As the first product of its kind providing visual-rich solutions to the ultra-portable, mini-note and thin-and-light notebook markets, the Chrome 430 ULP mobile GPU gives users a high performance 64-bit product with Blu-ray™ video playback along with 3D acceleration based on the latest DirectX® 10.1 game engine. With power usage equivalent to today’s baseline integrated graphics solutions, the 430 ULP provides the best performance-per-watt ratio in the market today.

Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Aero experience is supported for the latest 3D desktop experience to provide clear, crisp content when utilizing the full capabilities of a Microsoft and S3 Graphics combination.

The main graphics core of the Chrome 430 ULP GPU is a fully programmable unified shader architecture employing the latest DirectX® 10.1 / OpenGL 2.1 instruction set. As software vendors transition applications to DirectX 10, this product ensures future compatibility with upcoming product releases.

The S3 Graphics Chrome 430 ULP features:

• Battery savings technology unique to S3 Graphics to give users mainstream graphics performance at chipset integrated graphics (IGP) power levels
• A new Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 graphics engine that delivers up to 50% faster performance than the previous generation of ULP GPU products
• The latest programmable ChromotionHD™ 2.0 video engine to support Blu-ray for a cinematic experience
• PowerWise™ architecture utilizes proprietary algorithms and design methodologies for aggressive hardware and software power savings