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   Jazz Multimedia Outlaw 3D
Price: $137 for 4MB (Street), $179 for 8MB (MSRP) Contact: Jazz Multimedia, (408) 764-2306, www.jazzmm.com PROS: A full V2200 card with the image quality that implies; low cost. CONS: Slower than the Hercules V2200 card; not true AGP. 
The Outlaw 3D uses Rendition's flagship V2200 3D processor. Using a RISC engine at its core, the V2200 delivers solid 3D performance, good 2D performance, and decent image quality, and the Outlaw delivers Rendition quality at a very aggressive price. We looked at both the PCI and AGP versions. The Outlaw is very basic - no TV-out, no bundled games - but you can find the 4MB card on the street for as low as $137.
The Outlaw's performance trailed the more expensive Thriller 3D, which also uses the V2200 chip. Some of this may be attributed to the memory difference - the Outlaw had 4MB of RAM, whereas both the Thriller cards had 8MB. In fact, the difference in 3D Winbench numbers at 800x600 is probably the difference in memory. You can get the Outlaw with 8MB as well. The Outlaw, however, does use somewhat slower SGRAM. The Outlaw's image quality was quite good, as we've come to expect with Rendition cards. Surprisingly, the 2D Winbench numbers were also quite good - a testament to how far Rendition's chips have come since the V1000. All the games we ran looked pretty good. Note that the V2200 is not a true AGP-aware part, hence the lack of extreme texture support in G-Police. With decent performance and a low price, the Outlaw might just be a great alternative for someone on a budget looking for a full-featured accelerator. - LC
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