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The reason Nvidia's fill rate is lower is because it does subpixal
anti-aliasing.
John Reynolds <mjolnir@erinet.com> wrote in message
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> <repeatedly smacking forefinger and thumb, both held at a 90 degree angle
to
> each other, against forehead<
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> John
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> Bonk <@.> wrote in message
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> This week 3Dfx responded to Nvidia's GeForce press release by doing
another
> tap dance and song to destract the public away
> from its own current and future product shortcomings.
> What did 3Dfx use as a defense for their product? Yep, you guessed it,
once
> again 3Dfx is pushing fill rate to compensate for not having
> Transform, Lighting, even 2048x2048 texture size hardware support.
> 3Dfx also accused the GeForce chip of being unbalanced because its
geometry
> engine is very powerful but the fill rate is slow compared to 3Dfx's
Napalm.
> Well, let's see now, 3Dfx's current offering is 2 years behind in
standards,
> only does 16bit color, 256x256 textures and they have absolutely no AGP
> mastering support
> but 3Dfx has the arrogance to be hypocritical in calling the GeForce
> unbalanced!?!
> You want to see unbalanced? Look at Napalm when it is released, without
> Transform and Lighting hardware when Transform and Lighting as of
> this week is the new leading edge video standard. A standard is something
> you MUST have in order to best utilize what is offered to you.
> With 3Dfx's Napalm, you now don't have a choice, you are stuck with no
> Transform or Lighting hardware, but oh, hey, you will have a fast pixel
> rate, if your CPU can keep up!!!
> When will 3Dfx ever catch up? When will 3Dfx stop trying to distract the
> public away from its lack of features and standards, in the name of fill
> rate?
> Seems like this week's parody on Ebay and other websites of the V4 card
vs.
> GeForce would give 3Dfx a hint of their lack of leading edge standards
> and would also get them to see themselves as they appear to those who have
> good eyesight and know better, but it is now apparent that not only is
> 3Dfx customers blind, ignorant and arrogant but 3Dfx has the same defects.
> Like they say, birds of a feather, flock together.
> 3Dfx, when will you ever catch up technology, feature and standard wise?
> You are spending way too much time on maximizing fill rate, in the name of
> falling behind everyone else in everything else that matters.
> Get some glasses and some intelligence 3Dfx, and humble yourselves for the
> clowns you appear to those of us who can see and know better,
> or get out of the market!
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