S3 Chrome S27 PCI Express Videocard Review Quiet videocards always make the best options for a HTPC, and the S3 Chrome S27 videocard certainly gets a few marks on this front.  78% Rating:    Table of Contents Filed under: Video Cards Published:  Author:  External Mfg. Website: S3 May 02 2006   C. Sun   Home > Reviews > Video Cards > S3 Chrome S27

Real-time editing, bump mapping, static lights, network system, integrated physics system, shaders, shadows, and a dynamic music system are just some of the state of-the-art features that the CryENGINE offers. The game was set to Ultra quality and the Ubisoft's Regulator and Training demos were run.

FarCry:
UQ Regulator 1024x768:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX/2DHTV/512M/A	96.13
MSI RX1800XT-VT2D512E	95.85
Gigabyte GV-RX18L256V-B	94.06
PowerColor X1600 XT	80.21
ATi Radeon X850 XT PE	95.87
MSI RX800XT-VTD256E	94.81
ATi Radeon X800 XL	93.49
PowerColor X700 Pro	66.45
MSI NX7900GTX-VT2D512E	95.54
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D512E	95.8
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (Single)	92.12
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (SLI Mode)	95.62
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (Single)	97.69
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (SLI Mode)	96.3
MSI NX6800GT-T2D256E	94.88
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single)	77.55
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode)	84.23
S3 Chrome S27	42.55
UQ Training 1024x768:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX/2DHTV/512M/A	103.18
MSI RX1800XT-VT2D512E	103.14
Gigabyte GV-RX18L256V-B	101.96
PowerColor X1600 XT	88.84
ATi Radeon X850 XT PE	106.55
MSI RX800XT-VTD256E	101.01
ATi Radeon X800 XL	99.02
PowerColor X700 Pro	72.34
MSI NX7900GTX-VT2D512E	102.48
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D512E	102.81
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (Single)	102.66
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (SLI Mode)	100
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (Single)	102.91
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (SLI Mode)	100.77
MSI NX6800GT-T2D256E	99.8
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single)	84.5
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode)	96.37
S3 Chrome S27	66.06
UQ Regulator 1600x1200:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX/2DHTV/512M/A	90.28
MSI RX1800XT-VT2D512E	84
Gigabyte GV-RX18L256V-B	73.66
PowerColor X1600 XT	45.43
ATi Radeon X850 XT PE	75.63
MSI RX800XT-VTD256E	70.41
ATi Radeon X800 XL	65.25
PowerColor X700 Pro	34.43
MSI NX7900GTX-VT2D512E	93.19
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D512E	91.09
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (Single)	85.9
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (SLI Mode)	94.27
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (Single)	78.84
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (SLI Mode)	93.96
MSI NX6800GT-T2D256E	69.08
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single)	42.89
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode)	52.54
S3 Chrome S27	23.52
UQ Training 1600x1200:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX/2DHTV/512M/A	100.06
MSI RX1800XT-VT2D512E	89.1
Gigabyte GV-RX18L256V-B	77.98
PowerColor X1600 XT	51.36
ATi Radeon X850 XT PE	77.14
MSI RX800XT-VTD256E	72.09
ATi Radeon X800 XL	67.52
PowerColor X700 Pro	36.75
MSI NX7900GTX-VT2D512E	99.34
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D512E	97.43
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (Single)	89.01
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (SLI Mode)	99.55
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (Single)	80.94
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (SLI Mode)	98.52
MSI NX6800GT-T2D256E	70.83
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single)	47.64
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode)	71.43
S3 Chrome S27	34.28

At 1024x768 the S3 Chrome S27 actually performs quite well in FarCry, it provides decently smooth framerates. Increasing the resolution to 1600x1200 is a bit too much for this little graphics card to handle as you can see from the results above.

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory	Source: Ubisoft

State of the art graphics and sound technology collide to produce the most breathtaking gaming experience on any console. Advanced physics modeling enables rag doll physics, particle effects, and Seamless dynamic environments.

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
1024x768 SM1:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX/2DHTV/512M/A	129.801256
MSI RX1800XT-VT2D512E	111.419705
Gigabyte GV-RX18L256V-B	90.835451
PowerColor X1600 XT	44.833653
ATi Radeon X850 XT PE	86.623737
MSI RX800XT-VTD256E	77.372329
ATi Radeon X800 XL	69.6401
PowerColor X700 Pro	39.210549
MSI NX7900GTX-VT2D512E	129.534049
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D512E	124.324299
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (Single)	107.863931
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (SLI Mode)	131.000137
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (Single)	92.219555
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (SLI Mode)	130.259482
MSI NX6800GT-T2D256E	69.111313
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single)	46.749263
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode)	96.626367
S3 Chrome S27	18.101146
1600x1200 SM1:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX/2DHTV/512M/A	81.568295
MSI RX1800XT-VT2D512E	67.228209
Gigabyte GV-RX18L256V-B	51.87868
PowerColor X1600 XT	25.229916
ATi Radeon X850 XT PE	49.760193
MSI RX800XT-VTD256E	44.163895
ATi Radeon X800 XL	39.23512
PowerColor X700 Pro	21.21478
MSI NX7900GTX-VT2D512E	83.701756
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D512E	78.243382
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (Single)	61.509644
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (SLI Mode)	110.730417
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (Single)	50.910363
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (SLI Mode)	97.669083
MSI NX6800GT-T2D256E	37.633623
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single)	24.750879
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode)	46.761509
S3 Chrome S27	9.221308

Noticeably missing are the SM3.0 tests as the S3 Chrome S27 does not support that feature. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is too demanding for the S3 Chrome S27 even at 1024x768 resolutions.

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