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    S3 XM 18.. how good is it?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Goren, Feb 25, 2006.

  1. Goren

    Goren Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    I saw a new Fujitsu using:
    S3 Graphics™ GammaChrome XM18™ ULP MPM-64 with dedicated 64MB video memory, PCI Express™ X 16

    never heard much about S3 cards.. what is this one in particular, comparable to?
     
    Goren, Feb 25, 2006
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  2. Fredrick_NP

    Fredrick_NP Notebook Consultant

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    I dont know anything about this GPU... but I can tell you if it's S3 anything, it sucks. Badly.
     
    Fredrick_NP, Feb 25, 2006
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  3. Darbyjack

    Darbyjack Notebook Evangelist

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    I believe the gfx ur laptop has is integrated, which is basically the weakest type of graphics cards there are
     
    Darbyjack, Feb 25, 2006
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  4. tullnd

    tullnd Notebook Evangelist

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    Que?

    He doesn't have that laptop...he said he saw one. And newer integrated graphics solutions are much stronger than some older dedicated ones.

    http://www.s3graphics.com/en/products/gamma_chrome/

    No benchmarks that I could find on a quick google search...but seems like it'd probably be just a bit worse for 3d than the ATI x200 if I had to guess. Not really a bad integrated option.
     
    tullnd, Feb 25, 2006
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  5. Dustin Sklavos

    Dustin Sklavos Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    The unit is DEDICATED, not integrated. Honestly, for 3D performance it's probably going to be less than stellar, but it's my understanding that the S3 Chrome parts have absolutely wicked battery life and power management. I'd probably take a chance on it.
     
    Dustin Sklavos, Feb 26, 2006
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