ATI's Charisma

March 7, 2000 2:00 PM

Seems Microsoft won't be the only one doing some unveiling during the Game Developers Conference. ATI has a new chipset coming and will be releasing details of it during GDC, read the PR. No performance indications yet, but they their new thing will feature the Charisma Engine, which is their fancy name for the T&L GPU. Besides that, their Pixel Tapestry Architecture will feature the GigaTexel rendering engine. I'm looking forward to seeing what this actually means for the FPS this card will push.

The Pixel Tapestry(TM) Architecture features the world's first GigaTexel rendering engine, and includes support for deep multitexturing and new 3D effects with eye-popping photorealistic impact. It easily deals with complex elements such as metals, liquids and wood and their complex interaction with lighting and shadows.

Gamers Depot already has a first look up, explaining a couple of features.

Maarten Goldstein

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