Revolution IV

The Revolution IV with 16 MB of SDRAM was first announced on 16th June 1998, with the 32 MB variant on 24th August 1998. Both were based upon Number Nine's then-new fourth generation 128-bit graphics chip, Ticket to Ride IV - a single chip 3D/2D/MPEG coprocessor.

 Released June 1998
Bus PCI
Chipset Number 9 Ticket to Ride IV
Standards MDA, Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA
Memory 16 MB or 32 MB SDRAM
Ports 9-pin DSUB (RGB analogue video out)
Part #  
FCC ID  
RAMDAC IBM RGB524 (250 MHz)
Price At launch: $169 (16 MB), $219 (32 MB)
See Also Number Nine Revolution 3D

It delivered an almost-threefold increase in performance over the prior generation Ticket to Ride processor which powered the Revolution 3D.

A special version of the Revolution IV was released for Flat Panels, called Revolution IV-FP.

 

Board Revisions

 

Competition

 

In the Media

"Revolution IV with 16 or 32MB of video memory provides plenty of space to store and process massive textures, large images, and more, while maintaining flicker-free refresh rates at ultra-high resolutions. With rock solid display and driver quality and support for the stunning Silicon Graphics 1600SW digital flat panel monitor, Revolution IV will satisfy the most critical graphics professional, business user, and/or games enthusiast.

  • Pure 128-Bit Graphics Power
  • 16MB of SDRAM for Extreme performance
  • World's First 128-bit Memory bus to SDRAM
  • Integrated 250 MHz Pallette DAC
  • Hot 3D, Awesome 2D Performance
  • Full-Screen, 30 Frames/second MPEG-II Playback
  • True Color (32-bit) to 1600 x 1200 @ 107Hz
  • Extensive 3D Features for Direct3D(tm) and OpenGL(r) APIs
  • $169 MSRP
  • Ultimate Performance for Professional and Consumer Markets
Tomorrow’s visual technology today! Supercharge your system with 16MB of graphics acceleration for the cost of 8! Revolution IV is Number Nine's latest graphics accelerator, based on our fourth generation 128-bit chip, Ticket to Ride IV. For business, games, or media creation, Revolution IV offers the world's fastest combination of 2D and 3D performance. It is positioned to optimize the performance of Windows NT, Windows 98, and future operating systems."

Number Nine website, July 2017

 

Setting it Up


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