S3 Trio64V+

for compatibility the S3 Trio, but I'd definitely keep the STB Lightspeed 128 for coolness factor :p

Just for my curiosity , what's wrong with the Mach64 CT ?
I'm using one (Upgraded to 2MB) for my late DOS machine with a Voodoo.
But i never really thought about using another one. (that, and also because i'm an ATI fan)
I have a Trio64V2DX waiting in a box and a Matrox MGA-2064W / IS-STORM comming soon...

acl wrote on 2022-08-16, 15:28:

Just for my curiosity , what's wrong with the Mach64 CT ? I'm using one (Upgraded to 2MB) for my late DOS machine with a Voodoo. […]
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Just for my curiosity , what's wrong with the Mach64 CT ?
I'm using one (Upgraded to 2MB) for my late DOS machine with a Voodoo.
But i never really thought about using another one. (that, and also because i'm an ATI fan)
I have a Trio64V2DX waiting in a box and a Matrox MGA-2064W / IS-STORM comming soon...

Beside all the problems listed with ATI for DOS games here: https://gona.mactar.hu/DOS_TESTS, none of the ATI cards I have tried can play 'Terminator: SkyNET' or 'Future Shock' (with the upgrade) in 640x480 resolution. It's no problem for Trident, S3, and 3dfx, however. If you don't play any of the games listed, you're probably fine. At this point, I don't give ATI cards for DOS a 2nd look.

This doesn't mean I don't like ATI cards (from 1995 - 2002), I only wouldn't use them for my DOS needs when there are more consistently performing options available.

Thank you for the details. That makes sense.
And thanks for the link, very interesting !

Edit : Actually, very surprised by the Intel i740 results. It's a quite good in DOS.

STB Lightspeed 128 = Tseng Labs ET6000, definitely the best of them all.
But I would rather use it with a Pentium, coupled with some Voodoo.

For a 486 with pure DOS, S3 Trio indeed seems to be the perfect match.