S3 Graphics Interview @ X-bit Labs

Vikingod · Sep 20, 2005, 01:54 PM

S3 Graphics, the king of the graphics market a decade ago, is currently relatively quiet developing graphics cores that are primarily used in emerging markets. But the company has some solid plans for come back with its soon-to-be released Chrome20-series as well as future generations of products. We interviewed Nadeem Mohammad to find out more about S3 today.
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The_Neon_Cowboy · Sep 20, 2005, 04:43 PM

ROFL!!!! I'd like to see it but they really havn't been much since well PCI
cards went out as the thing to go with. Even then ATI and Nvidia and vodoo
led the way... They have a very very long ways to go to even begain to compete
withthe big boys. On miumal onbord hardware support and software emunlation
are no subsitue for real acelleration. AS ati has rolled out FULL DX9 hardware IGP
and nvidia rools its ou the door. SIS has to be feeling The sqweese thier soultion
can't stack up. Cant even run all the tests in 3dmark 2001, litle lone any decent games...
They do have some "cards" but again they way out guned. I wish them luck

Matth · Sep 20, 2005, 05:47 PM

Other players have rattled their sabres before now .. whatever happened to Trident's chip?

S3 graphics, in the current era, has lived on as the onboard of several VIA chipsets, living up to the low expections in serving office applications.

I will be great if there is another player in the market, to prevent any slackening of competion.

Some of us are old enough to remember the heyday of S3 - when VRAM was king - I even have an old Diamond stealth video VRAM VLB (S3 968) to throw in a revived 486, though if there are no decent Linux drivers, I'll fall back on my other old favourite, the Cirrus 5428 VLB, if that does better.

I also owned (still got it in the loft) a S3 Savage 4 PCI - my first real 3D card.

Sep 20, 2005, 01:54 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	S3 Graphics Interview @ X-bit Labs S3 Graphics, the king of the graphics market a decade ago, is currently relatively quiet developing graphics cores that are primarily used in emerging markets. But the company has some solid plans for come back with its soon-to-be released Chrome20-series as well as future generations of products. We interviewed Nadeem Mohammad to find out more about S3 today. __________ Read More / Source: X-bit Labs

Sep 20, 2005, 04:43 PM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	ROFL!!!! I'd like to see it but they really havn't been much since well PCI cards went out as the thing to go with. Even then ATI and Nvidia and vodoo led the way... They have a very very long ways to go to even begain to compete withthe big boys. On miumal onbord hardware support and software emunlation are no subsitue for real acelleration. AS ati has rolled out FULL DX9 hardware IGP and nvidia rools its ou the door. SIS has to be feeling The sqweese thier soultion can't stack up. Cant even run all the tests in 3dmark 2001, litle lone any decent games... They do have some "cards" but again they way out guned. I wish them luck __________________

Sep 20, 2005, 05:47 PM	#3
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	Other players have rattled their sabres before now .. whatever happened to Trident's chip? S3 graphics, in the current era, has lived on as the onboard of several VIA chipsets, living up to the low expections in serving office applications. I will be great if there is another player in the market, to prevent any slackening of competion. Some of us are old enough to remember the heyday of S3 - when VRAM was king - I even have an old Diamond stealth video VRAM VLB (S3 968) to throw in a revived 486, though if there are no decent Linux drivers, I'll fall back on my other old favourite, the Cirrus 5428 VLB, if that does better. I also owned (still got it in the loft) a S3 Savage 4 PCI - my first real 3D card.