Matrox Millennium G550 PCIe - World's first PCI Express x1
graphics card
The
Millennium G550 PCIe graphics card brings the reliability, stability, and
features of the proven Millennium G550 product line to PCI Express systems. The
x1 design of the card makes it compatible with all compliant PCI Express slots -
especially useful for systems with no available PCI Express x16 slots. In
addition to having Matrox display drivers for Windows, the Millennium G550 PCIe
is the world's first PCI Express graphics card with open-source display drivers
for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.
Key features
 32MB graphics memory
PCI Express x1 interface, compatible with all
compliant PCI Express slots (PCIe x1, x4, x8, and x16)
Matrox DualHead - to power two displays
simultaneously
Dual digital flat panel support up to 1280 x 1024
resolution per display
Single display plus TV output support*
Easy to use Matrox PowerDesk utility
suite
Matrox Dual Head Clone - to view a copy of one
display on the other display
Matrox Multi-Display Zoom - to view a portion of one
display full-screen on the other display
Matrox DVDMax - to view hardware-accelerated video
playback in a video window on one display and full-screen on the other
display
Passive cooling (heat sink with no fan) for silent
operation and extra reliability
Support for displays with special aspect
ratios
Support for customizable unattended installation for
rapid multi-system set-up
Open-source Linux/Unix display drivers
available
Unified Microsoft WHQL-certified drivers for
Millennium G-Series products
Display drivers for Microsoft Windows® XP and
Windows® 2000
ATX form factor
|
*TV-output cable sold separately.
| Optional upgrades |
|
TV-output cable -
composite/s-video (P/N: /15953-02) |
|
Linux (Red Hat, SuSE,
Mandrake) display driver |
|
Sun Solaris x86 display
driver |
| Hardware included |
|
Matrox Millennium G550 PCIe
graphics card |
|
Two DVI (male) to HD15
(female) adapters (P/N:
/ADAPT20) |
Multi-display
configurations
|
DualHead
(2 displays) |
|
Display
1 |
Display
2 |
|
CRT monitor
Analog flat
panel
Digital flat panel |
CRT monitor
Analog flat
panel
Digital flat panel
NTSC/PAL TV or
VCR* | *TV-output cable upgrade sold separately.
Maximum resolutions and refresh
rates
To offer the ultimate
in productivity, Matrox Graphics provides the industry's most comprehensive
resolution, color depth and refresh rates support.
|
Maximum
resolution per display |
|
Analog |
2048 x
1536 |
|
Dual
Analog |
2048 x 1536 (primary
display)
1600 x 1200 (secondary display) |
|
Digital |
1280 x
1024 |
|
Dual
digital |
1280 x
1024 |
| Refresh rates (single display configuration) |
|
Resolution* |
Vertical
(Hz) |
|
2048 x
1536 |
85 |
|
1920 x
1440 |
85 |
|
1600 x
1200 |
100 |
|
1280 x
1024 |
120 |
|
1152 x
864 |
140 |
|
1024 x
768 |
160 |
|
800 x
600 |
200 |
|
640 x
480 |
200 | *Primary analog display.
| Minimum
system requirements |
|
System: All PCI Express
slots |
|
128MB RAM |
|
600 MHz
CPU |
|
Microsoft® Windows® 2000,
Windows® XP operating system |
|
CD-ROM |
|
