ATI FIREGL T2-128
Though high test scores and sizzling 3D performance are mainstays of the new high-performance workstations that we test and evaluate, not every CAD or visualization firm needs this kind of performance or can justify and afford the price tag. The good news is that even entry-level graphics cards provide performance benefits while remaining affordable.
The ATI FireGL T2-128 is an excellent example of a well-executed, single-slot solution that redefines entry-level workstation graphics cards. Based on the FGL 9600 visual processing unit, the FireGL T2-128 boasts 128MB of RAM and features two geometry engines and four parallel rendering pipelines.
ATI FIREGL T2-128
The ATI FireGL T2-128 entry-level graphics card with 128MB of RAM provides good performance for a fantastic sticker price of $379.
These features combine to produce face geometry processing, realistic rendering, and optimized application performance for CAD engineers and digital content creators.
The FireGL T2-128 is a midlength AGP 8×/4× graphics card. It ships with a CD-ROM full of drivers and utilities, including the speedy ATI MAXimum display driver for 3ds max and the Universal Driver for all FireGL workstation products. Built from the same source as ATI's Catalyst driver, the Universal Driver adds a critical OpenGL component. It's optimized for and certified by many professional workstation applications.
Part of a new family of FireGL graphics cards, the T2-128 offers solid support for OpenGL, CAD, AEC, and DCC applications on either Windows or the Linux operating systems.
All FireGL boards are certified for a variety of OpenGL and DirectX 9.0 applications, with full support under Windows and Linux environments. Releases of Windows and Linux drivers are almost concurrent, with Linux releases currently trailing the Windows version by about two weeks.
All other FireGL cards support dual DVI-I displays, but the FireGL T2-128 supports one DVI-I display and one VGA display. The card comes with a DVI-to-VGA adapter.
FireGL graphics cards have two integrated display controllers, allowing them to simultaneously drive two displays with completely independent images, resolutions, and refresh rates.
The FireGL T2-128 was no slouch on our benchmark tests, with a total index score of 71.16 and a 3D combined index of 43.88 on the Cadalyst Labs C2001 benchmark using AutoCAD 2004. On the SPEC ViewPerf proe-01 Viewset, the FireGL T2-128 achieved a score of 21.50.
Finally, on the MAXBench4 benchmark for 3ds max (we tested with v5.1) using the default video driver, the average of high and low scores was 35.59. With the ATI MAXimum driver v1.3.3721, MAXBench4 scores increased to 51.49. These are certainly good scores for an entry-level workstation graphics card.
Pricing on the ATI FireGL T2-128 graphics card is an affordable $379 with 128MB of RAM. The card is covered by a three-year repair and replacement warranty.
Not too long ago, the performance of a graphics card such as the ATI FireGL T2-128 would have been coveted at virtually any level for its workstation performance. Now this performance is remarkable for an entry-level workstation graphics card at a very good price.
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wilde het voor AutoCAD of 3Dstudio gaan gebruiken, dus dat komt wel goed denk ik... 