Test Setup
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| System Information | |
|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon, 1000 MHz |
| Motherboard | MSI-6341, AMD760 |
| Memory | 256 MB DDR Infineon, CL 2.5 |
| Network | Realtek 8139C, 100 Mbit |
| Hard Drive | IBM DTLA 307030, 7200 rpm, 30 GB |
| Graphics Cards | |
| GeForce2 MX400 | Asus V7100 Pure64 MB SDRAMDrivers: 12.40 |
| SiS 315 | Club 3D Engineering Sample32 MB SDRAMDrivers: 4.13.01.2010 (May 17, 2001) |
| Trident Blade 3D | Club 3D Engineering Sample32 MB SDRAM |
| Software | |
| Operating System | Windows 98 SE 4.10.2222 A |
| DirectX Version | 8.0a |
| Quake 3 Arena | Retail versioncommand line = +set cd_nocd 1 +set s_initsound 0 |
| Expendable Demo | 16 Bit, no sound |
| Dronez | Normal: 16 Bit, bilinear filteringHigh Quality: 32 Bit, trilinear filtering |
| 3DMark 2001 | Downloadable Version |
We had to run these benchmarks in our makeshift Computex lab so, we didn't have our standard testing rigs in Taiwan. A GeForce2 MX200 would have been the 1st choice for a budget 3D card comparison, since both the SiS and the Trident chip target the low-end market. Unfortunately, we were only given those prototype boards for one day, so that there was no time to get any other graphics card except the MX400 for comparison. Also, we had to use a 15" TFT display during our testing, resulting in a maximum resolution of 1024x768. However, as the newcomers are not meant to be high-end products, this resolution should be enough to give you a fair picture of how the final products will perform.
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| Header Cell - Column 0 | SiS 315 | Trident Blade XP |
|---|---|---|
| Chip Clock | 166 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Memory Clock | 166 MHz | 125 MHz |
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