JMD 0 Posted April 11, 2001 Hello this may seem like a stupid question, but I have been reading the posts on different graphic cards and I see things like the Matrox card is great for 2d but not so good for 3d. Now please keep in mind I know very little about these things, and I have never seen a high end graphics card at work, but I have a Matrox g400 32meg agp card, and I do a lot of 3d solids using Cad software, and they look pritty good to me. I also play the odd game, like Quake and HL, and they also look good. So what makes a good 3d card as apposed to a bad 3d card. Thanks. PS. I have learned a lot from this site. I find it very informative. Share this post Link to post
Vampyr 0 Posted April 11, 2001 What they mean when they say a "bad" 3d card is that it runs slower than shat. Share this post Link to post
Brian Frank 0 Posted April 12, 2001 Exactly. If that Matrox card works for you, dont change it unless necessary. If I was going for CAD and the like, I would go for a Matrox card. Also, HL and Quake are not on the pinnacle of stressers for your system, so you shouldnt have problems. If you played a recent game like Serious Sam, you might not get the smoothness. Matrox cards are made for graphics and not for gaming. Share this post Link to post
clutch 1 Posted April 12, 2001 What solid modeling apps do you use? I know that Matrox has gone through more of an effort to get their drivers certified by the various CAD/CAM vendors (PTC, Autodesk, Solidworks, etc) while ATI and nVidia haven't really tried. nVidia does work with the solid modeling community though, but usually in reference to their "Quadro" series of cards. Matrox has excellent 2D/3D abilities in graphics and design applications, but they have been slipping in the gaming department. They have their focus, just like the other vendors. ------------------ Regards, clutch Share this post Link to post
