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S3's DeltaChrome Graphics Chip

Posted by michael on from the recovering-from-savage-failure dept.

Noob Jones writes "The Tech Report has an article about a new video card in the works at S3. 'S3 Graphics is back with a new chip, dubbed DeltaChrome, which looks like it might just be strong enough to become a player in the mid-range consumer graphics market.' With a third player back in the graphics market both Nvidia and ATi are going to have things to worry about but this can only spell good news for customers."

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  1. I really wouldnt mind a third player.... by imsabbel · · Score: 4, Informative

    But the last 2 years, PowerVR, SIS, S3 and Tritend produced little more than hot Air. The specs might look good on paper, but in the end the chips still sucked.

    Prime example: Parhelia.
    On release 256bit memory interface,8 texel per clock -> everybody thought it would rock.
    reality: Horrible drivers, DX9 drivers "will not be made", abysmal memory performance because of lack of bandwith saving gimmicks, ect.

    S3 in particular hasnt got a very good track record. The last time they released a product that was supposed to reach nvidea&atis performance, they ended up with a chip chose T&L never worked and was emulated in a driver that sucked in every aspect except producing render errors...

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    HI O WISE PRINCE. WHT TOOK U SO DAM LONG?
  2. Re:Whatever can you mean? by ehovland · · Score: 4, Informative

    Didn't someone buy S3 out because they had some rather nice patents that they purchased from another dead company?

    Yeah, VIA. S3 coming out with new 3D hardware is entirely driven by VIA having complete converage of a computer.

    All of the comments so far have neglected to figure that S3/VIA are selling EPIA boards like hotcakes. With 3D hardware worse then this chip included. Expect to see this part on the next gen of EPIA boards.