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The Return of S3

Posted by michael on from the not-dead-yet dept.

flynn_nrg writes "Just saw this article on ExtremeTech about S3's new graphics card. S3 is back on the scene with its first new GPU architecture in five years. Rather than take aim at the high-end, S3 has set its sights on the midrange price/performance category, which is currently dominated by ATI's Radeon 9600 XT and nVidia's GeForce FX 5700, both of which are under $200. Today S3 unveils the DeltaChrome S8 GPU, which represents the midrange of its upcoming line of DeltaChrome GPUs."

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  1. Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well given their rep it'd almost have to, since they're not going to be driving up quality.

  2. hmm by SQLz · · Score: 5, Funny

    DeltaChrome. Sounds like a cheap mod you can buy for your Civic. I wish S3 would die and Diamond would come back.

  3. Unfortunately... by SlyDe · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... the new architecture is based on 31-bit integer datestamps and is expected to roll over to zero before it is released.

  4. Unless you happen to play Deus Ex 2.... by Rahga · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dues Ex 2 players, generally, can expect their speeds to cap out at 15 fps, regardless of the video card in use or screen resolution.