I use an S3 Virge/DX 4MB in my DOS/WIn3.11 build, running an IBM PR166+ 133MHz CPU and it performs wonderfully, but that's becasue its being used for DOS gaming at 640x480 or lower in most titles at that slower processor speed.
I went with the S3 Virge/DX simply becasue it has such good DOS compatibility in a wide range of games (mainly 2D), and they're still readily available for a low price. You can read about that build at the link below if you're interested.
Beyond that, yeah, there are definitely better performance options for a build like yours, and for 3D accelerated games.
I still like the S3 cards though because they work so well for older non 3D accelerated games, and they do work "reasonably well" with some 3D games, especially at lower resolutions. I also like the "period correctness" of it. 😜
https://theclassicgeek.blogspot.com/2024/02/a … s-3x-retro.html