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To: Synapsid who wrote (12208)5/2/1999 8:08:00 PM
From: Patrick Grinsell  Read Replies (2) of 16960
 
Despite Savage4's inferior performance, isn't there a risk that OEMs will fall for the framebuffer/price ratio and use it to cause price pressure for OEM deals?

Undoubtedly. As soon as I saw the savage4 pricing I knew S3 was aimed squarely at the low-end. It also means that 3dfx and S3 are shooting for different target audiences. The price is so low, that I have a hard time thinking that S3 isn't just buying revenue at the expense of profit. That's a losing strategy in the long term. If you'll notice the performance benchmarks, the original TNT seems to have an edge over the S4 but has been out long enough to have gone through cost reductions as the process is streamlined. In other words, NVIDIA can afford to discount the TNT. I'm not sure S3 has that luxury.

The Voodoo3 strikes me a chip the hits squarely in the mid-performance market. Fast and cheap.

Pat
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