Reply 40 of 80, by LunarG
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wrote:The chart shows the budget DRAM version of the Mach32, the premium VRAM version should score differently for both DOS and Windows. Most VRAM cards had a bad reputation for sub par DOS performance.
Mach32 and S3 928 were the fastest things around when they were released in 1992. This roundup is from late 1994, so it's not really fair to compare them to 64-bit chips is it?
It's not really fair, no. But for the sake of helping me choose the fastest possible vlb card, it is highly relevant though.
Reading issue 2 from 1996 makes me feel like my efforts might be futile though, as they have a build guide there, recommending none other than my current card, Matrox Millennium as the highest performer, regardless of price.
My quest is trying to find a vlb card that comes at least remotely close for a price that isn't astronomical. I mean, I found a Mach 64 for over 800 euros. Not really a price normal people could afford. 😁
WinXP : PIII 1.4GHz, 512MB RAM, 73GB SCSI HDD, Matrox Parhelia, SB Audigy 2.
Win98se : K6-3+ 500MHz, 256MB RAM, 80GB HDD, Matrox Millennium G400 MAX, Voodoo 2, SW1000XG.
DOS6.22 : Intel DX4, 64MB RAM, 1.6GB HDD, Diamond Stealth64 DRAM, GUS 1MB, SB16.