First mobile AGP 4X support for notebooks

At a Glance

Single component graphics subsystem, with full AGP 4X support

Based on RAGE MOBILITY 128™ graphics and features

Supports two completely independent UXGA digital displays

Improved visual quality 2D/3D rendering

Enhanced TV-out - consumer electronics quality

Comprehensive support for DirectX®

True 32-bit color support and improved 16-bit dithering

ATI's innovative AES Power Management:

Extends battery life

ACPI 1.0, 1.0B compliant

Meets Intel® power guidelines

Supports Windows® 9X, Windows® NT, Windows® 2000 and other major OS's

Family of five compatible devices

MOST COMPREHENSIVE AGP 4X GRAPHICS SOLUTION FOR NOTEBOOKS

MOBILITY M4™ offers the most comprehensive single chip graphics solution, with superior 2D/3D performance. First with AGP 4X support and DVD quality playback. Play fast 3D games, enjoy high quality DVD movies, browse the internet or run business applications simultaneously on two UXGA displays. Customers can enjoy all the benefits of desktop graphics with the flexibility of a notebook.

Compact, All-inclusive Mobile Accelerator

ATI's MOBILITY M4™ is the newest graphics accelerator for notebooks. Based on ATI's RAGE 128 PRO™ desktop accelerator, it delivers the world's fastest 2D, 3D and multimedia graphics subsystem on a compact, 31mmx31mm, 350-pin BGA package with a feature set that is the most comprehensive in the industry, saving space, power and cost. Improving on its predecessor, RAGE MOBILITY 128™, MOBILITY M4™ adds AGP 4X support to optimize current technology and performance.

Fastest 2D and 3D

ATI's MOBILITY M4™ fastest 2D & 3D performance is a direct result of its dual-piped, 128-bit, Super-Scalar rendering architecture, which processes two pixels for each clock cycle, thereby providing twice the performance of single-piped solutions. In 3D, this improves performance by combining 3D effects such as texturing and lighting or shading on a single pass (Single-Pass Multi-Texturing).

Ultimate DVD/TV Encoder

The on-chip MPEG-2/DVD decoder with iDCT and motion compensation enables full frame rate DVD playback with very low CPU utilization, thereby extending battery life. The visual quality is equal to that of DVD players available in the consumer electronics market, thanks to the 10-bit TV-encoder with 6-tap vertical/10-tap horizontal filters. The TV encoder supports both NTSC and PAL video formats, and complies with Macrovision 7.01 video copy protection standard.

On-Chip Digital Panel Scaling

The built-in filtered ratiometric expansion circuitry of the MOBILITY M4™ smoothly scales source images of up to 1280x1024 to fit any panel resolution up to 1600x1200. This is the best quality, host based scaling currently available in the PC industry.

Integrated LVDS/TMDS with Spread Spectrum

MOBILITY M4™ offers both a dual-channel LVDS interface (112MHz) and a completely independent TMDS transmitter (165MHz) each capable of driving UXGA displays simultaneously. The on-chip Spread Spectrum circuitry can be used with either LVDS or TMDS transmitters to minimize EMI when driving larger LCD panels. The TMDS transmitter complies with all VESA and DDWG specifications.

Dual-Display/16MB FB

ATI's MOBILITY M4™ integrated dual CRT controller supports up to two, completely independent UXGA displays with different (or the same) display contents and/or display parameters. Since driving two independent displays requires double the frame buffer, the MOBILITY M4™ allows for up 16MB of integrated frame buffer to fully support this feature at maximum resolutions. A total of 32MB of frame buffer, utilizing both integrated and external memory, can be supported for increased frame buffer requirements.

Ideal Choice for Consumer & Multimedia Notebooks

MOBILITY M4™, with its high performance 2D/3D acceleration combined with the most comprehensive multimedia and mobile features, satisfies all the demands of a multimedia enthusiast. It allows users to play fast 3D games, enjoy high quality DVD movies, browse the Internet, or run business applications without compromising performance or features, no matter where they are - in the office, at home, or on the road.

Stable/Reliable supply

ATI is the world's No. 1 graphics supplier, capable of supporting the volume demands of the industry's largest OEMs. ATI's MDB architecture leverages the abundantly available, standard SG/SDRAM memory technology to bring a stable, reliable, and cost-effective solution to meet the ever-increasing demand for large frame buffers over the more traditional embedded memory approach. Furthermore, ATI's unique At Speed Test System's (ASTS) ensures the supply of reliable, fully tested MDB components to OEMs.