Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 20:54:36 -0500 (EST) From: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net> To: dkelly@HiWAAY.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X server performance and video cards Message-ID: <199711010154.UAA12847@dyson.iquest.net> In-Reply-To: <199711010101.TAA08922@nospam.hiwaay.net> from "dkelly@HiWAAY.net" at "Oct 31, 97 07:01:41 pm"
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dkelly@HiWAAY.net said: > Am thinking about a new video card. Any pointers of relative > performance of one card versus another? Have heard the Matrox Millenium > family is well liked and very fast, but where/how is this quantified? > My personal opinion is this order: Matrox Millenium S3 Cirrus ATI Assuming the individual card is supported. I have a #9 Motion 771 and a Matrox, and LOVE both. I have also had machines with the Cirrus Logic series, and certainly wouldn't put those down. My (personal) opinion of ATI has decreased somewhat. I am also fond of at least 16bpp at least 1024x768. For my work, >16bpp isn't that important, but for others it is important. So much for my babble... John
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