The Test
The AnandTech Test System Configuration was as follows:
- Intel Pentium II 400
- ABIT BH6 Pentium II BX Motherboard
- 64MB PC100 SDRAM
- Western Digital Caviar AC35100 - UltraATA
- Matrox Millennium G200 AGP Video Card (8MB)
- Canopus Pure3D-2 Voodoo2 (12MB)
All Winstone tests were run at 1024 x 768 x 32 bit color, all gaming performance tests were run at 800 x 600 x 16 bit color. 3DNow! support was enabled when applicable.
By using a Pentium II 400 as the test bed AnandTech eliminated any CPU bottlenecks as the factors that could affect performance (CPU scaling will be discussed later), and the Trident Blade 3D managed to hover at a playable frame rate of 25 fps under Quake 2, and 37 fps under the Direct3D based Incoming. In all tests, the Blade 3D remained quite competitive in comparison to the i740, while keeping such advantages as full Super7 compatibility (for Super7 performance consult the MVP4 review) and support for hardware DVD acceleration.
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