S3 Graphics at GDC 2006

S3 Graphics - High Definition Gaming at GDC 2006

The latest high definition gaming technology available from S3 Graphics was showing at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), the biggest international event in game creation.

Floorplan and S3 Graphics Booth Location

S3 Graphics Booth: #1518 GDC 2006 Floorplan (.jpg) GDC 2006 Floorplan (.pdf)

GDC 2006 Coverage

• TG Daily

  S3 Graphics had two interesting products on display. The first was their "MultiChrome" technology which uses two S27 graphics cards to render video. This setup is similar to ATI's Crossfire and Nvidia's SLI solutions. The difference is that MultiChrome uses an "open architecture" that does not depend on the chipset and company officials told us gamers can install two video cards in "any motherboard" with two PCI Express slots.

• TechNewsWorld

  The other battle is between the graphics card Latest News about graphics card makers for PC games -- graphics cards have more impact right now than processors. The players are Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA), ATI (Nasdaq: ATYT) Latest News about ATI and S3. Nvidia, with a quad-card mega product out and the highest performing dual card products, clearly has the performance advantage. However, S3 has a dual card solution that costs a fraction of what Nvidia's does and provides performance that is more than adequate for the majority of video game players.

• Kornelia's Fingers Humliate the GDC Masses

  I met Kornelia, the Queen of Quake, over at the S3 booth during GDC. She seems very nice, unless you’re playing her in a game of Quake, then she’s just the last thing you see before being fragged into humiliation.

• RobU's Blog

  Among the coolest was the S3 booth where you could watch Kornelia spank the living daylights out of any challenger on the exhibition floor on Quake 4. It was truly amazing to watch a professional gamer get frag after frag after frag against amateur opponents. I got there mid afternoon and she had already beat up on countless opponents. I thought she was a really good 'bot that was cheating, at first.

Chrome S20 Series

Bringing a new generation of high definition gaming to the PC, the Chrome S20 Series feature a multiple graphics card solution, MultiChrome, and an advanced high definition video engine, Chromotion. The Chrome S27 and Chrome S25 were shown at the S3 Graphics booth (#1518). Chrome S20 Series based graphics cards are now available on newegg.com and the G-Store as well as through various partners including Axper.

Double the Power, Double the Entertainment

The S3 Graphics booth (#1518) at GDC showed off MultiChrome technology in action, powering the latest in computer gaming technology. S3 Graphics MultiChrome technology allows two Chrome S20 series graphics cards to function in parallel for incredible gains in gaming performance. Unlike similar technology from other card vendors, MultiChrome does not require proprietary motherboard chipsets or troublesome additional cabling. Simply insert two Chrome S20 series graphics cards into any compatible motherboard with two full size PCI Express slots and reap the benefits of two graphics cards powering your entertainment. With the incredibly low power consumption of the Chrome S20 cards, MultiChrome technology offers a remarkably efficient way to get the most out of today's computer games while keeping systems cool and quiet.

Creating Visual Brilliance

Designed to create visual brilliance, the Chromotion™ video engine, integrated into the latest S3 Graphics GPUs, ensures vivid, crystal clear image quality for a growing world of high definition content. Chromotion boasts a powerful feature set to enhance the PC entertainment experience, including high definition video, crystal clear picture enhancement, hardware video acceleration, and an advanced scaling engine. The S3 Graphics booth (#1518) demonstrated the benefits that the Chromotion video engine brings to PC gaming.