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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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