Intel DG41TY User Manual

Intel Desktop Board DG41TY Technical Product Specification
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1.6 Intel
®
G41 Express Chipset
The Intel G41 Express chipset consists of the following devices:
• Intel 82G41 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with Direct Media
Interface (DMI) interconnect
• Intel 82801GB I/O Controller Hub (ICH7) with DMI interconnect
The GMCH component provides interfaces to the CPU, memory, PCI Express, and the
DMI interconnect. The component also provides integrated graphics capabilities
supporting 3D, 2D, and display capabilities. The ICH7 is a centralized controller for
the board’s I/O paths.
The chipset supports the following features:
• Onboard Graphics
• Dynamic Video Memory Technology
• USB
• Serial ATA
• Parallel IDE
For information about Refer to
The Intel G41 Express chipset http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/index.htm
Resources used by the chipset Chapter 2
1.6.1 Intel G41 Graphics Subsystem
The Intel G41 Express chipset contains two separate, mutually exclusive graphics
options. Either the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 (Intel GMA X4500)
graphics controller (contained within the 82G41 GMCH) is used, or a PCI Express x16
add-in card can be used. When a PCI Express x16 add-in card is installed, the Intel
GMA X4500 graphics controller is disabled.
1.6.1.1 Intel
®
Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 Graphics
Controller
The Intel GMA X4500HD graphics controller features the following:
• High quality texture engine
⎯ DirectX10* and OpenGL* 2.0 compliant
⎯ Shader Model 4.0
• 3D Graphics Rendering enhancements
⎯ 1.6 dual texture GigaPixel/sec max fill rate
⎯ 16-bit and 32-bit color
⎯ Vertex cache
• Video
⎯ Hi-Definition content at up to 1080p resolution
⎯ Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) 5.0 uses system memory
depending on the OS and the amount of memory installed

Intel DG41TY Specifications

General

Brand	Intel
Model	DG41TY
Category	Motherboard
Language	English