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To: Michael G. Potter who wrote (10960)	3/2/1999 11:15:00 PM
From: Michael Madden	Respond to of 16960

Effect of 32-bit rendering and texture size on Savage 4. There are three trends that readers should note in the benchmarks from the anandtech review (particularly the 8MB and 16MB texture benchmarks): 1. There is a 25-40% penalty when going from 16-bit to 32-bit color at the same resolution. 2. There is a 30% penalty in frame rate when going from 8MB of textures to 16MB. 3. The combination of 32-bit color and 16MB textures leads to a 50-60% decrease in performance. This is the price you pay for improved image quality on the Savage4.