Some time ago Matrox introduced a new Matrox Millenium G550 PCIe, which runs on PCI Express x1. If you find it difficult to understand that x1, you are right, because usually graphic cards use PCI Express x16, especially the new more developed systems. But as soon as we look at the specifications, it becomes clear why Matrox decided for this x1 slot. On this card there is an old G550 processor, which is not capable to run modern gmaes (DirectX 7 support only, 2×2,...). But this card was not ment for that sort of users, servers and industrial computers are the targeted group.

G550 has 32 MB of memory with 64-bit connection and can be used to plug in two monitors. Matrox haven't develepoed a new processor to work on the PCI bridge but it wnet down the same path as Nvidia and ATi - Texas Insturments develpoed a chip, which transforms signals for PCis.



This post has been edited by BuffaloHELP: Jul 20 2005, 04:59 PM

This model of the graphics card can't be considered new, because the information about its model was available long time ago, so there is nothing new in G550 chip and based on it graphics card.