Matrox Claims Low Power with Five Years Old Technology

Matrox Graphics, a supplier of graphics solutions for niche markets, this month quietly unveiled its new lineup of graphics cards that can boast with fanless cooling system and low power consumption. Unfortunately, the new Matrox Millennium P690-series graphics boards are based on five years old Parhelia technology and do have proper drivers for Microsoft Windows Vista.

The new Matrox Millennium P690-series graphics cards are available in several form factors for PCI Express x16 or PCI bus, offer 12W or less power consumption and can drive two monitors using DVI interconnection. Specially designed Millennium P690 Plus graphics cards can also drive up to four monitors using special a Quad-HD15 cable upgrade cable.