Reality 334

The Reality 334 was introduced on 30th October 1997. It was sold as a mid-range 2D/3D graphics and multimedia accelerator, targeted at PC users who want an all-in-one, all-purpose multimedia accelerator at an attractive price.

	Released	October 1997
	Bus	PCI or AGP
	Chipset	S3 ViRGE/GX2
	Standards	MDA, Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA
	Memory	4 MB SGRAM (100 MHz)
	Ports	9-pin DSUB (RGB analogue video out)
	Part #	01-334003-000
	FCC ID
	RAMDAC	(embedded in S3 chip)
	Price	At launch: $129 (street price)
	See Also	Number Nine Reality 332, Number Nine Reality 772

It was based on the S3 ViRGE/GX2 chipset which combine 64-bit 2D graphics acceleration for general business, financial and presentation applications with advanced 3D rendering capabilities for PC entertainment and full-screen playback of video clips.

The 3D rendering features included MIP mapping, trilinear filtering, and perspective correction of textures, to deliver images that are free of annoying visual artifacts such as "sparkle" and "jaggies." Other features include transparency for realistic rendering of glass, water and plastic objects; atmospheric effects such as fog and depth cueing to enable the rendering of real-world environments; and Z-buffering to speed the removal of hidden surfaces for improved performance and visual quality.

The Reality 334 also supported the S3 Scenic Highway LPB connection to provide an interface to MPEG-2 decoders for DVD upgrades.

Maximum Colors at Various Resolutions w/ 4MB SGRAM
Maximum Vertical Refresh Rate (Hz)							Max. Virtual
640 x 480	800 x 600	1024 x 768	1152 x 864	1280 x 1024	1600 x 1200	2048 x 864
16.8M	16.8M	16.8M	16.8M	16.8M	65K	65K
150	130	120	110	100	85	-

 

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