S3 Dual-GPU Card Competes with ATI Eyefinity

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VIA Technologies plans to offer an alternative to AMD's ATI Eyefinity technology.

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[simplyderp]

But can it run ------?

 

[dman3k]

Somehow, I don't think this will run games quite as well as AMD's eyefinity.

 

[Guest]

This is good for the consumer. We need more players in the GPU market.

 

[buzznut]

yeah, if its anything like S3's old products, WoW will prolly bring the card to its knees begging for mercy.

Now I can play dungeon hack on 4 displays! YAY

 

[cscott_it]

This will be interesting.
It's certainly not a Larabee statement and it probably means nothing to enthusiasts or gamers, however it may offer an alternative to the super-multitasker and office jocks.

 

[NapoleonDK]

Suspected performance aside, this is the first inkling we've heard of another graphics contender since the demise of Larrabee. (Not forgetting that Intel said they were discontinuing development of the "graphics card", they left the table open for speculation on the Larrabee technology outside of the "card" we were waiting for.) I would imagine we could see a return of Larrabee as well as a resurgence of VIA and possibly others. Lets not forget how very little the high-end graphics market actually accounts for ATI/Nvidia market penetration. Imagine having 4 teams on the field instead of just 2...

Lets get this competition going, bring it on!

 

[False_Dmitry_II]

I kind of wish VIA were more important in the CPU and the GPU business.

 

[grieve]

[citation][nom]False_Dmitry_II[/nom]I kind of wish VIA were more important in the CPU and the GPU business.[/citation]
the more the merrier

 

[Shadow703793]

[citation][nom]dman3k[/nom]Somehow, I don't think this will run games quite as well as AMD's eyefinity.[/citation]
Agreed, but it would be cool to have another player in the market.

 

[the_krasno]

[citation][nom]dman3k[/nom]Somehow, I don't think this will run games quite as well as AMD's eyefinity.[/citation]

They probably are aiming at the productivity sector. You know, everything BUT gaming.

 

[darkguset]

and the classic... "But can it run Crysis?"

LOLLLLLL... sorry couldn't help it...

 

[jhansonxi]

S3 and Via were good in the PII/K6-2 days but that was a long time ago. They're bottom feeders in the general MB market and I only use boards with their chips to replace one in an old system when I can't get anything else.

 

[ravewulf]

VC-1 and WMV-HD

VC-1 and WMV-HD are the exact same thing.

VC-1 is the underlying codec. WMV-HD is a branding name used by Microsoft on HD resolution .wmv files that use the VC-1 codec.

 

[wintermint]

[citation][nom]darkguset[/nom]and the classic... "But can it run Crysis?"LOLLLLLL... sorry couldn't help it...[/citation]

No more Crysis please

 

[jfem]

Competition is good news. How powerful is the gpu? Show us some benchmarks.

 

[Marco925]

I didn't even know S3 was still alive, let alone making GPUs

 

[acecombat]

It may not be a fantastic option for gamers, but if they're quiet and not overpriced I'll consider buying one for my HTPC!

 

[nottheking]

Before I consider it a worthwhile card, I'd have to know what sort of power it has on it. I know, it's not made for gaming... But will it be able to cut it for decoding H.264 and handling HDCP? THAT, I think, will be the main question that many of their prospective customers will be thinking. Obviously, gamers aren't their market; AMD's pretty much got that market locked up tight, with even Nvidia barely competing.

However, if they can make a card that is inexpensive, handles tons of displays, AND can handle full high-def decoding, they'll have themselves a market. Even better if it makes do with passive cooling. If it did all that, anything under, say, $150US would make it drool-inducing.

'course, I'll grant that S3 will likely fail to deliver on those daydreams; making good non-gamer cards seems to be almost exclusively Matrox's forté, with S3 mostly producing half-arsed stuff. But I guess we'll see.

 

[anamaniac]

I bet they'll game just as well as Matrox cards. =)

Sad to see that though they try, there's not a damned thing Via makes worth buying...

 

[thomaseron]

benchmark when possible?

 

[madass]

Well, since no one has mentioned it before...
Can it run Crysis?

 

[outlw6669]

VIvA La VIA!

 

[abbadon_34]

VIA, we've been burned before, ...

 

[-Fran-]

Come on VIA, we're waiting for a comeback from you and more players on the Video/Chipset/Processor industry.

Cheers!