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What was planned as a minor skirmish has instead turned into a major showdown. So many 3D accelerator cards are available right now it's difficult to keep them all straight, much less tell the good from the bad and the
Inside you'll find:
16 new 2D/3D combo cards reviewed, including:
The Hercules Thriller 3D
The ELSA Victory Erazor
The Diamond Stealth II
The Diamond Viper 330
Five AGP cards
Three dedicated 3D accelerators
An early look at the experimental Obsidian 100SB
A table listing all of the performance tests
...and more!
24 3D cards in all!
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ugly. We put 24 cards through their paces in CG Labs - provoking a gritty brawl among 2D/3D combo cards, dedicated 3D cards, and the latest AGP cards. The results brought some surprises, both pleasant and otherwise.
The two new RIVA 128 boards are the biggest surprise. Canopus 3D, which made a splash last year with the Rendition-based Total3D, has shipped its Total3D 128V. Another shock came from motherboard manufacturer ASUS, which got into the retail graphics card fray with its RIVA-based 3DexPlorer. And Creative Labs surprised us with its Permedia 2 board. There are 24 pieces of hardware here, so hang on to your hat and let the showdown begin!
Go to the reviews of 2D/3D Combo Cards
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3D Card News
Find out about the latest patches, drivers, releases, fixes, and more.
News from 12/17/97
ATI releases the All-in-Wonder Pro
Alpha release of a full OpenGL driver for RIVA 128 boards
Mini GL driver for Diamond Stealth II and other information about Rendition cards
How to fix the 3D image quality of RIVA 128 cards running games like Tomb Raider II
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