S3 GammaChrome S18 Pro

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The performance of our GammaChrome sample turned to be higher than that of the RADEON X300, but lower than that of the RADEON X600 PRO. In some cases the new card was faster than the X600 PRO, though. The value solution from S3 performed well in the video tests, ensuring a low CPU load even during playback of files in the WMV HD format. So, the GammaChrome S18 Pro has a high potential, and that’s nice.

The graphics card on the new GammaChrome S18 processor from S3 Graphics didn’t perform well in our today’s tests probably because of the early driver version and, probably, because of a few issues with the card design. As a result, the device was sometimes unstable – some games would freeze the system soon after their launch. We also saw the display mode reset to 640x480@4bit in 2D applications a few times.