First post, by Allannon
Can someone tell me what card this is and is it good for dos ?
Can someone tell me what card this is and is it good for dos ?
It's a PCI video card with the S3 Vision968 chip: https://www.vgamuseum.info/index.php/cpu/item … 55-s3-vision968
It's rated as having generally good DOS games compatibility.
Performance-wise, it's not as fast as the S3 Trio64 in DOS, but would be faster in Windows. Benchmarks are here: Re: Benchmarks for high-end VLB graphic cards - ET4000W32P/ARK1000VL/Trio64/S3 Vision968/Mach64
Dual-ported VRAM.
Below average in DOS games, much better in high resolution/color/refresh modes.
Nie tylko, jak widzicie, w tym trudność, że nie zdołacie wejść na moją górę, lecz i w tym, że ja do was cały zejść nie mogę, gdyż schodząc, gubię po drodze to, co miałem donieść.
Below average in DOS games
No, it's not below average.
PCI Video cards benchmark: Electric Boogaloo Edition
I must be some kind of standard: the anonymous gangbanger of the 21st century.
The Serpent Rider wrote on 2023-11-04, 18:37:No, it's not below average.
In low-res, it's definitely near the bottom for PCI cards - http://vgamuseum.info/images/vlask/bench/quake320.png
Edit:
Anyway, your benchmarks perfectly show the difference between regular DRAM (Vision 868) and dual-ported VRAM (Vision 968)...
in low-res, both are poor, 968 being only a little better
in high-res, 868 remains poor, but 968 gets very good indeed
Nie tylko, jak widzicie, w tym trudność, że nie zdołacie wejść na moją górę, lecz i w tym, że ja do was cały zejść nie mogę, gdyż schodząc, gubię po drodze to, co miałem donieść.
in low-res, both are poor
There are many cards which are MUCH worse in VGA, it's not the best S3 card though, but on much slower system there won't be any sizeable difference.
In low-res, it's definitely near the bottom for PCI cards - http://vgamuseum.info/images/vlask/bench/quake320.png
That test is not VGA and mostly irrelevant.
I must be some kind of standard: the anonymous gangbanger of the 21st century.
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