U2

NEC PowerVR2 (CLX2)

Graphics processor
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About this component

Holly combines the PowerVR2 (CLX2) 3D core with the Dreamcast's system bus logic, linking the SH-4, 8 MB of video SDRAM and the G2 bus to the AICA and GD-ROM. It renders by splitting the screen into tiles and resolving hidden surfaces before texturing, and sorts translucent polygons in hardware. It runs hot under the main heatsink; GPU-related faults (no video, artefacts) often follow cooling failure. It is a large BGA package with no public datasheet.

What it does on this board

Tile-based deferred renderer @100MHz.

Pinout & readings

No pinout or reference readings yet — these show what each pin does and what a healthy part should measure.