It's been a long time since we've previewed a VIA chipset. And yet, here we are with an S3-based DX10 GPU that VIA claims is ready for gaming. How does the VN1000 compare to Intel's Atom and Nvidia's ION? Is it strong enough to ward off Core i3?
Benchmark Results: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call Of Pripyat
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat also looks surprisingly bare when set to minimum graphics details. Will these low settings make it playable on low-energy graphics solutions?
These are all supposed to be DX10-class integrated GPUs, yet nothing short of disabling DX10 would have put any of these platforms into playable territory.
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