Subject: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video Chipsets List
Date: 18 Mar 1996 14:41:16 GMT
Summary: This document is distributed with the comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video
         FAQ and contains information on video chipsets and specific video
         card models.

Version: 0.9
URL: http://www.heartlab.rri.uwo.ca/vidfaq/videofaq.html

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PC Video Chipset Information
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This document was extracted from Boogyman's guide to current PC video hardware.

 Please submit updates and corrections should to:
Michael Scott (scott@bme.ri.ccf.org)

From: Boogyman (boogyman@xs4all.nl) and Michael Scott (scott@bme.ri.ccf.org)



Current VGA compatible and 2D accelerator Graphics Chipsets
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 Alliance

Little known new chipset maker. Has 64-bit DRAM chipset with video
support (ProMotion 3210), to be used on Spider Graphics Pro-Vision 64.

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 ARK Logic

New chipset; chips used in Hercules Stingray Pro and 64, and other cards.

        ARK1000PV       VLB/PCI, 32-bit DRAM. Excellent bus interface.
                        Very efficient, aggressive DRAM timing. Clean
                        acceleration engine.
        ARK2000PV       64-bit DRAM with 2Mb. Supports 1600x1200 with
                        high-end DAC. Can be very fast due to fast memory
                        timing, although max resolutions are limited by
                        16-bit DAC interface.

        Max mem. clock: 80 MHz
        Max dot clocks depend on RAMDAC.
        Max dot clock:  1000PV: 135 MHz 8-bit DAC
                        With typical 110 MHz DAC: 8bpp 110 MHz,
                        16bpp: 55 MHz, 24bpp: 37 MHz
                        2000PV: 120 MHz 16-bit DAC
                        With typical 110 MHz DAC: 8bpp 135 MHz,
                        16bpp: 110 MHz, 24bpp: 37 MHz, 32bpp: 55 MHz

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 ATI

High-end accelerators, based on 8514 design.

        ATI-Mach8       Old, 8514-compatible
        ATI-Mach32      32-bit chip, supports 64-bit interface to
                        video memory with 2Mb. Supports both DRAM and VRAM.
        ATI-Mach64      64-bit chip. VLB speced at 33 MHz.
        ATI-Mach64CT    Integrated RAMDAC.

        Verdict

        Performance:    Fairly good previous generation performance
                        (Mach32). Mach64 very fast (with VRAM similar
                        to S3-964, similar to S3-864 with DRAM).
        DOS perf:       Mach32 fair, depends on card design.
                        Mach64 uncertain (VGA mediocre).
                        Great benefit from linear addressing mode (VBE 2.0).
        Max mem. clock: Mach64: 80 MHz
        Max. resolutions depend on RAMDAC and memory type.
        Max. res 8bpp:  1280x1024 @ 72 Hz (VRAM)
        Max. res 16bpp: 1024x768 @ 70 Hz (VRAM)
        Max. res 24bpp: 800x600 @ 72 Hz (VRAM)
        BIOS:           Unknown.
        Picture:        Unknown.

        Pricing

        ATI-Mach64 2Mb VRAM $300?
        ATI Xpression (Mach64 2Mb DRAM) $200?

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 Avance Logic, Inc. and Acer Labs, Inc.

It seems they both claim the 'ALI' acronym. Acer Labs also makes good
quality motherboard chipsets.

Avance Logic:

Low end chipsets, fairly common for PCI. 32-bit DRAM?

        ALG-2101
        ALG-2228        VLB
        ALG-2301        PCI
        ALG-2302        PCI. Excellent PCI bus performance.
        ALG-2308
        ALG-2364
        ALG-2401

Acer Labs chip:

        ALI-M3145       VESA/PCI, interleaved DRAM. Fast bus interface.
        (ALi CAT-32/64)

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 Chips and Technologies

Specializes in laptop chipsets.

        82c452          Very old SVGA chipset, very limited acceleration.
        82c455/6        Laptop chipsets.
        64300           Accelerated DRAM chipset that uses cache memory
                        Used in Spider 256 Cache, and in different NEC
                        models.

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 Cirrus Logic, Inc.

Low-to-mid-end DRAM-based cards (accelerated), some laptop chipsets.
Integrates graphic card components into one chip (built-in RAMDAC
and clock generators). The 5426/8 has been the most common low-end
VLB card chipset for a good while.

CL-GD542x series

        32-bit DRAM interface, 16-bit host bus interface.
        Acceleration: Fill, scroll, hardware cursor.
        Max dot clock at 256 colors is 80 MHz.
        First generation VLB cards.

        CL-GD5420       Old, no truecolor DAC. ISA.
        CL-GD5422       ISA. Has truecolor DAC.
        CL-GD5424       VLB support.

        The following chips have a 'BitBLT engine', which implies
        better acceleration (opaque move, invert, text).

        CL-GD5426       BitBLT chip. ISA, VLB. Max 2Mb.
        CL-GD5428       Slightly enhanced version of the 5426.
        CL-GD5429       Much faster version, 1st Q 1995. Memory-mapped I/O
                        and higher memory clock.

        Verdict

        Performance:    Fair, drops off at high resolutions/refresh.
                        Gains with CPU. 5429 fast for 1Mb DRAM.
        DOS perf:       Fair for first generation local bus
                        chipset. Mediocre by current standards (5428).
        Max. res 8bpp:  1024x768 @ 72 Hz (1280x1024 interlaced, 5426+)
        Max. res 16bpp: 800x600 @ 60 Hz (1024x768 interlaced, 5426+)
        Max. res 24bpp: 640x480 @ 60 Hz
        Max mem. clock: 50 MHz, 5429: 60 MHz
        Max dot clock:  5426/8: 85 MHz 8bpp, 45+ MHz 16bpp, 26+ MHz 24bpp
                        5429: 85 MHz 8bpp, 50 MHz 16bpp, 28 MHz 24bpp
        BIOS:           VESA BIOS support built-in, problematic.
        Picture:        Depends on card implementation. Good
                        designs crisp, bad ones fuzzy.

        Pricing

        Generic 5424/5428 cards can be as low as $60/$80.
        Brand-name (e.g. Diamond SpeedStar Pro) $100.

        Notes

        Upgrade to 2Mb buys very little (interlaced modes only).

 CL-GD543x/4x series ('Alpine')

        64-bit internal acceleration. 64-bit DRAM interface on
        5434/6 but only with 2Mb memory. More or less compatible
        with 5426/8.

        CL-GD5430       'Budget' version. Limited to 32-bit DRAM interface,
                        even with 2Mb. A bit faster than the 5428.
        CL-GD5434       Has 64-bit interface to DRAM with 2Mb memory. Good
                        speed. Good truecolor acceleration.
        CL-GD5434-E     Supports higher memory clock (60 MHz).
        CL-GD5436       Highly optimized 5434, high memory clock (EDO DRAM
                        support), packed-24 acceleration.
        CL-GD5440       5430 with video support (compressed YUV, zoom,
                        motion video).

        Verdict

        Performance:    With 32-bit interface to video memory: fair, faster
                        than 5426.
                        With 64-bit interface to video memory: very good.
                        Looses a bit on blits in benchmarks, otherwise
                        fairly good (5434). No general line draw, clipping.
        DOS perf:       Good, but not maximally configured (VLB 5434). PCI
                        potentially good, but some indication of mediocre
                        performance (conflicting evidence). 5430 mediocre.
        Max. res for 5430 and 5434/1Mb is same as 542x.
        Max. res 8bpp:  1280x1024 @ 60 Hz
        Max. res 16bpp: 1024x768 @ 75 Hz
        Max. res 24bpp: 800x600 @ 60 Hz (32-bit pixels). 800x600 @ 72 Hz
                        possible with fast enough DRAM timing.
        Max mem. clock: 5434 50 MHz, 5434 rev. E+/5430/40 60 MHz, 5436 80 MHz
        Max dot clock:  5430: 85 MHz 8bpp, 50 MHz 16bpp
                        5434: 108 MHz 8bpp, 85 MHz 16bpp, 45+ MHz 32bpp
                        5434E+: 135 MHz 8bpp, 85 MHz 16bpp, 50 MHz 32bpp
                        5436: 135 MHz 8bpp, 85 MHz 16bpp, 85 MHz 24bpp,
                        70 MHz 32bpp (depends on DRAM timing).
        BIOS:           VESA BIOS support built-in. Mediocre.
        Picture:        OK. VLB debatable.

        Pricing

        Generic cards unknown, should be below S3-864.
        Brand-name: Orchid Kelvin 64 2Mb $180.

        Notes

        CL-GD5434 often equipped with only 1Mb, which severely cripples
        performance.

        Started integrated graphic components design now used by most
        chipset makers.

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 IIT (AGX)

        VRAM-based accelerators, some cheap. Has some similarities
        with IBM XGA. Discontinued.

        AGX-015
        AGX-016         64-bit DRAM

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 Matrox

High end accelerators.  Excellent GUI (Windows 3.1, etc) performance.
Early models (other than Millenium) characterized by abysmal VGA
performance.

        MGA-2064W
        64-bit accelerator which supports up to 8 Meg of WRAM (Window
        RAM - dual ported).  Supports resolutions up to 1600x1200 at
        very high speeds.  PCI only.  Incorporates hardware color
        space conversion and video upscaling, 3D gouraud shading,
        texture mapping, double and Z-buffering.  Also has a fast
        32-bit VGA core.

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 NCR

        77C22(E(+))     SVGA, limited acceleration, ISA.
        77C32BLT        Accelerated, supports VLB. Some neat features.

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 Oak Technologies Inc.

Low-end SVGA chipsets.

        OTI-057/67      Old SVGA chipsets, 512K max.
        OTI-077         SVGA chipset, 1Mb max. Slow.
        OTI-087         Accelerated, 2Mb max. Not very fast (unoptimal
                        drivers).
        OTI-64105/107   64-bit DRAM chipset, rare.

        Resolutions for OTI-087:
        Max. res 8bpp:  1024x768 @ 74Hz, 1280x1024 @ 87Hz interlaced
        Max. res 16bpp: 800x600 @ 60 Hz
        Max. res 24bpp: 640x480 @ 60 Hz

        Pricing

        OTI-087 VLB $60.

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 S3, Inc.

Well-established for high-end PC graphics chipsets. Has moved into
low-to-mid-end market. Generally efficient accelerators. Wide variation
in card designs (RAMDAC, clock generators etc.). Acceleration interface
based on IBM 8514. 8xx chips are DRAM-based, 9xx VRAM-based.

First Generation

        S3-911          Original S3 chip, VRAM-based. Very poor DOS
                        performance.
        S3-924          Bug fix of S3-911, can support 24bpp.

Second Generation

        S3-801          ISA, 32-bit DRAM interface. Good acceleration
                        (drops off a bit at high resolutions), better
                        than Cirrus 5426/8.
        S3-805/805p     Local bus version, mostly 16-bit host interface.
                        2nd half 1994 low-end VLB.
        S3-805i         Supports interleaved memory access with 2Mb DRAM.
        S3-928          Previous generation high-end chipset; 32-bit
                        interface to VRAM for drawing.

64-bit Vision series

        S3-864          64-bit DRAM interface with 2Mb memory. 64-bit
                        acceleration. Variation in RAMDACs. Very good
                        performance with 2Mb.
        S3-964          64-bit VRAM interface. Very fast, high resolution/
                        color depth.
        Trio64 (764)    Integrated version of S3-864 (built-in RAMDAC and
                        clock generator) not driver-compatible with S3-864.
        Trio32 (732)    Integrated chip with 32-bit DRAM interface.
                        Part of S3's ambition to take over the low-end
                        market? Based on 864 core?
        S3-868          Enhanced 864 with video acceleration features.
        S3-968          Enhanced 964 with video acceleration features.

        Verdict

        Performance:    S3-801/805: Good for a 32-bit card.
                        S3-928: Very good.
                        S3-864: Very good with 2Mb memory, limited with 1Mb.
                        S3-964: Superb.
        DOS perf:       801/805: Fair, local bus OK, depends on card design.
                        928: Very good; depends on card.
                        864: Reasonably fast (very fast in 320x200, standard
                             BIOS VESA SVGA modes slow).
                        964: Mediocre for a high-end chipset (low res OK).
                        With UniVBE 5.1 SVGA much better.
        Max. resolutions depend on RAMDAC and memory timing.
        Max. res 8bpp:  1280x1024 @ 60-72 Hz
        Max. res 16bpp: 1024x768 @ 60-90 Hz
        Max. res 24bpp: 800x600 @ 60-70 Hz
        Max mem. clock: 864, Trio32: 65 MHz Trio64: 70 MHz
        Max dot clock:  864: 135+ MHz 8bpp, 95 MHz 16bpp, 47.5 MHz 32bpp
                        Trio64: 135+ MHz 8bpp, 80 MHz 16bpp, 50 MHz 32bpp
        BIOS:           Unknown.
        Picture:        Unknown. Depends on design and DAC.

        Pricing

        Generic 801/805 $80.
        Generic S3-864 1Mb $100, 2Mb $145.
        Brand-name S3-864 2Mb: $200?
        S3-964 2Mb: $250.

        Notes

        S3-864/8/Trio64 take a big performance hit with only 1Mb (very
        misleading marketing). Variation in memory timing (speed)
        between different S3-864/Trio64 cards.

        Trio32/64 and 868 do not support packed-24 pixels (24 bpp), which
        generally implies no 16M color modes on a 1Mb card.

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 Sierra Semiconductor

Well known DAC maker. Recently entered graphics chips market.

        SC15064         Integrated DAC, fast bus interface.
        (Falcon/64)

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 Trident Microsystems

Long-established low-end chipsets. Early chips known for poor performance,
but very cheap. Recent chips more competitive.

        TVGA8900C       Old ISA, SVGA. Extremely poor performance.
        TVGA9000        512K only, very poor.
        TVGA8900CL      Supports local bus, but very slow.
        TVGA9200Cxr     Local bus, slow.
        TVGA9400CXi     Supports 2Mb, truecolor. Accelerated.
        TGUI9420/30     Accelerated.
        TGUI9440AGi     Aggressive DRAM timing, accelerated, much quicker.

        Verdict

        Performance:    Early chips and VLB accelerators below par, recent
                        chips better. 9440 may be considered first Trident
                        chip that is not sub-standard.
        DOS perf:       Extremely poor (8900C). Recent local bus better.
                        9440 OK.
        Max. resolutions unknown.
        Max mem. clock: TGUI9440: 70 MHz
        BIOS:           Unknown.
        Picture:        Unknown.

        Pricing

        Generic ISA/VLB/PCI 1Mb, $60/$70/$90.

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 Tseng Labs, Inc.

ET4000 well-established non-accelerated chipset. W32 series accelerated.
ET4000/W32i and W32p support smart 32-bit interleaved memory interface
with 2Mb DRAM installed, yielding 85% of the video memory bandwidth of a
64-bit interface.

        ET4000AX        Old ISA chipset, VLB OK (16-bit host interface,
                        good response).

W32 series

        ET4000/W32      Accelerated, 32-bit host interface. 32-bit memory
                        interface. Fair performance, comparable to
                        Cirrus 5426.
        ET4000/W32i     Improved acceleration, supports interleaved memory
                        with 2Mb. Very fast blits (efficient memory
                        arbitration).
        ET4000/W32p     Improved acceleration, better host bus interface
                        support (incl. PCI). Special video support.
                        Several revisions, significant variation.
                        Revisions before C or D may have crippled/broken
                        PCI performance.

        Verdict

        Performance:    W32: Mediocre, comparable to Cirrus 5426.
                        W32i/p with 1Mb: Fair.
                        W32i/p with 2Mb: Very good, very fast blits.
        DOS perf:       Very good, but depends on card design. Not very
                        good on PCI? (depends on W32p chip revision).
        Max. resolutions depend on RAMDAC.
        Max. res 8bpp:  1280x1024 @ 72 Hz
        Max. res 16bpp: 1024x768 @ 72 Hz (W32p)
        Max. res 24bpp: 800x600 @ 72 Hz (24-bit pixels).
                        Unknown (32-bit pixels).
        Max mem. clock: W32p: 50 MHz (Tseng), 65 MHz (other source)
        BIOS:           VESA BIOS support built-in, not all. Unknown.
        Picture:        Unknown.

        Pricing

        Generic ET4000/W32p $100, with 2Mb $150.

        Notes

        ET4000/W32i and W32p take big advantage of second Mb of memory.
        Reputation for good DOS performance, but varies a bit between
        card designs. Most PCI cards seem to have burst-mode disabled,
        with relatively poor DOS-performance as a result (fixed in
        current chipsets).

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 UMC

        UMC 86C408
        UMC 86C418
        UMC 8710        PCI, 32-bit interleaved DRAM, accelerated.

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 Weitek

High-end VRAM accelerators. Seperate VGA unit.

        P9000           Old, 32-bit VRAM-interface for drawing?
        P9100           Current version.

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 Western Digital (Paradise)

Long-established SVGA chipsets. 32-bit DRAM, some accelerated.

        WD90C30         SVGA chipset, 32-bit DRAM interface (1Mb).
        WD90C31         Has limited acceleration.
        WD90C33         Accelerator, newer version, max 2Mb.

Western Digital (RocketCHIP)

Newer chips designed for use in portables.  The WD33 is a 32-bit chip
for integration with the motherboard.  Provides gui acceleration.  The
newer WD9710 provides 30fps full-screen video from its 64-bit DRAM
architecture.  24-bit RAMDAC is integrated.  Supports VLB and PCI.

The WD Multimedia Products Unit was purchased by Philips Semiconductors
on October 31, 1995.
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Current 3D accelerator Graphics Chipsets
----------------------------------------

Since others are already maintaining FAQ's on this topic, this section
consists only of links to other sources of information:

PC 3D Graphics Accelerators FAQ

     Chipset specific information, available cards, etc.

Dimension 3D - The latest in 3D accelerators and their software

     Piles of info on 3D chipsets, cards, software, etc.  Also has some
     comparisons between cards.  Also has WWW links to chipset and card
     manufacturers.

Common 3D graphics related terms for newbies

     Short list of definitions of 3D terms.



Card Model Names
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This list is intended to also include model names of more generic-type cards.
Cards that are more or less obsolete are marked 'Obs'.

        Name                            Chip            Bus

        Acronics ASI2000 Orion 32       CL-GD5430       VLB
        Acronics ASI2000 Orion 64       CL-GD5434       VLB
        Acronics ASI2020 Taurus 32      CL-GD5430       PCI
        Acronics ASI2020 Taurus 64      CL-GD5434       PCI
Obs     Actix GraphicsEngine 32         S3-801/805      ISA
        Actix GraphicsEngine 32i        S3-805i?        VLB
        Actix GraphicsEngine 64         S3-864          PCI
        Actix GraphicsEngine Ultra 64   S3-964?         PCI
        Actix Picasso                   ARK1000PV       PCI
        Actix Picasso 64                ARK2000PV       PCI
Obs     Actix ProStar VL                CL-GD5426/8     VLB
        Actix ProStar64                 CL-GD5434       PCI
        Actix Ultra+                    S3-928          ISA
Obs     Acumos AVGA3                    CL-GD5422/4/6   ISA/VLB
        Acumos AVGA4                    CL-GD5428       VLB
        ALG5434(E) (Pro)                CL-GD5434(E)    PCI
        Appian Renegade 1280 (Pro)      AGC-98032       ISA/VLB
        Asus PCI-V864                   S3-864          PCI
Obs     ATI 8514 Ultra (no VGA)         ATI-Mach8       ISA
        ATI AX0                         ATI-Mach32      PCI
Obs     ATI Graphics Ultra              ATI-Mach8       ISA
        ATI Graphics Ultra Pro (VRAM)   ATI-Mach32      ISA/EISA/VLB/PCI
        ATI Graphics Wonder             ATI-Mach32      ISA/VLB
        ATI Ultra Plus (DRAM)           ATI-Mach32      ISA/VLB/PCI
        ATI Ultra XLR                   ATI-Mach32      VLB
        ATI Expression/WinBoost (DRAM)  ATI-Mach64      ISA/VLB/PCI
        ATI GPro Turbo/WinTurbo (VRAM)  ATI-Mach64      ISA/VLB/PCI
        Boca Basic VGA                                  ISA/EISA
        Boca SuperX-Accelerator VGA     CL-GD5428       ISA/EISA
        Boca SuperX VGA PCI             CL-GD5430       PCI
        Boca SuperX VGA VL-Bus          CL-GD5430       VLB
        Boca Vortex                     IIT AGX-015?    VLB
        Boca Voyager                    C&T64300        VLB
        Boca Voyager 64                 S3-Trio64       PCI
        Boca Voyager Movie Player       S3-Trio64V+     PCI
Obs     Cardex Cobra                    ET4000/W32i
        Cardex Challenger               ET4000/W32p     VLB
        Cardex Challenger Pro           ET4000/W32p     PCI
        Cardex Mirage Plus              UMC85C418       VLB
        Cardex Power 64                 S3-864          PCI
        Cardex Thunder Pro 64           CL-GD5434       PCI
        Cardex A2000/V                                  PCI
        Cardinal SNAPplus-VL (6)        CL-GD5434       VLB
        CCS Labs MaxPower               P9000/32
        Cloud9 Thunder 64               S3-864          PCI
Obs     Colorgraphic Pro Lightning (7)  S3-864          VLB/PCI
Obs     Colorgraphic Quad Pro L. (8)    S3-864          VLB/PCI
        Colorgraphic Pro Lightning (7,8)S3-Trio64V+     PCI
        Colorgraphic Mega Lightning (7) S3-968          PCI
        Colorgraphics Super Warp (7)    ET4000/W32i     ISA
        Colorgraphics Warp (8)          ET4000/W32i     ISA
        Colorgraphics Point-of-Sale     CL-GD-5422      ISA
        Colorgraphics Voyager VGA       CL-GD-5422      PCMCIA
        DFI-WG1000 (Plus)               CL-GD5422/6/8   ISA/VLB
        DFI-WG2000P                     ALG-2301A       PCI
        DFI-WG3000P                     S3-864          PCI
        DFI-WG3000P/V                   S3-868          PCI
        DFI-WG3110P                     S3-Trio32       PCI
        DFI-WG3120                      S3-Trio64       PCI
        DFI-WG5000                      ET4000/W32p     PCI
        DFI-WG6000                      WD90C33         VLB
        DFI-WG9000                      Weitek P9000    VLB/PCI
Obs     Diamond SpeedStar (Plus/24)     ET4000AX        ISA
Obs     Diamond SpeedStar 24X           WD90C31         ISA/?
        Diamond SpeedStar Pro           CL-GD5426       ISA
        Diamond SpeedStar 64 (15)       CL-GD5434       ISA/PCI
        Diamond SpeedStar Pro SE (1)    CL-GD5430       VLB/PCI
Obs     Diamond Stealth VRAM            S3-911/924      ISA
        Diamond Stealth 24              S3-801/805      ISA/VLB
Obs     Diamond Stealth Pro             S3-928          ISA/VLB
        Diamond Stealth64 Graphics2001  ARK 2000PV      PCI
        Diamond Stealth32 (5)           ET4000/W32p     VLB/PCI
        Diamond Stealth64 DRAM          S3-864/Trio64   VLB/PCI
        Diamond Stealth64 DRAM Video    S3-868          VLB/PCI
        Diamond Stealth64 VRAM          S3-964          VLB/PCI
        Diamond Stealth64 VRAM Video    S3-968          VLB/PCI
        Diamond Stealth64 Video 2001    S3-Trio64V+     VLB/PCI
        Diamond Stealth64 Video 2200XL                  VLB/PCI
        Diamond Stealth64 Video 2120    S3-Vision968    VLB/PCI
        Diamond Stealth64 Video 2200    S3-Vision968    VLB/PCI
        Diamond Stealth64 Video 3200    S3-Vision968    VLB/PCI
        Diamond Stealth SE              S3-Trio732      VLB/PCI
        Diamond Viper SE                Weitek P9100    VLB/PCI
        Diamond Viper Pro Video (6)     Weitek P9100    VLB/PCI
        EIZO VRAM?                      IIT AGX-015     VLB
        Elisa ETI-VGAP01                CL-GD5434       PCI
        Elisa ETI-VGAP02                S3-864          PCI
        Elitegroup VideoImage VI-640    ATI-Mach64      PCI
        Elitegroup VideoImage VI-720    CL-GD5434       PCI
        Elitegroup VideoImage VI-930    S3-864          PCI
        Elitegroup VideoImage VI-931    S3-868          PCI
        Elitegroup VideoImage VI-940A   S3-Trio32       PCI
        Elitegroup VideoImage VI-940B   S3-Trio64       PCI
        ELSA GLoria (GLINT 300SX)       S3-968          PCI
Obs     ELSA Winner 1000                S3-928          ISA/PCI
        ELSA Winner 1000 Pro            S3-864          VLB/PCI
        ELSA Winner 1000 Pro/X          S3-868          PCI
        ELSA Winner 1000 AVI            S3-868          VLB/PCI
        ELSA Winner 1000TRIOV           S3-Trio64       PCI
        ELSA Winner 1000TRIO            S3-Trio64       VLB/PCI
        ELSA Winner 1000ISA             S3-86C805i      ISA
Obs     ELSA Winner 2000                S3-928          VLB
        ELSA Winner 2000 Pro            S3-964          VLB/PCI
        ELSA Winner 2000 Pro/X          S3-968          PCI
        ELSA Winner 2000 AVI            S3-968          VLB/PCI
        ExpertColor DSP6430             C&T-64300DGX?   VLB
        Expert EVL 28                   CL-GD5428       VLB
        Expert EVL 32i                  ET4000/W32i     VLB
        Expert EVP 34                   CL-GD5434       PCI
        Focus Cheetah 34                CL-GD5434       VLB/PCI
        Focus Premier 1000              ARK1000PV       VLB/PCI
        Focus Premier 2000              ARK2000PV       PCI
        Focus Roadrunner 864            S3-864          VLB/PCI
        Focus TrueSpeed W32P            ET4000/W32p     VLB/PCI
Obs     Genoa 8500VL(-28)               CL-GD5426/8     ISA/VLB
Obs     Genoa 8900 Phantom 32i          ET4000/W32i/p   VLB/PCI
        Genoa G Vision DX (9)           CL-GD5434       VLB
        Genoa Phantom 64i               S3-864          VLB/PCI
        Genoa Phantom 64 G2000 PCI      ARK2000         PCI
        Genoa Phantom 64 V2001 PCI      S3 Trio64V+     PCI
        Genoa Phantom Pro Video PCI     S3 Vision968    PCI
        Genoa Video Blitz 9500          Weitek P9100    PCI
        Genoa Video Blitz IIIAV         S3 Vision968    PCI
        Genoa Windows VGA64 8534        CL-GD5434       VLB/PCI
        Genoa WinVGA Video PCI          CL GD5440       PCI
        Hercules Dynamite Power         ET4000/W32i/p   VLB/PCI
        Hercules Dynamite Pro           ET4000/W32i/p   ISA/VLB
Obs     Hercules Graphite Pro           IIT AGX-014/5/6 ISA/VLB
Obs     Hercules Graphite Power         IIT AGX-016     ISA/VLB/PCI
        Hercules Graphite 64            S3-Trio64       PCI
        Hercules Stingray               ALG-2228/2301   VLB/PCI
        Hercules Stingray Pro(/V)       ARK1000PV       VLB/PCI
        Hercules Stingray 64/V          ARK2000PV       PCI
        Hercules Graphite Terminator 64 S3-964          VLB/PCI
        Intel 5430                      CL-GD5430       PCI
        LeadTek WinFast S200 (4)        ET4000/W32p     PCI
        Matrox MGA Ultima               Matrox          VLB/PCI
        Matrox MGA Ultima +             Matrox          VLB/PCI
        Matrox MGA Ultima Plus 200      MGA 64          VLB
        Matrox MGA Impression Lite      MGA 64          ISA/VLB
        Matrox MGA Impression Plus      MGA 64          VLB/PCI
        Matrox MGA Impression Plus 220  MGA 64          ISA
        Matrox MGA Millenium            MGA-2064W       PCI
        Matrox MGA Millenium Powerdoc   MGA-2064W       PCI
        Metheus 928-4M                  S3-928          VLB
        Micro-Labs Ultimate TrueC./XL   ET4000/W32i/p   ISA/VLB/PCI
Obs     Miro Crystal 8S                 S3-805          VLB
        Miro Crystal 10SD               S3-801/805
Obs     Miro Crystal 16S                S3-928          VLB
        Miro Crystal 20SD               S3-864 (3)?     VLB/PCI
        Miro Crystal 20SD twin (17)     2XS3-Vision868  PCI
        Miro Crystal 20SV               S3-964          VLB/PCI
        Miro Crystal 20SV twin (17)     S3-968 & 868    PCI
        Miro Crystal 40SV               S3-964          VLB/PCI
        Miro Crystal 40SV twin (17)     S3-968 & 868    PCI
        Miro Crystal 44SV twin (17)     2xS3-Vision968  PCI
        miroVideo 12PD                  ProMotion3210   VLB/PCI
        miroVideo 20SD                  S3-868          PCI
        miroVideo 20TD live!            ET4000W32&Viper VLB/PCI
        miroVideo 20SV                  S3-Vision968    PCI
        miroVideo 40SV                  S3-Vision968    PCI
        Nth Graphics Apex 1/2MB         S3-864          VLB/PCI
        Nth Graphics Apex 4MB           S3-964          VLB/PCI
Obs     Number Nine GXE                 S3-928          ISA/VLB
        Number Nine GXE 64 (3)?         S3-864/Trio64   VLB/PCI
        Number Nine GXE 64 Pro          S3-964          VLB/PCI
        Number Nine GXE 64 Pro 1600     S3-964
        Number Nine 9FX Motion 771      S3-Vision968    VLB/PCI
        Number Nine 9FX Motion 531      S3-Vision868    VLB/PCI
        Number Nine 9FX Vision 330      S3-Trio64       VLB/PCI
        Number Nine Imagine 128         #9 Imagine 128  PCI
        Number Nine Imagine 128 Pro     #9 Imagine 128  PCI
        Ocean Saturn 1000               ARK1000VL       VLB
Obs     Octek AVGA2                     CL-GD5420       ISA
        OmniComp 3Demon (10)            Glint300SX      PCI
        Orchestra Accelerando           NCR77C32BLT     VLB
        Orchestra Alegretto             UMC             VLB
        Orchestra Presto VL             S3-805          VLB
        Orchestra Presto PCI            S3-864          PCI
Obs     Orchid Celsius                  AGX             VLB
Obs     Orchid Fahrenheit 1280          S3-911(924?)    ISA
Obs     Orchid Fahrenheit 1280+         S3-801/805      ISA/VLB
Obs     Orchid Fahrenheit VA            S3-801/805      ISA/VLB
        Orchid Fahrenheit 64            S3-864          VLB/PCI
        Orchid Fahrenheit Pro64         S3-964          VLB/PCI
        Orchid Fahrenheit ProVideo64    S3-968          VLB/PCI
        Orchid Kelvin EZ                CL-GD5430       VLB/PCI
        Orchid Kelvin MPEG
        Orchid Kelvin 64                CL-GD5434       ISA/VLB/PCI
Obs     Paradise Accelerator Value      OTI-087
        Paradise Accelerator VL Plus    WD90C33         VLB
        Paradise Accelerator VL Value   TGUI9400CXi     VLB
Obs     Paradise Accelerator 24         WD90C31?
        Paradise Bahamas 64             S3-864          VLB/PCI
        Paradise Bahamas 64 Premium     S3-868          VLB/PCI
        Paradise Barbados 64            S3-964          PCI
        Paradise Barbados 64 Premium    S3-968          PCI
        Paradise Bali 32                ARK1000PV       VLB
Obs     Paradise VL3000                 WD90C31?        VLB
        Pixelworks Panther              S3-964          PCI
        PraeoTek FastMax P10            CL-GD5430       PCI
        PraeoTek FastMax L20/P20        S3-864          VLB/PCI
        PraeoTek GraphMax P24           S3-964          PCI
        Prolink VLB32-Combo-1           CL-GD5428       VLB
        Prolink VLB32-Combo-2           CL-GD5430       VLB
        Prolink VLB32-Pro-2             CL-GD5430?      VLB
        Prolink VLB32-Pro-4             TGUI9400        VLB
        Prolink PCI32-Combo-1           ET4000/W32p     PCI
        Prolink PCI32-Pro-1             CL-GD5428??     PCI
        Prolink PCI32-Pro-3             ET4000/W32p     PCI
        Prolink PCI32-Pro-4             TGUI9400        PCI
        Prolink PCI64-Pro-1/2           CL-GD5434       PCI
        Radius FireStorm 192            S3-864 (3x)
        Sigma Concorde                  ET4000/W32i     VLB
        Sigma Designs f.64 gfx (11)     Weitek P9100    VLB/PCI
        Sigma Designs f.64 xvp (11) (6) Weitek P9100    VLB/PCI
        SPEA/V7 Mirage VEGA Plus        ALG-2228        VLB
        SPEA/V7 Mercury                 S3-928          VLB
        SPEA/V7 Mirage P64              S3-864          VLB/PCI
        Spider 32 VLB (Plus)            CL-GD5428       VLB
        Spider 64                       CL-GD5434       VLB/PCI
        Spider 256 Cache                C&T64300        VLB
        Spider Black Widow Plus         AGX-016         VLB/PCI
        Spider Tarantula 64             S3-964          VLB/PCI
        Spider Pro-Vision 64            Alliance-3210   VLB/PCI
        STB Channel 1/NTSC              SVGA ???        ISA
        STB Express                     ALG-2228/2301
Obs     STB Horizon                     CL-GD5426/28    ISA/VLB
        STB Horizon +                   CL-GD5430       VLB/PCI
        STB LightSpeed                  ET4000/W32i/p   VLB
        STB Mach 512                    SVGA ???        ISA
        STB Nitro 64                    CL-GD5434       ISA/PCI
        STB Pegasus                     S3-928          VLB
Obs     STB Powergraph X-24             S3-801/805      ISA/VLB
        STB Powergraph/V                S3-868
        STB Powergraph 64               S3-Trio64       VLB/PCI
        STB Sprint                      32-bit ???      VLB
        STB Velocity 64V                S3Vision968(16) VLB/PCI
***     Techworks no longer produces video cards
Obs     Techworks Thunderbolt VL        ET4000/W32p     VLB
Obs     Techworks Thunderbolt PCI       Trident 9420DGi PCI
Obs     Techworks Thunderbolt ISA       CL GD5428       ISA
Obs     Techworks WarpVL-1              S3-864?
Obs     Techworks WarpVL-2              S3-864?
Obs     Techworks Thunderbolt64         Sierra Falcon64 ISA/VLB
        Triumphony Visual Forge V-10    ET4000/W32p     PCI
        Triumphony V. F. V-50 (6) (12)  ET4000/W32p     PCI
        UMAX Maxmedia CX/24 (13)        S3-801/805 (?x) ISA/VLB
        UMAX Maxmedia CX/Expert         S3-864          VLB/PCI
        UMAX Maxmedia CX/Pro (13)       S3-864 (3x)     PCI
        UMAX Maxmedia Graphic 68D       S3-Vision868    PCI
        UMAX Maxmedia Graphic Trio 64   S3-Trio64       PCI
        VG-8000 WH                      WD90C33?
        VideoLogic 928Movie             S3-96C928       ISA/VLB
        VideoLogic PCIMovie             Weitek P9100    PCI
        VideoLogic GrafixStar 300       S3-Trio64       VLB/PCI
        VideoLogic GrafixStar 400       S3-Trio64V+     PCI
        VideoLogic GrafixStar 500       S3-Vision 868   VLB/PCI
        VideoLogic GrafixStar 700       S3-Vision 968   VLB/PCI
        VideoMagic PCI V864             S3-864          PCI
        ViewTop PCI                     ET4000/W32p     PCI
        Vision Enh. Windows Accelerator OTI-087         VLB
        Vision Enh. Mongoose (13)       OTI-6407        VLB/PCI
        Vision E. Mongoose II (6) (14)  OTI-6407        VLB/PCI
        Western Digital RocketCHIP      WD33            VLB
        Western Digital RocketCHIP      WD9710          VLB/PCI

 Notes:

        (1) Some had the CL-GD5434 chip.
        (2) S3-864 with 60 MHz MCLK.
        (3) S3-864 with 50 MHz MCLK.
        (4) Reported to have slower DOS performance than some other PCI
            ET4000/W32p-based cards.
        (5) Probably uses quite aggressive chip/memory timing.
        (6) Supports motion video.
        (7) Dual-port adapter.
        (8) Quad-port adapter.
        (9) MPEG support.
        (10) 3D-acceleration.
        (11) JPEG compression/decompression.
        (12) Hardware-assisted image capture.
        (13) Pan-and-zoom.
        (14) Audio capture, VESA Media Channel port.
        (15) Reported to have VESA Feature Connector that works in SVGA
             resolutions (e.g. MPEG card), unlike some other 64-bit cards.
        (16) 220 MHz DAC standard.
        (17) Supports two monitors at full resolution for WinNT, Win95, ACAD



MPEG Decoder Cards

        Manufacturer & Model    Chipset         Buses   MPEG/Sound Level
        Diamond MVP 2000 -Stealth64 Video daughterboard MPEG-1/ ??
        ELSA ELSAmotion         IIT MPP         PCI     MPEG-1/ 1 & 2
        Matrox Media XL -Millenium daughterboard        MPEG-1
        Matrox Media XL-MPEG -Millenium daughterboard   MPEG-1
        miroVideo 20TD live!    Tseng Viper     VLB/PCI MPEG & AVI
        VideoLogic MPEG Player  VL PowerStream  ISA&VMC MPEG-1/ ??



PC to TV Converters

Manufacturer & Model    Input                   Buses   Output

Display Tech CV-Link
        CVI-2000        VGA,RGB                 extern  NTSC,S,RGB
        CVL-3000        VGA,RGB,Mac(VGA)        extern  NTSC,S,RGB
UMAX Maxmedia TV Mini   VGA/SVGA(800x600)       extern  NTSC,PAL,S,RGB
UMAX Maxmedia TV Pro    above plus NEC          extern  NTSC,PAL,S,RGB
VideoLogic Mediator XLC VGA/SVGA(800x600)/Mac   extern  NTSC,PAL,S,RGB
VideoLogic Mediator LC  VGA                     extern  NTSC,S,RGB
VideoLogic Mediator     VGA/Mac                 extern  NTSC,PAL,S

 Notes:

        extern - external unit, no bus connection
        S - S-video out



Video Capture Cards

Manufacturer & Model            Input           Output  Buses

Matrox Meteor                   N,P,Se,SV       MGA,VGA PCI
Matrox Meteor/RGB               N,P,Se,SV,RGB   MGA,VGA PCI
Matrox Comet                    N,P,SV          SVGA    PCI
Matrox Comet/RGB                N,P,SV,RGB      SVGA    PCI
Matrox Pulsar                   N, Any (3)      MGA     PCI
Matrox MAGIC                    N,P,SV, Any (3) SVGA    EISA
Matrox XL-MPEG                  N,P             MGA     MGA PowerDoc
Matrox XL-MPEG                  N,P             MGA     MGA PowerDoc
Matrox Media TV (tuner for XL and XL-MPEG (above))
miroVideo 20TD live!            N,P,Se,SV       VFC     VLB/PCI
miroVideo DC1                   N,P,Se,SV       NTSC    ISA     (1)
miroVideo DC20                  N,P,Se,SV       NTSC,SV PCI     (2)
Orchid Vidiola
Orchid Vidiola Pro/C                            NTSC
Orchid Vidiola Pro/D                            NTSC
Orchid Vidiola Pro Upgrade - Motion JPEG real-time compression for Pro
Orchid Vidiola Premium                          NTSC, M-JPEG
UMAX Maxmedia MP Plus           N,P,Se                  ISA
VideoLogic Captivator Pro       N,P,Se,SV       VMC     ISA
VideoLogic Captivator Pro TV    N,P,Se,SV       VMC     ISA

 Notes:

        M-JPEG - Motion JPEG
        N - NTSC
        P - PAL
        Se - SECAM
        SV - S-Video
        VFC - VGA Feature Connector
        VMC - VESA Media Channel
        (1) Real-time MPEG compression at 30fps
        (2) Real-time MPEG compression at 60/50fps for NTSC/PAL
        (3) Supports non-standard resolutions up to 1k x 1k





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