.jpg) SGI InfiniteReality2E boardset | |
| Release date | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Silicon Graphics |
| Cards | |
| Mid-range | Reality |
| High-end | InfiniteReality, InfiniteReality2, InfiniteReality2E, InfiniteReality3, InfinitePerformance |
| Enthusiast | InfiniteReality4 |
| History | |
| Predecessor | RealityEngine |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported | |
InfiniteReality refers to a 3D graphics hardware architecture and a family of graphics systems that implemented the aforementioned hardware architecture that was developed and manufactured by Silicon Graphics from 1996 to 2005. The InfiniteReality was positioned as Silicon Graphics' high-end visualization hardware for their MIPS/IRIX platform and was used exclusively in their Onyx family of visualization systems, which are sometimes referred to as "graphics supercomputers" or "visualization supercomputers". The InfiniteReality was marketed to and used by large organizations such as companies and universities that are involved in computer simulation, digital content creation, engineering and research.