老显卡游戏指引 [2017年新版]
A guide of gaming on older graphics chips
Key words: #retro, #retropc, #videocard, #gaming.
Introduction
In recent years, the trend of retro gaming has become much more popular. While people of certain age come back for nostalgia reasons, certain young users may also step into such territory in search of root or evolution of their favorite franchises. Although emulators like dosbox has become mature enough to run the retro titles fine, real hardware is still sought after among the gamers. In this article the author classifies older graphics chips into several classes, while giving some tips on gaming.
如果你手头正好有台比较旧的电脑, 想拿来玩玩游戏的话, 可以参考本文.
The classification of graphics chips
1. 远古/Ancient
这类显卡的特点是不支持D3D, 或者D3D兼容性极差, 拥有1MB~4MB的VRAM, 通常跑着Windows 95/98. 部分显卡拥有自己的API, 在这些专用的游戏里方可展现显示芯片的实力.
ATI Mach32/Mach64系列
Aliance ProMotion AT3D
Chips and Technologies
S3 ViRGE系列/Trio3D, Cyrix MediaGX(据说是去掉了3D功能的ViRGE核心)
Trident 94xx/96xx (ISA/PCI), 9750/9850 (PCI/AGP)
Matrox Mystique, G100
NeoMagic MagicGraph 128/MagicMedia 256 series
Rendition V1000/V2000
2. 起步/Dawn of 3D acceleration
这类显卡的3D加速功能开始具备一点可玩性, 拥有4MB~16MB的VRAM, 支持DirectX 5.0/6.0. 其中3dfx/NVIDIA的兼容性最好. ATI的产品在这一时期还不能令玩家满意, 一个Rage II先后经过多次易名, 最后还跑到了早期的奔腾3笔记本上, 害人不浅. 好在支持多重采样插值, 使得采用了Rage Mobility的笔记本在跑2D游戏时远胜其它产品. 从这里开始, 95年之前显卡厂商百花齐放的局面开始发生变化, 专注于2D显卡的Tseng Labs等厂家关门大吉, S3和Trident开始日薄西山.
S3 Savage3D/Savage4/SuperSavage/SavageMX, IX; VIA Twister (KT133), ProSavage DDR, UniChrome
Intel i740, i752 (82810 Graphics Controller)
NVIDIA Riva 128
ATI Rage II, Rage Pro (Turbo), Rage LT, Rage XL, Xpert@Work/Play, Rage Mobility系列(Rage Mobility P/M/M1...)
Trident Blade, CyberBlade-A1i
3Dfx Voodoo 1, Banshee
SiS 6326, 300, 305, 315E, Real 256, Mirage
Number Nine
3.增强/Enhanced
比起步级拥有更好的兼容性, 其中ATI, NVIDIA和3Dfx的显卡, 凭借着后期的驱动实现了对DirectX 8的兼容, 存活到了2002年左右. 3Dfx也是从这个时候开始走向衰败, 被NVIDIA收购.
ATi Rage 128, Rage 128VR, Rage 128 Ultra, Xpert98/99 (?)
NVIDIA RIVA TNT, TNT2, TNT2 Model 64, VANTA, VANTA LT (存在? / Does the LT variant of VANTA exist?)
3dfx Voodoo 2, 3, 4
S3 Chrome 9/Chrome 9 HC (2006年左右的集成显卡, 虽然支持DX9, 实际性能和上述显示芯片类似/An integrated chip circa 2006, but the actual performance is quite poor)
Intel 82845 Graphics Controller (Extreme Graphics), 82865 Graphics Controller (Extreme Graphics 2)
ATI Radeon 320 IGP, 9000 IGP...
4.成熟/Mature
NVIDIA GeForce256, GeForce 2 (Ti/Ultra/MX), GeForce 3, GeForce 4
ATI Radeon 256/LE/VE, 7000/7200/7500, 8500/8500LE/9000/9100/9200/9250
Intel GMA 900, 950, 3000, X3000, 3150, 500, X3100, X4500, HD1000
ATI Radeon Xpress 200/200M, Xpress 1100/1150, Xpress 1200/1250/1270
NVIDIA C51/C61/MCP73 (GeForce 6100/6150, 7100/7150)
5.近代/quasi-modern
NVIDIA GeForce FX/PCX
ATI Radeon 9550~9800PRO, X300SE~X850XT
S3 DeltaChrome S8 (存世数量有限/Rare)
Key words: #retro, #retropc, #videocard, #gaming.
Introduction
In recent years, the trend of retro gaming has become much more popular. While people of certain age come back for nostalgia reasons, certain young users may also step into such territory in search of root or evolution of their favorite franchises. Although emulators like dosbox has become mature enough to run the retro titles fine, real hardware is still sought after among the gamers. In this article the author classifies older graphics chips into several classes, while giving some tips on gaming.
如果你手头正好有台比较旧的电脑, 想拿来玩玩游戏的话, 可以参考本文.
The classification of graphics chips
1. 远古/Ancient
这类显卡的特点是不支持D3D, 或者D3D兼容性极差, 拥有1MB~4MB的VRAM, 通常跑着Windows 95/98. 部分显卡拥有自己的API, 在这些专用的游戏里方可展现显示芯片的实力.
ATI Mach32/Mach64系列
Aliance ProMotion AT3D
Chips and Technologies
S3 ViRGE系列/Trio3D, Cyrix MediaGX(据说是去掉了3D功能的ViRGE核心)
Trident 94xx/96xx (ISA/PCI), 9750/9850 (PCI/AGP)
Matrox Mystique, G100
NeoMagic MagicGraph 128/MagicMedia 256 series
Rendition V1000/V2000
2. 起步/Dawn of 3D acceleration
这类显卡的3D加速功能开始具备一点可玩性, 拥有4MB~16MB的VRAM, 支持DirectX 5.0/6.0. 其中3dfx/NVIDIA的兼容性最好. ATI的产品在这一时期还不能令玩家满意, 一个Rage II先后经过多次易名, 最后还跑到了早期的奔腾3笔记本上, 害人不浅. 好在支持多重采样插值, 使得采用了Rage Mobility的笔记本在跑2D游戏时远胜其它产品. 从这里开始, 95年之前显卡厂商百花齐放的局面开始发生变化, 专注于2D显卡的Tseng Labs等厂家关门大吉, S3和Trident开始日薄西山.
S3 Savage3D/Savage4/SuperSavage/SavageMX, IX; VIA Twister (KT133), ProSavage DDR, UniChrome
Intel i740, i752 (82810 Graphics Controller)
NVIDIA Riva 128
ATI Rage II, Rage Pro (Turbo), Rage LT, Rage XL, Xpert@Work/Play, Rage Mobility系列(Rage Mobility P/M/M1...)
Trident Blade, CyberBlade-A1i
3Dfx Voodoo 1, Banshee
SiS 6326, 300, 305, 315E, Real 256, Mirage
Number Nine
3.增强/Enhanced
比起步级拥有更好的兼容性, 其中ATI, NVIDIA和3Dfx的显卡, 凭借着后期的驱动实现了对DirectX 8的兼容, 存活到了2002年左右. 3Dfx也是从这个时候开始走向衰败, 被NVIDIA收购.
ATi Rage 128, Rage 128VR, Rage 128 Ultra, Xpert98/99 (?)
NVIDIA RIVA TNT, TNT2, TNT2 Model 64, VANTA, VANTA LT (存在? / Does the LT variant of VANTA exist?)
3dfx Voodoo 2, 3, 4
S3 Chrome 9/Chrome 9 HC (2006年左右的集成显卡, 虽然支持DX9, 实际性能和上述显示芯片类似/An integrated chip circa 2006, but the actual performance is quite poor)
Intel 82845 Graphics Controller (Extreme Graphics), 82865 Graphics Controller (Extreme Graphics 2)
ATI Radeon 320 IGP, 9000 IGP...
4.成熟/Mature
NVIDIA GeForce256, GeForce 2 (Ti/Ultra/MX), GeForce 3, GeForce 4
ATI Radeon 256/LE/VE, 7000/7200/7500, 8500/8500LE/9000/9100/9200/9250
Intel GMA 900, 950, 3000, X3000, 3150, 500, X3100, X4500, HD1000
ATI Radeon Xpress 200/200M, Xpress 1100/1150, Xpress 1200/1250/1270
NVIDIA C51/C61/MCP73 (GeForce 6100/6150, 7100/7150)
5.近代/quasi-modern
NVIDIA GeForce FX/PCX
ATI Radeon 9550~9800PRO, X300SE~X850XT
S3 DeltaChrome S8 (存世数量有限/Rare)
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