Datasheet

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification

1.5 Intel

915GL Chipset

The Intel 915GL chipset consists of the following devices:

• Intel 82915GL Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with Direct Media Interface (DMI)

interconnect

• Intel 82801FB I/O Controller Hub (ICH6) with DMI interconnect

• Firmware Hub (FWH)

The GMCH is a centralized controller for the system bus, the memory bus, the PCI Express bus,

and the DMI interconnect. The ICH6 is a centralized controller for the board’s I/O paths. The

FWH provides the nonvolatile storage of the BIOS.

For information about Refer to

The Intel 915GL chipset http://developer.intel.com/

Resources used by the chipset Chapter 2

1.5.1 Intel

GMA900 Graphics Controller

The Intel GMA900 graphics controller features the following:

• Integrated graphics controller

⎯ 32 bpp (Bits Per Pixel) graphics engine

⎯ 333 MHz core frequency

⎯ 256-bit 2-D engine

⎯ 32-bit 3-D engine

⎯ Motion video acceleration

⎯ Pixel Shader 2.0

⎯ 4-pixel pipes

⎯ DirectX* 9.0 Hardware Acceleration

⎯ Software Vertex Shader

• Up to 2048 x 1536 at 75 Hz refresh

• High performance 3-D setup and render engine

• High quality/performance texture engine

• Display

⎯ Integrated 24-bit 400 MHz RAMDAC

⎯ DDC2B compliant interface

• Hardware motion compensation for software MPEG2 decode

• Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) support up to 224 MB

• Intel

Zoom Utility

For information about Refer to

DVMT Section 1.5.1.1, page 23

Obtaining graphics software and utilities Section 1.2, page 15