Absolute Multimedia Outrageous 3D Graphics GeForce DDR

Entering the video card market in this day and age can be considered some what of a challenge. On top of having to undergo costly research and development stages for the first time around, the competition is fierce and brutal. Facing more established companies such as Guillemont, ASUS, and even the behemoth Creative Labs can be a somewhat daunting task. Rising to the challenge, Absolute Multimedia has produced one of their first products to hit the market: the Absolute Multimedia Outrageous 3D Graphics GeForce.

Most noteworthy of this newcomer to the GeForce market is its price: $265 for the OEM and $285 for the retail. It may seem odd (and strangely exciting), to see a DDR card going for the same amount that many SDR cards sell for. It is exactly this effect Absolute Multimedia is feeding upon. In an effort to outsell and underprice the competition, Absolute Multimedia has produced a video card for the masses, or have they? Let's begin by taking a look at the specifications.

• Graphics Processor
  NVIDIA GeForce 256 graphics engine
• Bus Interface
  1x/2x/4x AGP with fast writes, full sideband/execute mode support
• Memory
  32 MB Hi-speed DDR (double data rate) memory
• RAMDAC
  Built-in 350 MHz
• Maximum Resolution
  2048 x 1536 pixels
• Vertical Frequency
  60 Hz to 240 Hz
• VGA Connector
  DB-15 analog monitor connector, VESA DDC2B, DPMS, VBE 2.0/3.0
• TV-Output
  S-Video
  Optional DVI connector for digital flat panel
  PAL + NTSC support
• High-Quality Video Playback
  30 fps full screen DVD playback
  DVD and HDTV-ready motion compensation for MPEG-2 decoding
  Video acceleration for DirectShow and MPEG1, MPEG-2, and Indeo
• 3D Performance
  Quad-Engine Design
  Hardware Triangle Setup
  Hardware Transform and Lighting
  32-bit rendering
  AGP 4x texture support
  Alpha-Blending
  Bilinear, Trilinear and 8-tap
  Anisotropic filtering
  Four rendering pipelines capable of delivering four pixels per clock
  Anti-Aliasing
  Bump Mapping
  Cube Environment Mapping in hardware
  Fogging
  Render with geometry instead of texture
  Subpixel Precision
  Transparency
  Gouraud Shading
  Perspective Correction
  32 bit Z + Stencil Buffer
• 2D Acceleration
  Hardware acceleration for all Windows GDI operations
  Multi-buffering (up to quad buffering) for smooth animation and video playback
  Fast 32-bit VGA/SVGA support
• Software Support
  Windows 95/98
  Windows NT 4.0
  Windows 2000
• Package Contains
  Outrageous 3D graphics card
  Install / Driver CD-ROM including Video Install and local language manuals
  Intervideo DVD DVD software
  Software Choice DVD ROM