S3 Jumps On GPGPU Bandwagon · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday October 18, 2008 @05:30AM from the trying-to-get-their-groove-back dept.

arcticstoat writes "It's sometimes easy to forget that the PC graphics market isn't owned by ATI and Nvidia, and the company that first gave us 3D acceleration, S3, is very much still around. So much so, in fact, that it's now even developed its own GPGPU technology. S3 claims that its Chrome 400 chips can accelerate gaming physics, HD video transcoding/encoding and photo enhancement. To demonstrate the latter, S3 has released a free download called S3FotoPro, which enhances color clarity and reduces haze in photos. However, the company hasn't yet revealed whether it plans to support OpenCL in the future." The Tech Report also points out that this could allow S3's parent company, VIA, to compete with Intel and AMD in graphics processing technology.

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Re:Easy to forget by 800DeadCCs · 2008-10-18 21:53 · Score: 0, Troll

Yep, Intel has like 60% market share.
And they have the worse performance.
And they have some of the easiest Linux support.
Isn't that like saying most pedos go for 11 - 13 year olds, but at least they use condoms?
Intel video is so bad it should be criminal... can we fine them $1000 for each gma950 unit they ship?... please?