i860 vs i750.

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From: Rick
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 23:43

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The i750 is being promoted by Intel as a multimedia chipset - real time
video, MPEG decompression, video effects, etc.  Does the i860 have the
wherewithall to compete with the i750?  The bus is wider, it runs faster,
but does the lack of the i750's microcode ops and the bus latency accessing
the VRAM lower the real time performance such that it cannot perform the
same functions as the i750 (as well as its strongpoints - 3D rendering,
Phong shading, blits, etc)?

Thanks,
Rick.

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From: pclink@cheops.qld.tne.oz.au (Rick)
Subject: i860 vs i750.
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