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Review: S3 DeltaChrome S8

by Tarinder Sandhu on 26 January 2004, 00:00

Tags: S3 Graphics

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X² and Quake III

X² - The Threat

  • Author: Egosoft
  • DirectX Class: 9.0
  • Pixel and Vertex Shaders: Yes (unknown versions or amount of effects)



The DeltaChrome S8's performance isn't too hot here, neither was the image quality. The benchmark would become corrupted in parts and yet remain as expected in others. A little extra driver work, we guess.

Quake III

  • Author: ID Software
  • OpenGL
  • Pixel and Vertex Shaders: No



An OpelGL test leaves the S8 floundering. With no control over the card's settings it's difficult to pinpoint the problems. At the very least, we'd expect some form of OGL control in the next driver set. The nature of the poor OGL performance indicates that driver work is required.