhancements

⎯8, 16, and 32 bit color

⎯Optimized 256-bit BLT engine

⎯Color space conversion

⎯Anti-aliased lines

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