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SiS 5598 Video Chipset Overview

Memory Shared System Memory Area 0.5MB, 1MB, 1.5MB, 2MB, 2.5MB, 3MB, 3.5MB, 4MB
Acceleration The Hardware Command Queue is a 32 doublewords queue built in front of the graphics engine.
Chipset SiS 5598
The VGA controller, Keyboard controller, USB controller, RTC are integrated.
Compatibility 32 bit/64 bit mixed mode configuration
Bus Integrated on Motherboard.
Supports tightly couppled host interface to VGA to speed up GUI performance and the video playback frame rate
Supports 32-bit PCI local bus standard revision 2.1
RAMDAC Built-in programmable 24-bit true-color RAMDAC with reference-voltage generator
Driver SIS597.DRV
Device Manager Name SiS 5597/5598
Standards Supported Page Flipping - Supports Concurrent Write Back
Support CAS before RAS Refresh
Support 32-bit PCI local bus standard revision 2.1
Built-in an enhanced 64-bit BITBLT graphics engine
Support tightly coupled host interface to VGA to speed up GUI performance and the video playback frame rate
Support direct access to video memory to speed up GUI performance and the video playback frame rate
Hardware Interfaces Phillips SAA7110/SAA7111 Brooktree Bt815/817/819A (8 -bit SPI mode 1,2) video decoder interface
Standard feature connector logic support
Refresh Rates
Resolution Refresh Rates Colors Supported
640x480 60,72,75,85 256/32K/64K/16M colors NI
800x600 56,60,72,75,85 16/256/32K/64K/16M colors NI
1024x768 60,70,75,85 16/256/32K/64K/16M colors NI
1280x1024 60,75 16/256 colors NI, 32K/64K colors interlace only
Virtual Screen Support virtual screen up to 2048x2048