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  • G400 T&L Hardware

    I've read a lot of speculation about the G400 having T&L acceleration, but this being disabled.

    I doubt it, at least at a level where it would be usable.

    If it did Matrox would be stupid not to release a press statement, like S3 did (the Savage 2000 has hardware T&L, but we can't get the drivers to work, Open GL support in Q1, blah blah blah)

    This would make many buyers think twice.

    I think it would be more likely for Matrox to release a daughterboard T&L solution, similar to the Rainbow Runner update option. This would also prolong the lifespan of the G400 considerably, and would be a wise decision, as the need for hardware T&L is minimal right now.

    Of course I could be wrong (I hope I am )
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    This has been discussed a couple of weeks ago, when the rumours came out. You may want to do a forum search...
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    • #3
      My general take on the rumors. I have no factual evidence to support any of these statements.

      The G400 register architecture is setup in such a way that it would be a no brainer for them to add T&L accel. This is good foresight on Matrox's part.

      The G400 that I've got and everybody else has got does not have any hardware T&L support.

      The next video card that Matrox releases will be very similar to the G400, but it will add hardware T&L support.

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      • #4
        Yap !..agree with Thundrchez ...no T&L for good old G400 next gen MATROX chip ..well I hope it will support it in all the beauty & FULL PACK with BUMPS, 32bit NO PERFORMANCE LOST rendering & other ince stuf like DUAL HED,LOOOOTS of RAM & ocourse with a LOW price... ..do I ask to much ????????? LoL


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