The use of a discrete graphics controller ATI Mobility RADEON 9200 32MB in the Sony VAIO VGN-S2HRP, although it is not the fastest chip on earth and is equipped with a rather small amount of graphics memory, allows playing 3D games and working in 3D graphics applications. So, the graphics benchmarks are going to produce interesting results. First, here’s what 3DMark 2003 3.40 has to say:

The performance isn’t record-breaking, of course, but quite satisfying for a notebook. The graphics subsystem couldn’t run the fourth game test, while the results of Fill Rate and Pixel Shader tests don’t practically differ irrespective of the notebook’s power source. For the comparison’s sake, below are the results of 3DMark 2001 SE Pro, at different graphics quality settings: