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I’m Soo mad I sold all of my sgi machines :( still want a Tezro
Processors • Single or dual MIPS 64-bit R14000A™ 400MHz, R14000A™ 550MHz and 600MHz 2MB L2 cache
Graphics • Integrated vertex processing engine
• Integrated image and texture engine
• 12-bit per component color and alpha
• 24-bit eye space Z buffer and 8-bit stencil
• 10-bit digital to analog (DAC) display interface
• Multiple concurrent visuals (8-bit window ID)
• V6 & V10: 32MB graphics memory, including up to 8MB texture memory
• V8 & V12: 128MB graphics memory, including up to 104MB texture memory
• Resolution up to 1920x1200 pixels @ 60 Hz and 72 Hz
• Support for dual channel and stereo viewing mode
Memory • 256MB-8GB synchronous DRAM (SDRAM)
Key Applications • MCAD/MCAE
• Digital Prototyping
• 3D Animation
• Medical Imaging
• Scientific Visualization
• Oil and Gas (seismic interpretation)
• Visual Simulation
• Editing and Compositing
• Geospatial Imaging
I’m reading that as somewhat unfavourably comparable with a mid-level mobile phone, as of 2023. Phone will certainly have more CPU cores, probably has as much RAM as the maxed-out SGI, and better graphics ability. SGI might win out on floating-point maths, persistent storage, and system cooling, but I wouldn’t bet on it.
Specs:
Processors • Single or dual MIPS 64-bit R14000A™ 400MHz, R14000A™ 550MHz and 600MHz 2MB L2 cache Graphics • Integrated vertex processing engine • Integrated image and texture engine • 12-bit per component color and alpha • 24-bit eye space Z buffer and 8-bit stencil • 10-bit digital to analog (DAC) display interface • Multiple concurrent visuals (8-bit window ID) • V6 & V10: 32MB graphics memory, including up to 8MB texture memory • V8 & V12: 128MB graphics memory, including up to 104MB texture memory • Resolution up to 1920x1200 pixels @ 60 Hz and 72 Hz • Support for dual channel and stereo viewing mode Memory • 256MB-8GB synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) Key Applications • MCAD/MCAE • Digital Prototyping • 3D Animation • Medical Imaging • Scientific Visualization • Oil and Gas (seismic interpretation) • Visual Simulation • Editing and Compositing • Geospatial Imaging
Source
https://web.archive.org/web/20090621072040/http://www.sgi.com/products/remarketed/octane2/
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I’m reading that as somewhat unfavourably comparable with a mid-level mobile phone, as of 2023. Phone will certainly have more CPU cores, probably has as much RAM as the maxed-out SGI, and better graphics ability. SGI might win out on floating-point maths, persistent storage, and system cooling, but I wouldn’t bet on it.
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