Wednesday, April 19, 2000

3dfx V5500 Preview -- 11:41 am CST, Update by A.T. Hun

HardOCP is one of the first out of the gates with a preview of 3dfx' V5500 video card. They run some benchmarks in Q3A which show one thing very clearly: 4x FSAA kills framerates. 2x FSAA may be an option playing in Q3A because the framerate hit is not as severe (although it is still > 40%). These tests were done on alpha hardware and alpha drivers so it's hard to say how they will compare when the product actually ships. Since the NV15 is right around the corner, you have to wonder what the lifespan of the V5500 will be since it doesn't have hardware T&L. The big question for me is whether or not 3dfx has learned how to write a decent OpenGL driver . . . Thanks Evil Avatar

BTW, I check a couple of sites and you can pre-order V5500 with 64M RAM for $299. Personally, I'd wait until the NV15-based boards start shipping to make a decision on which one to get. Thankfully, I don't have enough money to buy the latest and greatest video cards all the time.

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