For DOS and Win 3.x users, I suppose I should add this link here: https://oummg.com/manual/adapters.html

That represents a test report table of different old ISA and PCI cards, focused on pre-VESA use in DOS and Win 3.x, though some VESA testing is also included. The tests are conducted from CRT Terminator compatibility perspective, but do offer a lot of information also for VGA use.

For performance, a rudimentary Doom timedemo FPS number is included.

clb wrote on 2025-11-29, 18:26:

For DOS and Win 3.x users, I suppose I should add this link here: https://oummg.com/manual/adapters.html

That represents a test report table of different old ISA and PCI cards, focused on pre-VESA use in DOS and Win 3.x, though some VESA testing is also included. The tests are conducted from CRT Terminator compatibility perspective, but do offer a lot of information also for VGA use.

For performance, a rudimentary Doom timedemo FPS number is included.

This list might be better for this thread since it covers the newer cards-- https://gona.mactar.hu/DOS_TESTS/

msdos9 wrote on 2025-04-28, 16:19:

Guys, I read the entire thread and concluded that
the S3 Virge series cards are the most compatible with dos and win 3.x-9x. Right?

For me Rage Pro / Rage XL is one at top list if we count out some dos games.
Does play DOS games,Win3.x works with media playback,Win9x just shines.

Win9x API
1. DirectDraw 2D API hardware acceleration
2. Direct 3D is 3D API hardware acceleration
3. ATi-CIF API hardware acceleration
4. OpenGL API hardware acceleration

Win9x ATi MultiMedia
5. ATi MultiMediaCenter 6.3 or ATi DVD + add ATi TV Wonder Remote
6. TV Tuner missing? Use AIW Rage RPO or add ATi TV Capture / S-Video Card (Probably connects over AMC)
ATi Multimedia Connector (AMC)

Speed
7. Rage Pro is faster than S3 Virge and Rage XL AGP (4xMemory=64bit) speed is even faster than Rage Pro AGP (First real 2xAGP card).

Other OS
8. ATi Rage Pro has great OS support, not just these three.

Nearly 30 years ago I had an original ATI All-in-Wonder paired with a Voodoo 1 card in my machine. Worked great.

I asked ChatGPT and it said S3 Trio64V2+ has broadest compatibility for 2D DOS games. That surprised me, but it's actually what I used with a 3Dfx Voodoo.

NJRoadfan wrote on 2025-12-01, 21:01:

Nearly 30 years ago I had an original ATI All-in-Wonder paired with a Voodoo 1 card in my machine. Worked great.

I had AIW Rage PRO at some point, but mostly i had regular Rage Pro and it was my main card, dvd worked and xvid movies also.
I had no Voodoo to play with. At that time MotorRacer / NFS3 was one of the best looking games that i played with that ATiRage.