Two new video controllers from Matrix

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Choosing a different path from the big ones, Matrox is now hearing about itself again - you could even say it clings to the last straw for its existence - as the manufacturer has announced two new M-series video controllers: the M9138 and M9148. Both newcomers have a low profile design and a PCI Express × 16 interface; they have 1GB of VRAM on board and are fully compatible with OpenGL 2.0.

M9138

They only have DisplayPort outputs, the M9138 with three, and its brother with one more - plus all the overlay displays can be driven at up to 2650 × 1600 resolution. A special feature of the new cards - in addition to completely independent image display control (for example, one is in pivot mode, the other two can see the extended desktop, etc.) - is that you can pack up to two at a time on a suitable motherboard - so you can drive up to eight monitors at a time 2560 × 1600.

M9148

We don’t know anything about the prices yet, but that won’t be the case for long, as we’ll slowly come across the two new Matrox VGAs on store shelves as well.