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Matrox Parhelia Benchmarks and Review

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-want-my-fast-3d dept.

Crankshaft writes "Matrox Parhelia boards are due to hit retail shelves by the end of the month. Cards have been sent out and the benchmarks are up, showing the card's strengths and weaknesses. You want great looking Anti-Aliasing? The Parhelia is for you. You want killer frame rates? You might have to look elsewhere."

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  1. Tom also has a review of it by BitchAss · · Score: 4, Informative

    It says about the same thing that the above review does. Here's the link

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  2. More reviews by InnereNacht · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here:http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i =1645

    Here:http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/02q2/02 06 25/index.html

    And here:http://www.theinquirer.net/24060221.htm

  3. Anandtech looked at UT 2003 by pm · · Score: 5, Informative

    The review at Anandtech (http://www.anandtech.com) uses the latest demo from Unreal Tournament 2003 as one of the core benchmarks. It didn't make much of a difference. In the review, the Parhelia scored about as well as Radeon 8500LE.

    In the review Anand attributed it to three things. Quoting from Anand's review:

    1) Low GPU Clock (220MHz vs. 250 - 300MHz)
    2) Sub optimized drivers
    3) A lack of serious occlusion culling technology

    Whatever the reasons, the Parhelia didn't score well on one of more anticipated and graphically intensive games that will be released in the near future.