It's not only nvidia and ATI :)

[DRYNDRYN2]

S3 Graphics is still here
Paramount graphics core:

- Single pixel, trilinear, dual texture, single cycle 3D pipeline.
- 150MHz+ Engine Clock.
- 64-bit DDR memory Interface.
- Improved Motion Video Architecture.
- DuoView+ Capability.
- Advanced LCD Panel Support.
- Integrated TV-out solution.
- Advanced Power Management.
- Process : 0.18 micron.
- Will be available as mobile integrated solution (code name JV8M) and integrated CPU+NB (code name JV200); and discrete mobile solution (code name Paramount).
- Engineering samples - Q3'2001.


Zoetrope graphics core:

Improved 3D Engine:
- 166+ MHz, 2 pixels/ clock, 2 texels/ pixel.
- Full Transform & Lighting support.
- ~5M triangles/ s (lit and transformed).
- DX7 Environment bump mapping support.
Enhanced Video/ Display Features:
- Dual channel LVDS, TV Out & 12 bit digital interface.
- DuoView.
- IDCT, Median Filter.
- Integrated TMDS.
Software Compatibility.
Process : 0.15 micron, 1.3- 1.5V.
Will be available as mobile integrated solution (code name JV-NG) and desktop integrated solution (code name JV-NGD); and discrete mobile solution (code name Zoetrope).
Engine samples - Q2'2001.


Columbia graphics core:

All new 3D Engine supporting:
- Quad pipe, dual texture.
- Full DX8/ 9 support from View frustrum clipping down (Pixel shader, anisotropic filtering, cubic environment mapping, 3D textures, point sprites, Hierarchial Z and deferred rendering, Pixel rate of 1.2 GP/ s w/ 2UV, trilinear filter).
300MHz Engine Clock.
128-bit DDR @ 300MHz DDR.
Process: 0.13 micron.
Engine samples - Q2'2001.

maybe it's not true, but that columbia chip sounds good

got this from: http://www.digit-life.com/news.html#978684911

 

[Deeko]

Already posted pal

but I'll repeat my thoughts....Paramount is little more than a glorified Voodoo2, an SLI rig would probably be faster. Zeotrope isn't much faster than a Voodoo4, and it has an incredibally slow T&L unit(about 1/5 the speed of the GTS'). The Columbia could be something though, looks like it could compete well with the NV20. 300MHz DDR RAM has got to be expensive though....

 

[DRYNDRYN2]

"Zeotrope isn't much faster than a Voodoo4, and it has an incredibally slow T&L unit(about 1/5 the speed of the GTS')."
as u can read it's for mobile and integrated solutions . It's not slow, 5m triangles TEXTURED and LIT. The geforce can do 6m triangles textured and lit. 30 milion is only the teoretical raw non textured and lit polygon output of the GF2 chip.

 

[AndyHui]

Heh...the GeForce 2 MX is nVidia's equivalent mobile chip and that seems to stomp all over S3's specs.

Columbia seems to be respectable.

Tell me....when was the last time S3 delivered on its promises?