The SiS 315 graphics processor
New kid on the block
by Scott Wasson — 12:00 AM on October 31, 2001

What costs 50 bucks, has an integrated T&L engine, and does environmental bump mapping?

If you answered, "A stolen GeForce3 card," you're right, but that's not the only correct answer.

Dissonance has put together a very nice review of an interesting new product, SiS's 315 graphics chip. This chip might just be a contender in the value graphics market, and Dissonance has tested the 315 against its biggest competitors: the GeForce2 MX, Radeon VE, and Kyro. In fact, this review serves as an excellent report on the state of value-priced 3D graphics cards.

The 315 is also noteworthy because it could become the graphics component of a direct competitor to NVIDIA's nForce chipset. SiS already has a formidable and highly integrated Socket A chipset.

Can this new 3D graphics chip from SiS really compete, or will it succumb to the usual pitfalls plaguing would-be competitors in the graphics market? Read on to find out.

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