- Feb 18, 2003
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Yeah, sorry it's not a new Nintendo product, it's the integrated Intel ExtremeGraphics3 chip with it's new name.
Extreme tech takes a quick and clean look at the GMA against the Intel Extreme2, the ATI R9100IGP, and an ATI X300 in a new intel board.
<A HREF="http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1617393,00.asp" target="_new">http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1617393,00.asp</A>
Despite my early praise with the initial results. These latest results aren't as convincing, and make the previous X300 comparison look like they were looking at an X300SE. The GMA 900 does offer some PS2.0 support, but really lik ethe FX5200 it's more for show than go. The R9100IGP often outperforms the GMA900 (especially at higher res.), and like they say with a slower CPU and RAM, as well as a slower actual graphics chip.
So perhaps this is not the death of the low end like I thought, obviously that other test was an X300SE which still outpaced the GMA900 even if only by a small margin.
However for the 'rare' gaming it should be ok, and with it's full 400mhz RAMDAC should actually provide reasonably good quality video that may challenge the low end add-ins for basic video/photo editing, unlike previous ~325mhz solutions.
Also if they make it standard on laptops that would be nice too, and make cheap ~$799 laptops worthwhile IMO.
- You need a licence to buy a gun, but they'll sell anyone a stamp <i>(or internet account)</i> ! - <font color=green>RED </font color=green> <font color=red> GREEN</font color=red> GA to SK
Extreme tech takes a quick and clean look at the GMA against the Intel Extreme2, the ATI R9100IGP, and an ATI X300 in a new intel board.
<A HREF="http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1617393,00.asp" target="_new">http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1617393,00.asp</A>
Despite my early praise with the initial results. These latest results aren't as convincing, and make the previous X300 comparison look like they were looking at an X300SE. The GMA 900 does offer some PS2.0 support, but really lik ethe FX5200 it's more for show than go. The R9100IGP often outperforms the GMA900 (especially at higher res.), and like they say with a slower CPU and RAM, as well as a slower actual graphics chip.
So perhaps this is not the death of the low end like I thought, obviously that other test was an X300SE which still outpaced the GMA900 even if only by a small margin.
However for the 'rare' gaming it should be ok, and with it's full 400mhz RAMDAC should actually provide reasonably good quality video that may challenge the low end add-ins for basic video/photo editing, unlike previous ~325mhz solutions.
Also if they make it standard on laptops that would be nice too, and make cheap ~$799 laptops worthwhile IMO.
- You need a licence to buy a gun, but they'll sell anyone a stamp <i>(or internet account)</i> ! - <font color=green>RED </font color=green> <font color=red> GREEN</font color=red> GA to SK
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