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Matrox Graphics to come back? Parhelia on the [long] way
Hehe Again we are being quoted on reactor critical!
According to several sources, Matrox Graphics is going to return to the arena during the next couple of months. According to different sources, web-sites and other means of information, the Matrox`s new one code-named Parhelia is going to be DirectX 9 compliant and contain 4 pixel and 4 vertex shader pipelines and also support 256-bit memory access. The core and memory speed is rumoured to be 300 MHz, giving us 19.2 GB/s memory bandwidth. The totally redesigned 2D engine will be not only capable of several new features, but also support more flexible and comfortable multi-monitor configurations.
Some say that there will be different models targeting different segments of the market: from average home-user to hardcore-gamer and 3d-graphics professional.
In fact, we do not believe that everything mentioned above is true. Firstly, because of the fact that DirectX 9 is not due in April or May. Secondly, if Matrox had the GPU taped-out, it would have contacted the graphics boards manufacturers, causing leaks. Although they really had contacted several, we have not heard of Parhelia that was going to be launched in the first half of 2002. Thirdly, Matrox Graphics is not going to take part in CeBIT, one of the reasons is because they are moving to the niche market of 2D graphics professionals and they do not need to attend any events in order to sell the certain number of boards.
Sources: MURC; 3DSpeed.org
According to several sources, Matrox Graphics is going to return to the arena during the next couple of months. According to different sources, web-sites and other means of information, the Matrox`s new one code-named Parhelia is going to be DirectX 9 compliant and contain 4 pixel and 4 vertex shader pipelines and also support 256-bit memory access. The core and memory speed is rumoured to be 300 MHz, giving us 19.2 GB/s memory bandwidth. The totally redesigned 2D engine will be not only capable of several new features, but also support more flexible and comfortable multi-monitor configurations.
Some say that there will be different models targeting different segments of the market: from average home-user to hardcore-gamer and 3d-graphics professional.
In fact, we do not believe that everything mentioned above is true. Firstly, because of the fact that DirectX 9 is not due in April or May. Secondly, if Matrox had the GPU taped-out, it would have contacted the graphics boards manufacturers, causing leaks. Although they really had contacted several, we have not heard of Parhelia that was going to be launched in the first half of 2002. Thirdly, Matrox Graphics is not going to take part in CeBIT, one of the reasons is because they are moving to the niche market of 2D graphics professionals and they do not need to attend any events in order to sell the certain number of boards.
Sources: MURC; 3DSpeed.org
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So, go home and screw yourself 
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