Creative Labs CT6610 Permedia 2 3D PCI Video Card P4020GFN VGA 8MB

Creative Labs CT6610 Permedia 2 3D PCI Video Card P4020GFN VGA 8MB

The Creative Labs CT6610 is a PCI 3D graphics card built around the Texas Instruments Permedia 2 GPU (P4020GFN). Released in the late 1990s, the Permedia 2 was a highly regarded chipset for workstation-class OpenGL and consumer 3D gaming, offering hardware-accelerated geometry and texture rendering in a full-height PCI form factor. The CT6610 is the Creative Labs-branded implementation of this platform, targeting both home users and graphics workstation owners of the era.

Specifications & What's Included

• Brand: Creative Labs
• Model: CT6610
• GPU / Chipset: Texas Instruments Permedia 2 (P4020GFN)
• Bus Interface: PCI (full-height bracket)
• Video Output: VGA (HD-15, 15-pin D-Sub)
• API Support: OpenGL, Direct3D
• FCC Certified: Yes — Tested to Comply with FCC Standards (Home or Office Use)
• Includes: Card only — no software, drivers, or accessories

Applications

The Permedia 2 chipset was widely adopted in the late 1990s for both professional workstation graphics (CAD, 3D modeling, OpenGL visualization) and consumer 3D gaming under Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0. Creative Labs licensed the platform to produce the CT6610, positioning it as an affordable OpenGL-capable PCI card for systems without an AGP slot or for secondary PCI slots. Today these cards are sought by collectors and hobbyists restoring period-correct Windows 9x gaming rigs, as well as by those maintaining legacy CAD or simulation workstations that require OpenGL 1.1-era hardware. The Permedia 2 is particularly valued among retro PC enthusiasts for its reliable OpenGL support at a time when many consumer cards provided only partial or unreliable OpenGL acceleration.