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[[image:315-5690_VDP2_01.jpg|thumb|VDP2 1st version.]]
The VDP 2 serves as the [[Sega Saturn]]'s background processor. Certain special effects such as texture transparency and playfield rotation and scrolling (up to five fields at any given time) are handled here.

Both the VDP2 and [[VDP1 32-bit video display processor]] have direct access to the both [[Hitachi SuperH2 7604 32-Bit RISC|SH2s]], as well as direct memory access (DMA) to both the main and video RAM.
* Background engine
* Four simultaneous scrolling backgrounds
* Uses 8x8 or 16x16 tiles or bitmap display per background
* Programmable memory access controller for VDP2 VRAM
* Two simultaneous rotating playfields
* VDP2 can rotate VDP1 framebuffer position while scanning out to display for rotation effects
* Color RAM supports 15-bit (32768 colors) and 24-bit (16.7 million colors) display modes
* Programmable priority at the per-background / per-tile / per-pixel levels
* Background color tinting/fading, and transparency effects
* Background blur effect (gradation) to simulate distance
Programmable display resolution:
* Horizontal sizes of 320, 352, 640, 704 pixels
* Vertical sizes of 224, 240, 256 scanlines, non-interlaced
* Vertical sizes of 448, 480, 512 scanlines, interlaced
(Only PAL consoles support 256 and 512 scanline displays)
* Hi-Vision ([[EDTV]]) and 31KHz (VGA) display support:
* 31KHz: 320x480 or 640x480, non-interlaced (progressive scan)
* Hi-Vision: 352x480 or 704x480, non-interlaced (progressive scan)
(Requires compatible monitor and video cable)

[[Category:Saturn Hardware]]