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From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr)
Subject: Re: ET4000/W32 and VESA VL-Bus
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In article <1992Dec29.191833.1401@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE> roell@informatik.tu-muenchen.de (Thomas Roell) writes:
>
>Then S3 has with the 801 a pretty good DRAM design. I would now post
>some 928 results, if I would be allowed to, but I can tell you that
>the difference to the 801 is QUITE BIG.

Any performance figures for the 928 that you have are welcome :-)

They do a good DRAM design according to S3 they simulate a VRAM in the
8c801/8c805 design. I don't know the specifics of their design and I doubt
that they are going to make it public.



>
>>Can you be kind to post your Utra Pro benchmark results?
>
Thank you

>Will be intresting. Have another benchmark number for people who like
>really hot boards ... This is the Nth Engine/250, a VRAM based board
>with a 82C481 on it... Maybe the 928 will be faster ;-)

My expectation is that is going be faster than 120k xstones :-)


Who is the chip manufacturer for  the 82c481 and do you have the phone number
for the board manufacturer of the "Nth Engine/250"?

This is the current performance for XS3 :-)
486/50Mhz 256K cache 8MB at 1024x768 45Mhz interlace 

TOTAL    130035 lineStones
TOTAL     64423 fillStones
TOTAL     46916 blitStones
TOTAL   3159992 arcStones
TOTAL    149875 textStones
TOTAL    122156 complexStones
TOTAL     89403 xStones

When Jon gets back he will run a series of xbench runs at various refresh rates
and at 1024x768. I can't because I am stuck with a low resolution monitor.

All I want to say is that at $199 the Actix GraphicEngine32 DRAM card is not
a bad card at all. Also, as much as I want to get my hands on a 928 it was
delayed two months and I still have to get hold of one to see how it works.
I have the databook and I am all set to got at it.

Amancio Hasty

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