Matrox Millennium G450
The Millennium G450, codenamed Condor, was Matrox' new card for 2000. The key difference over last year's G400 and G400 Max was its use of DDR memory.
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Released | 2000 |
| Bus | PCI or AGP 1x, 2x or 4x | |
| Chipset | MGA-G450 (based on G400) | |
| Standards | Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA | |
| Memory | 16 MB or 32 MB DDR | |
| Ports | 15-pin DSUB (G200 only) 26-pin VGA Feature connector |
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| RAMDAC | 360 MHz (main display), 230 MHz (secondary display) | |
| Part # | G45+MDHA16D, G45+MHDA16LXB, G45+MHDA16DLXB, G45+MDHA32DCPQF | |
| FCC ID | - | |
| Price | - | |
| See Also | Millennium G400, Millennium G550 |
"Powered by the highly integrated Matrox G450 chip, the Millennium G450 is a feature-rich, future-proof business accelerator. Built to blaze trails in the worlds of productivity and multitasking, it offers the corporate market a host of features, such as third-generation DualHead® display technology, including eDualHead(TM), and Matrox's trademark ultra-crisp image quality. The Millennium G450 also doubles as a well-rounded home entertainment solution. In addition to 2D, 3D, and DVD acceleration, it comes equipped for DualHead gaming, 3D Environment-Mapped Bump Mapping, and TV output."
The image above shows the 16 MB variant, with two large memory chips above and to the right of the main graphics core. The 32 MB variant has four memory chips, two in each of these locations.
The G450's core clock ran at 124 MHz with memory running at 166 MHz.
Key features:
- 0.18-micron technology
- AGP 1X, 2X, 4X (tolerant with older mobos)
- 360 MHz RAMDAC
- 16MB or 32MB DDR memory
- Support for OpenGL and DirectX
- 256-bit DualBus
- DualHead display technology
- Vibrant Color Quality² rendering
- Environment-Mapped Bump Mapping
- UltraSharp DAC
- Integrated TV encoder
- High-quality DVD playbacks
The G450 AGP connector is "Universal", meaning it is able to also work with older motherboards that only have AGP version 1.0 (1x or 2x). When fitted to such an AGP slot, the card will run its core clock at ~60 MHz and its memory at ~150 MHz. If fitted to a motherboard with an AGP version 2.0 slot, it can run at its full 4x speed.
G450 vs G400 Product Comparison Chart
| Products | Millennium G450 Series | Millennium G400 Series |
| Technical specifications | ||
| Graphics chip | Matrox G450 based on Matrox G400 technology |
Matrox G400 256-bit DualBus |
| Built-in memory | 16 MB SDR*, 16 MB DDR, or 32 MB DDR | 16 MB SDR or 32 MB SDR |
| Memory upgrade | Fixed memory | Fixed memory |
| Bus type | AGP 1X/2X/4X or PCI** | AGP 1X/2X/4X |
| RAMDAC | Up to 360 MHz primary and 230 MHz secondary | Up to 360 MHz |
| * 16MB SDR available on G450 LE ** G450 PCI is recommended for systems based on Intel chipsets. Feature and performance support for systems based on non-Intel chipsets is limited. |
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| 2D/3D Resolutions | ||
| Max. 2D resolutions | 2048 x 1536 | 2048 x 1536 |
| Max. 3D resolutions | 2048 x 1536 | 2048 x 1536 |
| 3D support | ||
| 3D engine | New 3D rendering array processor | New 3D rendering array processor |
| Hardware accelerated 3D features | Same features as G400 | Vibrant color quality2,Environment mapped bump mapping, and trilinear filtering |
| Video features | ||
| Supports software | MPEG-2 video | MPEG-1 video |
| Supports software DVD video |  |
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| Motion Video Rendering (MVR) architecture | |
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| Versatility | ||
| Multiple monitor support | Same features as G400 | DualHead Display supports a second RGB, TV or Flat Panel monitor with one card |
| Drivers | ||
| Supported operating systems | Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, Me, OS/2 Warp, and Linux |
Windows 3.1x, 95, 98, 2000, Me, NT 3.51, 4.0, OS/2 Warp, and Linux |
Board Revisions
I have no board revision information for the G450.
Competition
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Setting it Up
I have no information on configuring the G450.
Downloads
User Manual Original Matrox Millennium G450 user manual. |
G450 Chip Spec Sheet Original Matrox Millennium G450 specifications sheet. |
Original Utility Disk Get in touch if you can provide this missing item! |
Video BIOS ROM Get in touch if you can provide this missing item! |
More Pictures
A Millennium G450, courtesy of DOS Days' contributor, targeted
The original retail box for the G450
The PCI version of the G450