ZZ9000 Compendium

More than a modern Amiga graphics card
Compiled by a ZZ9000 owner and enthusiast

Updated: March 25, 2023 | ZZ9000 is © 2019-2023 MNT Research GmbH


Preface | Specifications | Requirements / Compatibility | Production / Shipping | Installation | Screen Modes
Add-Ons | Apps 'n ARMs | Benchmarks | Features | Support / Troubleshooting | F.A.Q. | Links | Contact


Benchmarks

Note from Lukas Hartmann regarding ZZ9000 performance: "It depends a lot on CPU card (bus translation) and CPU." [source link | archived image]

Graphics

Firmware and drivers 1.13, 50 MHz 68060
[source: Greg Donner]

1920 x 1080, 16-bit

1280 x 1024, 32-bit

1024 x 768, 16-bit

640 x 480, 32-bit

Firmware 1.9a/drivers v1.8, 50 MHz 68060
[source: Greg Donner]

1920 x 1080, 16-bit

1280 x 1024, 32-bit

1024 x 768, 16-bit

640 x 480, 8-bit

Firmware/drivers v1.8 (DMA) using 25 MHz '040
[source: Greg Donner]

1920 x 1080, 16-bit

1280 x 1024, 32-bit

680 x 480, 8-bit

Firmware/drivers v1.7 (DMA)
[source: _Bnu]

640 x 480, 8-bit
Firmware/drivers v1.6.2 (stable)
vs. PIV (far right)
[source: Dimitris Panokostas]

640 x 480, 8-bit
Firmware/drivers v1.5 (beta)
vs. PIV (far right)
[source: Dimitris Panokostas]

640 x 480, 8-bit

Firmware/drivers v1.4 (early)
vs. PicassoII and PicassoIV
[source: Lukas Hartmann]

640 x 480, 8-bit
ZZ9000

640 x 480, 8-bit
PicassoII

640 x 480, 8-bit
PicassoIV

RAM Speed

Ethernet

The v1.4a driver/firmware release (September 30, 2019) brought with it a significant boost to Ethernet speeds over previous releases. Benchmarks coming as soon as they are available.