Tuesday, May 29th 2018
Matrox G200 - Celebrating 20 Years of Graphics Excellence
Matrox Graphics Inc. is pleased to announce the 20-year anniversary of its Matrox G200 graphics chip. The milestone celebrates two decades of dedicated, active software development and support for multiple technology nodes across countless Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. Developed for 2D, 3D, and video acceleration, the G200 powered a number of industry-first, graphics and multi-monitor-based product lines that delivered unprecedented image quality across one or more displays. Today, G200 is and remains the trusted and preeminent integrated graphics solution of choice for the majority of baseboard management controllers used in servers worldwide.Matrox G200 instituted a new graphics standard in multi-display computing for a wide range of corporate, government, industrial, and end-user applications. It is widely recognized as the driving force behind the high-end professional 2D workstation phenomenon. By focusing on high-quality, Windows desktop acceleration, Matrox established the precedent for image quality on analog cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors with unrivaled visual acuity. This became the benchmark behind a number of ground-breaking and award-winning innovations including:
- MGA-G200: Revolutionary graphics chip for accelerating real-world 3D applications ranging from entry-level to mid-range CAD/animation packages to demanding industrial software to next-generation 3D games
- Millennium G200: First quad-monitor graphics card for high-performance corporate, government, and industrial applications
- Mystique G200: Leading add-in board with display plus television support for small office and home entertainment setups
- Marvel G200: Multi-functional add-in card with display, video capture I/O, and television input functionality for advanced non-linear editing systems
- G200 IP licensing: Distinguished IP cores and drivers delivering industry-leading reliability and performance in servers, plus video appliances, mobile internet devices, and more
19 Comments on Matrox G200 - Celebrating 20 Years of Graphics Excellence
How quickly time passes and how times have changed...
It games up to dx9 pretty well.
My first proper 3D graphics card was the Voodoo 3 PCI.
*Such an elegant, efficient design and elegant to program in assembler. Still awesome to this day.
I still have a bunch of Cd's with the game's from both Mystique and Millennium's :pimp:
Honestly it would have been nice if 3dfx and Matrox had remained competitive in the 2D/3D hardware acceleration department catering to the gamers, maybe it would have provided inspiration and keep both Nvidia and ATI at the time on their toes to keep on pressing forward with better and better Hardware that is also backwards compatible.
That box. Omfg, the nostalgia :D
That graphics chip had lots of issues with Red Hat Linux. Windows ME was such a mess but I ended up installing XP on it and was actually pretty smooth.
When I bought the first 6326, I fired up Sidewinder, and my jaw hit the floor. Looked way better than anything the PS1, Saturn or N64 could ever produce. Was absolutely hooked from then on.
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Had the 3Dfx Voodoo in my PowerBase 240 next to the on board ATI Rage IIe.