S3 claims first 0.13µ 8-pipeline graphics engine

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S3 GRAPHICS today announced a family of DirectX 9.0-compatible 3D graphics cards for the desktop market. S3 is a Via joint venture company. And the company claims its DeltaChromeF1 high-end card is the world's first DirectX 9.0, 0.13 micron 8-pipeline graphics engine, pitting itself directly against the top offerings from Nvidia and ATI. DirectX 9.0 demands a high number of transistors and S3 claims the DeltaChrome's use of 0.13 micron wafer technology ensures low power consumption while using up to half the silicon of other DirectX 9.0 implementations.

The flagship DeltaChromeF1 series card will sport up to up to 256MB of video memory and 8-pixel pipelines, while the mid-table DeltaChromeS8 offers an 8-pipe architecture with up to 128MB of memory. The low-end DeltaChromeS4 offers DirectX 9.0 performance at lower - as yet unspecified - cost.

All DeltaChrome desktop products will have on-chip Hi-Def HDTV-out and the company's Chromotion Programmable Video Engine to ensure output quality.

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(2 replies) #1 RobertH on 14 Mar 2003 - 11:48

Now this i would pay to see

If SiS suddenly showed up and gave Nvidia and ATi a good smacking lol.

#1.1 dismuter on 14 Mar 2003 - 13:54

You mean S3, not SiS

#1.2 zivan56 on 14 Mar 2003 - 15:05

I have a SiS "video card", its actually built into the chipset and uses 8mb of ram.

(1 reply) #2 Khujo on 14 Mar 2003 - 11:53

I think it would be much harder for S3 then it was for ATi to take the performance crown and start gaining market share. Ati has been known for a long time to make quality products that just had some issues, with some work and awesome product launches they easily became a name on everyones lips. I don't think people have the same type of confidence in S3 as they do Ati and Nvidia, but lately my confidence in nv has slipped a lot, i wonder what they've been smoking for the last 18 months (and where i can get some).

#2.1 DrOmango on 14 Mar 2003 - 12:27

[neoquote=#2.0 by Khujo]I think it would be much harder for S3 then it was for ATi to take the performance crown and start gaining market share. Ati has been known for a long time to make quality products that just had some issues, with some work and awesome product launches they easily became a name on everyones lips. I don't think people have the same type of confidence in S3 as they do Ati and Nvidia, but lately my confidence in nv has slipped a lot, i wonder what they've been smoking for the last 18 months (and where i can get some).[/neoquote]

#3 leebobs on 14 Mar 2003 - 12:30

When ?!?! I want to see benchmarks then marvel at poor drivers

#4 sodapop on 14 Mar 2003 - 12:35

It looks great on paper and from looking at it on paper I would buy it. But I want to benchies before I do. It all comes down to price and stability when I buy something. So if S3's drivers are good for this card and It can keep up with ATI and Nvidia, I'm game.

#5 Beast_4thHM on 14 Mar 2003 - 13:04

I just want them to be cheaper.... ATI and nvidia (especially nv) want ridiculos amounts of money for something so cheap to manufacture (although the R&D is costly) Hail S3 and SiS!! and Trident too

#6 Cyco on 14 Mar 2003 - 15:56

S3 pioneered with their S3TC which later was purchased by Nvidia, I don't see why this card (and their DeltaChrome technology) couldn't do something similar. I have owned a S3 Savage4 and remember being very happy with it and it's drivers, didn't win any speed tests or anything, but overall solid and nice.

#7 macster on 14 Mar 2003 - 16:03

S3 drivers are still the worst in the industry though

(2 replies) #8 Danrarbc641 on 14 Mar 2003 - 18:28

Aren't the 9800 Pros 0.13µ?

#8.1 ir0nw0lf on 14 Mar 2003 - 19:06

Nope, still 0.15µ.

#8.2 Danrarbc641 on 14 Mar 2003 - 19:37

[neoquote=#8.1 by ir0nw0lf]Nope, still 0.15µ.[/neoquote] I was remembering the wrong number, 9600 Pro.

#9 Acid on 14 Mar 2003 - 18:33

Their last card, the Viper 2, was not only released with horrid drivers, some of the actual hardware components did not work (like the Hardware T&L ). Maybe they've learned from their mistakes.

#10 tkyoshi on 14 Mar 2003 - 18:39

Lets just hope that it's as good as it sounds. Then it'll help create more competition and make ATI and nVidia lower their Prices so we can all afford something.

#11 netizen on 14 Mar 2003 - 19:32

The key thing here is definitly drivers! The Savage4 was a great chip technically (running Unreal Tournament on the MeTaL API, it beat the ass off the TNT2), only it took them almost 2 years to get somewhat stable and compatible drivers written for Win9x. Having said that, they've got a lot of ground to make up in company image, so the initial reviews are gonna be critical.

(1 reply) #12 A10 on 14 Mar 2003 - 19:33

[quote]Aren't the 9800 Pros 0.13µ?[/quote] Nope there still 0.15 the 9600 Pro is 0.13 though.

#12.1 Danrarbc641 on 14 Mar 2003 - 19:36

[neoquote=#12.0 by A10][quote]Aren't the 9800 Pros 0.13µ?[/quote] Nope there still 0.15 the 9600 Pro is 0.13 though.[/neoquote] I knew one of the new cards went to .13 Just forgot which one

#13 rx-- on 15 Mar 2003 - 06:11

If they get the drivers right, I might be interested.

#14 Solarix on 15 Mar 2003 - 14:03

was the 9600 Pro a flop? and the 9200

#15 Vulcan on 16 Mar 2003 - 04:54

I surely hope this turns out to be a good card at a good price...

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