3D Acceleration Comparison Ep4: Virtua Cop - Nvidia NV1 vs DirectDraw software
Virtua Cop from SEGA. One of the very few games that are accelerated for the Nvidia NV1 chip, but also one of the few games that look worse in accelerated mode compared to software. Remember that in 1995 even the fastest Pentium would not be able to play the software mode in 640x480x16, so the increased FPS from the NV1 would be worth it. Both versions are running at the highest possible graphical settings. Music from the CD audio track :)
The Nvidia NV1 was one of the first 3D accelerator cards on the marked in 1995, but it failed pretty hard. Only 5 games were released with support for it. More on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NV1
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Captured on hardware:
Asus P3B-F (Intel 440BX chipset)
Intel P3 1ghz w/ Slot 1 adapter
1024MB SDRAM CL2
Techworks Vortex SuperQuad
With these cards:
Diamond Edge 3D 2200 4MB (NV1)
EON S3 Virge DX 4MB (software)
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