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PCI vs ATI card?

    20-Oct-93 19:52:47
Sb: #62538-PCI vs ATI card?
Fm: John Tissavary 71054,15
To: Bruce Meikle 72614,2334
I've got a Matrox MGA Impression 3ZV. It smokes anything on the market in Windows, hands down. Check the various benchmarks and reviews out there (don't have any handy, just speaking from personal experience). Acad drivers are EXCELLENT, too, with 3D hardware rendering, real-time motion walkthroughs, etc.. and awesome display list drivers. 3DS R3 support is lacking at this time, and I'm forced to use the VESA extension which is really the lamest part of this card. It was NOT designed with DOS in mind, and the VGA is really slow. Vibrant is working on an R3 driver module for the MGA, and it should be out before the end of the year. Matrox is also working on one for the interim, and I guess it's a race to the finish, but I'm betting Vibrant's driver will outperform Matrox's. If you have specific questions, I'll be happy to answer them. John Tissavary (La Luna cie)