Matrox Millennium G550
Matrox Millennium G550 Overview
Exceptional stability
With millions of installed units worldwide, these are stable and reliable entry-level graphics boards that feature DualHead® for increased productivity. No other graphics card offers this level of world-renowned Matrox image quality and stability at an incredible value. With 32MB of DDR memory, a 360 MHz primary RAMDAC and support for dual-RGB, TV output and DVI output, the Millennium G550 is a superior entry-level graphics card for digital video editing. Comprising an extensive feature set including AGP 4X technology, DualHead® display capabilities, outstanding 2D performance and DVI-I support, the Millennium G550 delivers exceptional graphics performance and product stability.
Matrox Millennium G550 Features
- 32MB graphics memory
- AGP 4X interface, compatible with all AGP slots (1x, 2x, 4x and 8x)
- Matrox DualHead - to power two displays simultaneously
- Digital flat panel support up to 1280 x 1024 resolution
- Single display plus TV output support
- Easy to use Matrox PowerDesk utility suite
- Matrox DualHead Clone - to view a copy of one display on another display
- Matrox Multi-Display Zoom - to view a portion of one display, full screen on another display
- Matrox DVDMax - to view hardware-accelerated video playback in a video window on one display and full-screen on the other display
- Passive cooling (heat sink with no fan) for silent operation and extra reliability
- Support for customizable unattended installation for rapid multi-system set-up
- Unified and Microsoft® WHQL-certified drivers for Millennium G-series products
- Unified Microsoft Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, and Windows® Vista XDDM display driver
- Global sales and technical support
- 3-year warranty
Optional upgrades
- Linux (Red Hat, SuSE, Mandrake) display driver
- Sun Solaris x86 display driver
Hardware included
- Matrox Millennium G550 graphics card (P/N: G55+MDHA32DRF)
- One low-profile ATX bracket - on board (P/N: /2350-01)
- One TV-output adapter cable - with retail version only (P/N: /15953-02)
- One DVI (male) to HD15 (female) adapter (P/N: /ADAPT14)
Multi-display configurations
| DualHead (2 displays) |
| Display 1 | Display 2 |
CRT monitor Analog flat panel Digital flat panel | Analog monitor NTSC/PAL TV or VCR --- |
Maximum resolutions and refresh rates
To offer the ultimate in productivity, Matrox Graphics provides the industry's most comprehensive resolution, color depth and refresh rates support.
Maximum resolution per display
| Analog | 2048 x 1536 |
| Dual Analog | 2048 x 1536 (primary display) 1600 x 1200 (secondary display) |
| Digital | 1280 x 1024 |
Refresh rates (single display configuration)
| Resolution* | Vertical (Hz) | Horizontal (kHz) |
| 2048 x 1536 | 85 | 110 |
| 1920 x 1440 | 85 | 115 |
| 1800 x 1440 | 90 | 120 |
| 1600 x 1200 | 100 | 130 |
| 1280 x 1024 | 120 | 130 |
| 1152 x 864 | 140 | 130 |
| 1024 x 768 | 160 | 130 |
| 800 x 600 | 200 | 130 |
| 640 x 480 | 200 | 130 |
*Primary analog display.
Minimum system requirements
- System: AGP
- 16MB RAM
- Microsoft® Windows® 2000, Windows Me, Windows 98, Window NT® 4.0, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, or Linux
- CD-ROM
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