Jokes about the S3 Virge still echo around these parts (although my gateway has one.) Still, that is in the past and much has changed since then. How does S3's latest PCIe device fare?
The performance of our GammaChrome sample turned to be higher than that of the RADEON X300, but lower than that of the RADEON X600 PRO. In some cases the new card was faster than the X600 PRO, though. The value solution from S3 performed well in the video tests, ensuring a low CPU load even during playback of files in the WMV HD format. So, the GammaChrome S18 Pro has a high potential, and that’s nice.
[X-Bit Labs]