Desktop Chipsets

VIA UniChrome Pro IGP Graphics Core
The 128-bit 2D graphics engine enables acceleration of high quality graphics features, allowing all productivity applications to run with the best appearance possible while not sacrificing system performance. The 128-bit 3D graphics engines features dual pixel rendering pipes for advanced 3D rendering, and is capable of two textures per pass with a triangle rate up to 4.5 million triangles per second, a pixel rate up to 200 million pixels per second, and a texel bilinear fill rate up to 400 million texels per second.

The VIA UniChrome Pro IGP Graphics core also integrates the Chromotion CE Video Display Engine featuring an MPEG2 Decoder, Adaptive De-Interlacing, Video Deblocking, and a comprehensive range of hi-def outputs.

Advanced Memory Controller
VIA's acclaimed FastStream64 memory controller enables lightening fast memory access speeds and optimal system performance, supporting up to 4GB of DDR2 533, 400 or DDR400, 333, 266 memory.

High Performance CPU Interface
The VIA P4M890 chipset supports connections to the latest Intel? Pentium? 4 Processors supporting 800MHz FSB and Hyper-Threading technology, including Prescott core based processors.

VIA Vinyl Multichannel Audio Suite
Delivering rich, warm surround sound at resolutions as high as 24/96 through up to six- or eight- channel outputs, the VIA Vinyl audio suite includes support for VIA Vinyl HD audio, VIA Vinyl AC'97 audio, and VIA Vinyl Gold Audio, representing the highest levels of audio quality in a mainstream integrated or onboard solution.

Unified VIA Hyperion 4in1 Drivers
VIA's unified approach to drivers has been established for eight generations of chipsets, allowing end users to benefit from seamless hardware and software compatibility.

*Requires connection to a 1080p HDTV compatible TV-Out or DVI encoder chip

Yes

Video Capture Ports

Yes

Hardware Display Rotation

Yes

Video De-blocking

Yes

Dual Monitor Support

Yes

Video Acceleration

VIA UniChrome Pro

Graphics Core

V-Link (533 MB / Sec)

North/South Bridge Link

PCI Express x1

PCI Express Peripheral Support

PCI Express x16 Graphics

PCI Express Graphics Support

4GB

Max Memory

DDR2 533/400
DDR 400/333/266/200

Memory Support

1066/800MHz/533MHz/400MHz

Front Side Bus

Yes

Hyper Threading Support

Intel? Core2 Duo, Pentium? 4, and Celeron? processors

Processor Support

The VIA UniChrome Pro IGP graphics core also features the Chromotion CE Video Display Engine, raising the bar for digital entertainment support on PC systems. The P4M890 is able to deliver the Hi-Def experience via a comprehensive range of display devices, supporting outputs to CRT, LCD, standard definition TV and HDTV up to 1080p resolution*.

The Chromotion CE Video Display Engine employs a multi-faceted approach to displaying multimedia content, implementing a number of advanced tools at every stage of video processing. These include integrated MPEG-2 decoding, for flawless digital video playback with ultra-low CPU-utilization, and advanced rendering tools such as Adaptive De-Interlacing and Video Deblocking, which ensure clearer playback of digital content on all display devices.