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- From: noah@apple.com (Noah Price)
- Subject: Re: Quadra VRAM vs graphics card
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 18:18:01 GMT
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- In article <C1F4p5.5sM@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, hr@spica.astro.uiuc.edu (Harold
- Ravlin) wrote:
- >
- > I'm trying to decide between adding VRAM to a Quadra 700 with a 16"
- > E-machines II or buying an E-machines SX/24 card. Would someone
- > comment on the pros and cons of each?
-
- > What I don't know is what are the comparative speeds in 8 and 24 bit
- > modes? I understand that the E-machines is a relatively slow card,
- > but it is in the price range.
-
- For performance, you won't beat the Quadra built-in video. I don't have
- benchmarks handy, but I know it even beats many accelerated video cards, in
- part because it doesn't need to pass any data over NuBus. If "in the price
- range" is also important, I bet you'll get out for less money just buying
- the extra VRAM than buying a whole video card!
-
- I'm not familiar with the E-machines card, so I can't compare specific
- features.
-
- noah
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