Specifications

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Texture Preference
The Texture Preference slider enables you to select the texture quality level. Moving the slider
to the left engages a set of optimizations that may slightly degrade texture quality, but provide
increased frame rates. Moving the slider to the right disengages these optimizations, providing
maximum texture quality at the right-most setting.
Mipmap Detail level
The Mipmap Detail Level slider enables you to adjust the mipmap quality level. Mipmaps are a
set of texture maps of differing size and resolution used to represent a given texture. The texture
map used for a 3D object is determined by the application, based on how close you are to the
surface being viewed and the Mipmap Detail Level slider setting. Maximize overall performance
by moving the slider to the left. Enhance overall image quality by moving the slider to the right.
Wait For Vertical Sync
Limits the frame rate of applications to the refresh rate of your display device. Within the D3D
control panel three options are now available to the user: Always Off, Application Preference,
and Always On. Within the OpenGL® control panel four options are now available to the user:
Always Off, Applications Preference (Default Off), Application Preference (Default On), and
Always On.
TRUFORM™
TRUFORM™ uses higher order surface geometry to generate more detailed and realistic terrain
and character models for applications that support TRUFORM™ technology. Note that only the
RADEON™ 8500, RADEON™ 9000, RADEON™ 9000 PRO, and RADEON™ 9700 PRO are
capable of supporting TRUFORM™.
Compatibility Settings…:
Provides advanced settings for resolving incompatibilities with certain applications. Figure 7
shows what options are available in both the Direct3D™ and OpenGL® Compatibility Settings
pages. Note that options available will change depending upon which ATI graphics accelerator
you are using. In general these settings should be left at their defaults unless you are
experiencing problems with a particular application.
Figure 7: Both Direct3D™ and OpenGL® control panels provide access to a
compatibility settings page that allows user to change advanced options to overcome
compatibility issues they might be having.
Figure 7