From: Harry Overs (hovers++at++dera.gov.uk)
Date: 06/19/2000 09:15:26
The TNT2 should be more than adequate when using the nvidia UTAH GLX drivers
http://www.nvidia.com/drivers/xfree86_40.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brychcy, Michael L" <Michael.Brychcy++at++PHL.Boeing.com>
To: "'Performer User Group'" <info-performer++at++sgi.com>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 1:23 PM
Subject: Performer : Graphics Card on Linux PC
> Hello fellow Performers,
>
> We're running 'perfly', using the 'PerformerTown' database on our Linux PC
> and having performance problems with our current card, a Diamond Viper
V770
> Ultra, 32 mb, TNT2 card. We're running Redhat 6.0 on a dual 550 Mhz cpu
box,
> w/512kb cache. We verified Mesa X11 is our OpenGL layer, and based on
> talking with 'Xi-Graphics' accelerator software analysts, we can at most
> realize 2-D acceleration at additional cost of $200 or so for a special
> X-Server (which would probably be better invested in a new card !). In
sum,
> perfly runs about 6.7/60.0 Hz (133.6ms) with texture OFF, and 0.9/60.0 Hz
> (1115.6 ms) with texture ON (not too good !).
>
> Does anyone know of a good Linux supported graphics card, preferably in
the
> $300 to $500 range, that would give us about ~20hz (our desired
performance)
> for 'perfly' ? We've been pointed to 3D Labs Oxygen GVX1 as one of the
best
> (??). How about Matrox, which we've also heard about ? Any help or ideas
> would be greatly appreciated !
>
> Regards,
>
> > Michael Brychcy
> Engineer-Scientist III
> > Flight Simulation Laboratory
> > Boeing Philadelphia, Rotorcraft
> > Phone: (610) 591-2730
> > Fax: (619) 591-5636
> > E-mail: michael.l.brychcy++at++boeing.com
> >
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> List Archives, FAQ, FTP: http://www.sgi.com/software/performer/
> Submissions: info-performer++at++sgi.com
> Admin. requests: info-performer-request++at++sgi.com
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Mon Jun 19 2000 - 13:14:16 PDT