Reply 40 of 54, by Tetrium
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Joseph_Joestar wrote on 2022-03-25, 16:25:Tetrium wrote on 2022-03-25, 15:27:Would be interesting to hear more about the origins of Vanta and M64. GF MX has seen more exposure the last years at least.
From what I remember, the Vanta and M64 models were very popular during the first half of the year 2000. They provided acceptable performance for very little money. But, at the same time, everyone who bought one of those cards knew that they were merely a stopgap.
When the GeForce2 MX400 came into the picture, the situation was a bit different. It delivered pretty solid performance in all but the highest resolutions, and had decent staying power. Even today, it's a pretty good card.
I just went to my attic to check on a card that I apparently do not have (alas), but I did happen to browse through my box of TNT2 M64 cards and one was even made in 2001 even (didn't check the week).
I'd say these cards were used as 'simple display adapters' at the end of their product cycle life for boards that didn't have onboard graphics, kinda like a display adapter for office PCs with no real gaming intended (but basic 3D available if needed).
These cards just worked 😋
GF MX was a really good successor to the M64 cards. Btw one could say that the TNT2 M64 and Vanta were basically the TNT2 MX cards 😜