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CLUB3D DELTACHROME S8 PREVIEW

"Club3D Deltachrome S8 preview showing the performance of the Deltachrome using software such as 3dmark 2001, 2003, 2005, Comanche4, Far Cry, Quake III Arena, Serious Sam SE and Unreal Tournament 2004."

DuoView S3 Graphics' DeltaChrome accelerators provide sixth-generation DuoView® technology. A single display adapter is capable of running output to two monitors. Each output device can be configured through the S3Graphics ScreenToys toolkit for its own independent refresh rate, resolution, and color depth. All this from a single graphics chip and a single set of drivers! The Single Adapter Multi-Monitor DuoView implementation in DeltaChrome allows different images to be displayed with independent timings, so your secondary monitor won't be limited to your laptop's 60 Hz refresh rate.

Dual Monitor Support On Windows XP systems which support the attachment of two CRT devices, the DeltaChrome graphics accelerator and its driver software and utilities will allow the user great flexibility in configuring display resolution and refresh settings. Through the DuoView technology and the S3Display utility, the user can configure independent timings for each CRT. S3 Graphics' DeltaChrome provides hardware-assisted rotation for 90, 180, and 270 degrees of rotation.

PicturePerfect™ DeltaChrome's PicturePerfect hardware anti-aliasing for full screen and WindowsXP text makes for a consistent, silky smooth-edged image. No more jaggies.

S3 ScreenToys The S3 Graphics DeltaChrome software package includes the highly configurable S3 Graphics ScreenToys suite of utilities, designed for maximum efficiency and ease of use. Custom controls have been developed for the user interface to make tasks and feedback intuitive and easy to use. For those that wish to show off a unique look, S3 Graphics ScreenToys also support skinning. In addition, unified utility packaging provides a single set of files which support all operating systems and multiple languages. Installation is straightforward, without requiring the novice user to make decisions beyond the scope of their experience.

Hardware Color Cursors DeltaChrome provides hardware support for color cursors and for color cursors with alpha blending. Pointer size can be as large as 64x64 pixels. WindowsXP users can activate color and alpha (for transparency effects) mouse pointers/cursors.

DirectX™ 9.0, V8™ Pipeline DeltaChrome is equipped with programmable hardware shaders compatible with Pixel Shader version 2.0+ and Vertex Shader 2.0+. DeltaChrome actually goes beyond the DirectX 9.0 requirements with esoteric features for improved 3D and video quality. The DeltaChrome V8 Pipeline is a sophisticated and complex full 8 Pixel Pipeline.

Hi-Def™ Computing HDTV is the final word when it comes to high resolution displays available today. Thanks to DeltaChrome's unique, integrated Hi-Def HDTV encoder technology, you can now get the most from HDTV resolution capable displays, televisions and projectors.

Chromotion™ Programmable Video Engine The Chromotion Programmable Video Engine is a radical departure from fixed function video decoding and processing. The Chromotion engine has the flexibility to process MPEG-2/4, Windows Media Video, and other video standards. Fixed function processing such as iDCT is now handled by the programmable Chromotion engine. Post-processing to improve poor source material is an exciting new feature that will enhance video material such as webcasts.

3DMARK BENCHMARKS 9562 2302 714 3DMARK 2001 SE 3DMARK 2003 3DMARK 2005 COMMENT - "The Club3D Deltachome S8 puts in a good performance with 3dmark 2001 SE and its score is respectable for a video card in it's price range. Using the more advanced 3dmark 2003 we see the Club3D Deltachrome S8 performance drop by 76% compared to 3dmark 2001 SE, it's score of 2302 puts the Club3D Deltachrome S8 in the same performance level as the GeForce 5600 Ultra. Once again another big performance drop which was expected with the DX9 only 3dmark 2005, it's score of 714 is very good considering even the GeForce 5900 XT only delivers approx 1000 so it's a good result for the Club3D Deltachrome S8."

COMANCHE 4 50 48 40 30 800x600 1024x768 1280x960 1600x1200 BENCHMARK SETTINGS Fullscreen Enabled 32Bit Colour Depth Anti-Aliasing Disabled Terrain Detail High Object Detail High Texture Quality High Water Quality High Shadows High Particle Density High COMMENT - "Comanche4 is more cpu than video card limited but it was nice to see the Club3D Deltachrome S8 being more than playable all the way upto 1600x1200."

FAR CRY RESEARCH LOW QUALITY 124 100 63 45 MEDIUM QUALITY 63 54 35 28 VOLCANO LOW QUALITY 96 86 56 40 MEDIUM QUALITY 49 45 31 23 800x600 1024x768 1280x960 1600x1200 BENCHMARK SETTINGS Anti-Aliasing Disabled Fullscreen Enabled Vertical Sync Disabled Default Render Mode LOW QUALITY Texture Quality Low Bilinear Anisotropic Filtering 1 Particle Count Low Special Effects Low Enviroment Quality Low Shadow Quality Low Water Quality Low Lighting Quality Low MEDIUM QUALITY Texture Quality Medium Trilinear Anisotropic Filtering 2 Particle Count Medium Special Effects Medium Enviroment Quality Medium Shadow Quality Medium Water Quality Medium Lighting Quality Medium COMMENT - "Using the Research and Volcanot demos we can clearly see the performance offered by the Club3D Deltachrome S8 with Far Cry, when using low quality settings the Club3D Deltachrome S8 is more than playable at all of the resolutions tested. When using medium quality settings we see on average a 50% performance drop, however the Club3D Deltachrome can still deliver a playable performance but this time only upto 1280x960."

QUAKE III ARENA 215 181 118 74 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200 BENCHMARK SETTINGS Four.dm68 Benchmark 32Bit Colour Depth Texture Compress Disabled Lightmap Lighting High Geometric Detail Full Texture Detail Trilinear Texture Filtering COMMENT - "The Club3D Deltachrome S8 has no problem running Quake 3 using any of the resolutions and 74fps at 1600x1200 is very good for a video card in the Deltachrome's price range."

QUAKE III ARENA ANISOTROPIC FILTERING 181 181 179 178 TRILINEAR 4x ANISOTROPIC 8x ANISOTROPIC 16x ANISOTROPIC BENCHMARK SETTINGS Four.dm68 Benchmark 32Bit Colour Depth Texture Compress Disabled Lightmap Lighting High Geometric Detail Full Texture Detail Trilinear Texture Filtering COMMENT - "High levels of Anisotropic filtering can greatly increase image quality and it was very impressive to see that the Club3D Deltachrome S8 only takes a 2% performance decrease using 16x anisotropic filtering."

SERIOUS SAM SE 44 39 31 CITADEL ELEPHANT ATRIUM GRAND CATHEDRAL BENCHMARK SETTINGS 1024x768 Resolution Fullscreen Enabled Extreme Quality Settings Large Texture Size Optimal Texture Quality Detail Textures Enabled COMMENT - "Even using the extreme quality setting the Club3D Deltachrome S8 can still deliver playable performance."

UNREAL TOURNAMENT 2004 BRIDGE OF FATE 92 81 59 41 2x ANTI-ALIASING 64 43 29 800x600 1024x768 1280x960 1600x1200 BENCHMARK SETTINGS Bridge of Fate Direct3D Render Device 1024x768 Resolution 32Bit Colour Depth Texture Detail Normal Character Detail Normal World Detail High Physics Detail High Decal Stay High Full Character Shadows Full Fog Distance Decals Enabled Dynamic Lighting Enabled Detail Textures Enabled Coronas Enabled Trilinear Filtering Enabled Projectors Enabled Foliage Enabled Weather Effects Enabled COMMENT - "The Club3D Deltachrome S8 does it again and offers great performance with UT2004, the Club3D Deltachrome S8 is playable all the way upto 1600x1200. Even using 2xAA the Club3D Deltachrome S8 is still playable at 1280x960."

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