Picasso II
 connects to: Zorro II
Picasso II, 2MB Version
Picasso II, 1MB Version
Picasso II, Prototype

Chipset(s)Cirrus Logic GD5426
Graphics Memory1MB (60ns) or
2MB (60ns)
8bit Support: Yes
16bit Support: Yes
24bit Support: Yes
Display Drivers
CyberGraphX V2: Yes
CyberGraphX V3: Yes
CyberGraphX V4: Yes
Picasso 96: Yes
EGS: Yes
Other: Yes

The Picasso II is a Zorro II only graphics card. It has a pixel clock of 85Mhz (8bit), 45Mhz (16bit), 28Mhz (24bit). The Picasso II requires Workbench 2.0 or above, and includes two connectors, one which is designed to pass through native Amiga video, and one for the physical attachment of the monitor. Depending on the cable you have the Amiga's native video can either come directly from the the RGB port, or from another flicker fixer or scandoubler. For A2000 owners, the Picasso II also supports segmented memory. This means that the graphics card can still be used, even if you currently have other peripherals (such as memory) which are using up the full Zorro II address space. However in segmented memory mode, performance is degraded and applications may not behave very well. Please also note, that depending on the RTG driver you use (P96, CGX, EGS), segmented mode may not be supported. To change to segmented memory mode, there is a jumper next to a row of four chips, on the right hand side of the card. This should be ON to enable segmented memory.

Example Display Modes
ResolutionDepthFrequency
1280 x 1024L848.37Khz x 87Hz
1152 x 900863.62Khz x 68Hz
1120 x 832863.1Khz x 73Hz
1024 x 768863.19Khz x 78Hz
800 x 600854.61Khz x 82Hz
640 x 480838.32Khz x 73Hz
800 x 6001637.89Khz x 60Hz
640 x 4801637.59Khz x 71Hz
640 x 4802434.02Khz x 64Hz

L = Laced (ie Interlaced mode)

Page contributors: Antoine Dubourg, Iggy Drougge, Mario Misic, RiWa & Friends
Updated: 12/22/2004 . Added: 12/22/2004