it's just a connector for a custom vram upgrade module, this card can address 4MB in total so the extra 2 are on a pcb that uses that connector

That came to my mind along with the idea it might be too connect a monitor or something.

So... Can this card be useful? Since it lacks a VGA connector?

oh I did not notice that... then that connector could also be used to carry the video signal
no way one can know for sure though...

I have no idea what kind of graphics card that shall be.
There is digital TM what is right of it? I can't read it.
Something written on the back? Serial number?

The only thing that comes to mind is the following:
This was the second part of a "dual slot graphics card"
The other slot was either Vesa Local Bus or ISA and had the VGA output connector.
So then the "strange connector" was used to connect to the first card.

But just guessing.

Indeed it is the logo from Digital Equipment Corp.

The back does have some numbers written, but searching them did not give me any results. See attached image.

Be carefull and aware....
Caps and other SMD components missing and halfway ripped off: R226, R12, C328 and more.... Pins on the S3-928 chip it self are bent.

brostenen wrote on 2020-01-06, 22:59:

Be carefull and aware....
Caps and other SMD components missing and halfway ripped off: R226, R12, C328 and more.... Pins on the S3-928 chip it self are bent.

Whut? Why didn't I notice that earlier? Good thing I didn't just pop it into my 486.
So... basically this card is not usable for me.
I'm not going to repair it. I'm not afraid of the soldering iron but my skills aren't that good.

So this makes the card a collector's item I guess... Since it seems quite rare.

Not really a collector's item, since it's unusable and might not even work if you find the original VGA connector.

Too bad... Guess I'll stick with the TGUI9420 then 😀

Maybe the memory modules are any good for other graphics cards, so I can rip them off then. I know my IBM Valuepoint has two empty sockets on the motherboard, not sure yet if these would do.

The memory chips are 265Kx8 VRAMs, so the card has 1 MB. If you can not get the card working and want to reuse the memory chips, be aware that you can not use VRAMs for EDO DRAM chipsets. Might work for S3 964/968 or Weitek P9100.

I remember my IBM has a high end S3 vision x64 onboard but have to check what kind it is... Might be the 864 as well, which would make these chips useless for that computer.