Quantum3d(TM) Obsidian2(TM) S/X Products to Hit Retail Shelves

    SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum3D(TM), the leader in
 PC-based realtime 3D solutions, announced that its eagerly awaited
 Obsidian2(TM) S/X Consumer line of realtime 3D graphics accelerators began
 shipping this week.  Designed to deliver high-speed, compelling 3D graphics,
 Obsidian2 meets the demands of game enthusiasts who want the most realistic 3D
 experience possible.  The Obsidian2 S/X Series features four different models-
 the largest family of Voodoo2 based products.
     "Damn these cards are fast!" said Kelt Reeves, president of Falcon
 Northwest, a leading manufacturer of PCs for game enthusiasts.  "Last year
 with Obsidian I thought Quantum3D had reached the peak, but the Obsidian2 is
 the new standard-everyone has been left in the dust."
     Signing Babbage's Etc. as its first national retail outlet marks the first
 time Quantum3D Obsidian2 products have been made available in the retail
 channel to consumers.  Additional retailers are expected to sign on in the
 coming weeks, and volume shipments are expected to increase rapidly.
     "We expected Obsidian2 to be popular, but the demand for product has been
 phenomenal," said Rick Bess, vice president of marketing for Quantum3D."
 Quantum3D professional realtime 3D products have been purchased in large
 numbers by consumers looking for the fastest, high quality performance at high
 resolutions, so we've developed and priced a product line especially for
 consumer enthusiast with Obsidian2."
 
     Fastest Game Board Ever - GameGauge Tests Reveal
     Running Computer Gaming World 3D GameGauge benchmark, a new performance
 metric developed to test graphics accelerators' real-world 3D game performance
 using, Single Board SLI Obsidian2 X-24 achieved a score of 740-the highest of
 any product benchmarked to date.  The Obsidian2 performance is much higher
 than other products tested, including the Diamond Monster 3D II with a 3D
 GameGauge score of 558, and the STB Black Magic 3D with a score of 525.
 
     Twice the Voodoo2 Performance
     The X-series products, including the X-16 and X-24, utilize the Single
 Board Scan Line Interleaved (SBSLI(TM)) design pioneered by Quantum3D last
 year with the Obsidian 100SB(TM) family of professional realtime 3D
 accelerators.  The Quantum3D SBSLI approach combines two Voodoo2 graphics
 subsystems that operate in parallel to provide twice the fill rate performance
 of single Voodoo2-based graphics accelerators-without requiring dual graphics
 boards (and associated PCI slots) and inter-board SLI interconnection cabling
 assemblies.  This also leaves more PCI slots available for other add on
 boards.  This advanced level of engineering enables the X-series models to
 sustain 180 Megapixels-per-second of textured fill rate, with perspective-
 correct trilinear texture filtering with per-pixel level-of-detail mip
 mapping, z-buffering, alpha-blending, and per pixel fog enabled.
 
     Cool 3D Games
     The Obsidian2 line includes more exciting versions of demo games that any
 other 3D graphics accelerator including:
     World Cup 98, Longbow2, Need for Speed(TM) II SE, Nuclear Strike(TM) and
 Wing Commander:(TM) Prophecy by Electronic Arts.
     G-Police(TM), Formula-1 Championship Edition(TM), Shadow Master(TM),
 Shipwreckers!(TM) and Wipeout(TM) XL by Psygnosis, Ltd.
     Foresaken(TM) and TUROK: DINOSAUR HUNTER(TM) by Acclaim Entertainment.
     Incoming(TM) by Rage Software.
     Barrage(TM) by Mango Grits.
 
     Obsidian2 S/X Line
     The Obsidian2 product family, consists of four different models, providing
 a complete range of price and performance for any gamer.  The Obsidian2 "S/X"
 models include the S-12, and S-12 AGP each with 12MB of total on-board memory,
 and the X-16 and X-24 with 16 and 24MB of memory respectively.  All of the S
 and X series products are PCI-based except for the S-12 AGP models.  All of
 the Obsidian2 products also include simultaneous TV-out, providing gamers with
 the ability to play games on large screen PAL or NTSC monitors in either
 composite or S-video formats.  The Obsidian2 models also employ a "VGA pass-
 through design" that ensures compatibility with all other popular 2D/3D
 primary windows accelerators.
     Quantum3D Obsidian2 products including the S and X series are available at
 Babbage's and Software Etc. across the U.S. For direct web sales, visit the
 Quantum3D Webstore at http://www.quantum3d.com.
 
     About the Company
     Quantum3D, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, develops and markets
 price/performance-leading solutions for the advanced visual computing
 marketplace.  Quantum3D focuses on delivering "Affordable Reality(TM)"
 solutions, which include the Quicksilver(TM) and Heavy Metal(TM) line of
 integrated PC-based visual computing systems and the Obsidian(TM) and
 Obsidian2 family of realtime 3D accelerators for  game enthusiasts, PC-based
 coin-op/LBE, visual simulation and training, and digital content visualization
 markets.  In addition, Quantum3D markets realtime 3D scene management and
 visualization software including OpenGVS(TM) realtime 3D-scene management API
 from Gemini Technology, Inc. and the RealiStorm(TM) realtime visualization
 plug-in software from RealiMation, Inc.
     Quantum3D, Obsidian, Obsidian2, the Quantum3D logo, GCI, SBSLI, Gameframe
 and Affordable Reality are trademarks of Quantum3D, Inc.  3Dfx Interactive,
 Voodoo Graphics, and Voodoo2 are trademarks of 3Dfx Interactive, Inc.  OpenGVS
 is a trademark of Gemini Technology, Inc. Intel and Pentium are registered
 trademarks of Intel Corporation.  Digital, Alpha and AXP are trademarks of
 Digital Equipment Corporation.  RealiStorm, RealiMation and Datapath are
 trademarks of Datapath, Ltd.  All other trademarks and registered trademarks
 are the property of their respective owners.  Barrage is a trademark of Mango
 Grits (C) 1998 Mango Grits.  All rights reserved.  Incoming is a trademark of
 Rage Games, Ltd. (C) 1998 Rage Games, Ltd.  All rights reserved.  Forsaken TM
 & c 1998 Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.  TUROK DINOSAUR HUNTER (C) 1997 Acclaim
 Entertainment, Inc.  TUROK(R) & (C) GBPC, a subsidiary of Golden Books Family
 Entertainment.  Acclaim is a registered trademark of Acclaim Entertainment,
 Inc.  All rights reserved.  Formula 1 is licensed by FOCA to Fuji Televsion,
 used under license.  Formula 1, G-Police, Shadow Master, Shipwreckers!,
 Wipeout XL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Psygnosis Ltd.  (C) 1998
 Pygnosis Ltd.  All rights reserved.  World Cup 98 (C) 1998 Electronics Arts.
 All rights reserved.  Official licensed product of the FIFA World Cup France
 98.  MANUFACTURED UNDER LICENSE BY ELECTRONIC ARTS. Nuclear Strike (C) 1998
 Electronic Arts.  All rights reserved.  Nuclear Strike is a trademark or
 registered trademark of Electronic Arts in the U.S. and/or other countries.
 Wing Commander Prophecy (C) 1998 ORIGIN Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 Wing Commander is a trademark or registered trademark of ORIGIN in the U.S.
 and/or other countries.  Need for Speed II SE (C) 1998 Electronics Arts.  All
 rights reserved.  Need for Speed is a trademark or registered trademark of
 Electronic Arts in the U.S. and/or other countries.  Longbow 2 (C) 1998 ORIGIN
 Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.  THIS PRODUCT IS NOT LICENSED OR ENDORSED
 BY MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION.  All tests were done on Microsoft(R)
 Windows(R) 95 version 4.00.950C using an Intel(R) SE440BX motherboard with an
 Intel Pentium(R) II 400MHz processor, 512K cache, 128MB SDRAM and 9.1GB SCSI
 hard disk with an Obsidian2 X-24 realtime 3D accelerator.  The Obsidian2 X-24
 was configured with V-sync off at a clock rate of 100MHz using Quantum3D
 Consumer Release 4C.  All Obsidian2 configuration settings were configurable
 by end users (no modifications to the Windows Registry were made).  GameGauge
 testing was performed at 640 x 480 @ 16bbp resolution.  These GameGauge tests
 were performed without independent verification by Computer Gaming World who
 makes no representation or warranties as to the result of these tests.
 
 

SOURCE  Quantum3D, Inc.