X-bit labs

The Return of S3: DeltaChrome Graphics Card Review

[ 12/30/03 | by Alexey Stepin]

We have got a very special guest in our graphics laboratory today - S3 Graphics with its DeltaChrome graphics processor. The long awaited VPU the world has been waiting for about 3 years is now here and so is the legendary developer of VGA solutions. But is this comeback a worthy one? Find it out with X-bit labs!

The Fastest Graphics Cards of 2003

[ 12/10/03 | by Alexey Stepin]

Quite a lot of people buy hardware and software to play with during the upcoming holidays late this month. Some buy consoles, some get new games, others acquire new graphics cards. This review will help you to choose between 9 premier graphics cards based on VPUs and GPUs from ATI and NVIDIA in 16 benchmarks representing performance in past, present and upcoming 3D games! In addition to benchmarks, we have market analysis for you.

GeXcube ALL-IN-WONDER 9600 PRO Review

[ 12/04/03 | by Alexey Stepin]

The only multimedia combine from ATI Technologies to support both TV and radio is among the tastiest buys for Christmas. Boasting with high performance in 3D applications, dual-display support and VIVO functions, ATI’s ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 9600 PRO is probably a great "bang for the buck". Find out everything you may want to know about the product right here and right now.

ASUS RADEON 9800 XT and LeadTek WinFast A380 TDH Ultra: The Battle for AquaMark3

[ 11/30/03 | by Alexey Stepin]

There are just a few graphics benchmarks industry recognizes very-well. Earlier this year we tested the 3DMark03 to find out the champ to receive the 3DMark03 cup. Today we have new titans to fight against each other in the Aquamark3 benchmark - a yet another tool for measuring 3D performance. The GeForce FX and the new RADEON VPUs participate in the ultimate clash.

ATI RADEON 9600 XT vs. NVIDIA GeForce FX5700 Ultra

[ 11/03/03 | by Alexey Stepin]

We tested the new graphics cards based on NVIDIA and ATI chips and targeted for the mainstream market segment. I would say that it is much more interesting than comparing NV38 to RADEON 9800 XT, because these particular 200-dollar graphics cards will be sold best of all. Let’s find out more about them now!

Gigabyte RADEON 9600 PRO Review: FSAA and Anisotropic Filtering Performance of the RV350 VPU

[ 10/24/03 | by Alexey Stepin]

Our today’s tests will at investigating the effect of full-screen anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering on mainstream graphics cards. Namely we will take a look at a great mainstream solution from Gigabyte - GV-R96P128D graphics card based on ATI RADEON 9600 Pro chip.

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra against ATI RADEON 9800 XT: Shader Wars

[ 10/23/03 | by Tim Tscheblockov]

By today both leading graphics chip developers have already announced their new high-performance graphics solutions targeted for hardware and gaming enthusiasts, which are definitely going to become the Christmas sales hits. Let’s test these new solutions to find out which of them is going to become the best Christmas gift.

Extreme Overclocking Experience: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra against ATI RADEON 9800 Pro

[ 10/07/03 | by Tim Tscheblockov]

In this article we are going to take a really close look at a stylish MSI NBOX on the top NVIDIA graphics solution and attractive PowerColor R98-C3 on one of the top-end chips from ATI. We will also undertake a couple of really exciting extreme overclocking attempts. 30% performance boost is worth a try, isn’t it?