Volari at XbitLabs, Oh the Horror!

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Xbit Labs puts the Volari onto the test bench, and things don't look much better than the initial impression from Lars.

Things are not looking any better for the Volari DUOs, while no longer the same floptimizations, it does appear that there are still some. And HUGE differences due to them. This may be similar to nV's run-time compiler, but the outcome is not similar.

Very poor performance IMO.

<A HREF="http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/xgi-volari_23.html" target="_new">http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/xgi-volari_23.html</A>


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[Spitfire_x86]

XGI is a new name for SiS GPU division. It's not surprising that they're doing "Xabre" like things with Volari.

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[Vapor]

Maybe XGI secretly designed their flagship card to compete with the nVidia 5200nu...I'd hate to see the rest of their cards try to do anything in 3D.

Maxtor disgraces the six letters that make Matrox.

 

[HardWareBoss]

They have lots of work to do.

 

[GeneticWeapon]

The cheats that XGI are using makes nVidia look like choir boyz.

<b>I help because you suck</b>

 

[flamethrower205]

WTF are you talking about noobie? That card clearly pwnz Ati and NV!! You forget less is better cause we're dealing in seconds to render a frame! Tisk tisk.

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[BirdRobin]

I was hoping to get a XGI V5... but when are their drivers gonna be 'Cooked'? Still half-raw i'll say =(

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[TheGreatGrapeApe]

The cheats that XGI are using makes nVidia look like choir boyz.

You got that right. But if you're a Volari owner (one who can't return it for some reason), I bet you're glad they have those cheats to turn your slideshow into a game.

Still Very Pathetic all around.


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[TheGreatGrapeApe]

LOL!

Sorry Oh Great One, I forgot to include the Space/Time continuum (had to look that stupid word up), which of course confused one such as Myself. I will now proceed to go roll in the snow to lower my body temp/heart rate/reaction time so everything else appears faster to me. WooHoo I found a new way Volari can speed up their Cardz!


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[Spitfire_x86]

Never think again about getting a XGI V5. The whole volari series is totally doomed. No driver/cheats can make them better

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