I'd be more worried about if it supported directx
from what i can find out its about as fast in 3ds max as a permedia nt

Late nineties? The Glint 500TX was released in 1996.
I suppose it had similar specs as the first Permedia chip which would put it at maybe 60 MPixels/s and 600k triangles/s.
If you use a faster CPU than appropriate for 1996 than the Delta co-processor won't help anyway.
This chip was never targeted for games, only for CAD applications.
It will probably run GLQuake, but even the faster Permedia 2 chip will only get you max. 20-25 fps in that game.
So I'd say for historical purposes only, definitely slower than eg. a Voodoo 1.

Additional links for comparison with other professional 3D accelerators at the time of introduction:
http://members.tripod.com/ceo_topdog/294.html

Here's how it looked like in late 96:
http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/carmack121396.html
I have only tested 3Dlabs chips on a DEC Alpha with Quake II and a 500TX is slower than a Permedia 2. Early games are usually limited by fill rate - this is why the Voodoo was such a huge success.

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Late nineties? The Glint 500TX was released in 1996.
I suppose it had similar specs as the first Permedia chip which would put it at maybe 60 MPixels/s and 600k triangles/s.
If you use a faster CPU than appropriate for 1996 than the Delta co-processor won't help anyway.
This chip was never targeted for games, only for CAD applications.
It will probably run GLQuake, but even the faster Permedia 2 chip will only get you max. 20-25 fps in that game.
So I'd say for historical purposes only, definitely slower than eg. a Voodoo 1.

Additional links for comparison with other professional 3D accelerators at the time of introduction:
http://members.tripod.com/ceo_topdog/294.html

Yes, considering that it had a price tag of 4000+ us on its release it would be quite fun to compare it to consumer cards from that era 🤣

Even though it was released for the professional CAD market I would have never thought such a behemoth would have 15 mpix fillrate. We all know fillrate isn't important for CAD but... 😁

So much interesting info guys 😎

I recently scored a ELSA Gloria L-88 card from Compaq with 24MB (16MB+8MB Upgrade)
This card makes me curious. Can it do 3D? Will it blend?
I am about to find out 😁

Edit:
It can display the DirectX 7 cube smoothly!!

Edit2:
Hellbender works (all max) at a good framerate!
Quake 1.06 works well at 320x240 (software mode)
3DMark 99 MAX has broken graphics and is slow-ish.
Apparently slow mpeg2 video acceleration 🙁

3DMark 99 MAX results:
640x480x32 / Intel MMX
575 3DMarks 🤣
1198 CPUMarks

800x600x32 / Intel MMX
440 3DMarks 🤣
1197 CPUMarks

System specs:
Maxdata Artist P166:(Maxdata P166 Midi Tower AT) (2014)

Intel Pentium MMX 166 MHz CPU-z
64MB EDO RAM 60ns (2x 16MB + 2x LG Semicon 2x16MB)
MSI MS-5136 VER 1.3 (P54C TR8 ) BIOS 4.51PG 256K? L2 Cache
(07/02/97) (NB: Intel i430VX | SB: Intel "Triton" 82371SB (PIIX3))
Miro HiScore 3D 6MB (3dfx Voodoo 1)
ELSA Gloria L-88 (Compaq) 24MB RAM (Glint 500TX, Delta Geometry Processor, S3 Virge)
Creative Soundblaster AWE64 Gold CT4390 22/97
Miro Media Surround ISA ("Dolby Surround Pro Logic")
Adaptec AHA 2940S76 PCI SCSI
10GB IDE Western Digital 100 Protegé
13GB IDE Western Digital AC313000 (12.4GB FAT32)
60mm Fan
Slot-Fan Titan TTC-003
Realtek 8139D 10/100 PCI
Hitachi GD-2500 DVD-ROM Drive ATAPI, Rev.A0 Type BV+ ( Man. Nov. 1998 )
Nakamichi MJ-5.16 16x
(5-Disc CD-ROM Mini Changer)
Windows 98SE
Microsoft Mouse Port Compatible Mouse 2.1A (PS/2)
Case: Original Maxdata Artist P166
PSU: Seasonic SS-200GPX - 200W ATX

Can you benchmark it with GLQuake or Quake II?

Since I was mistaken about Delta and got corrected in another Thread: Geometry Processor doesn't mean it can do T&L, it just does triangle setup because Glint 500TX doesn't include that.

@GL1zdA
I tried to run GLQuake by patching GLQuake to my Quake 106 installation.
When I doubleclick "glquake.exe" I get the following error message:

W_LoadWadFile: couldn't load gfx.wad (OK)

@idspispopd
The performance of this card in games is not exactly mindblowing 😁

edit:

I just downloaded the "latest" Glint 500TX driver from 3DLabs.
Let's see if I can get openGL to work or a performance boost 😀

edit2:
meh, it won't install... (doesn't recognize the card)
Apparently I need Windows NT 4.0 to have openGL fun.

I know that the card is quite slow. T&L probably would only make a difference with a 486, not a Pentium.
Regarding Windows NT: Web search results say that OpenGL should work in W95.

@idspispopd
Yes I read the same thing. The problem is that openGL is not included in the ELSA drivers.
I tried to install the 3DLabs driver for the GLint chip but the hardware manager rejects the driver.

I'm out of ideas 😵