SiS MirageTM1?

[Geo]

http://www.sis.com/pressroom/pressrelease_000230.htm

Okay, now I'm confused. I'd been seeing "MirageTM1" as a DX9 part mentioned around the web. . .but looking now at SiS site (above) that "TM" appears to be intended to be a TradeMark sign rather than part of the name.

So wassup? Is this Mirage 1, a DX7 part, that they are flogging as a "DX9" part by inserting "software support for" in the press releases? Mirage 3, their real DX9 part intended for Q205 release is still AWOL?

 

[Demirug]

“software support for DX9“ is common marketing BS for “we have a DX9 driver for this old hardware“

Mirage 3 the real DX9 hardware will be in M670, M670GX, M770:

http://www.sis.com/support/support_faqs_18.htm

 

[Geo]

“software support for DX9“ is common marketing BS for “we have a DX9 driver for this old hardware“

Mirage 3 the real DX9 hardware will be in M670, M670GX, M770:

http://www.sis.com/support/support_faqs_18.htm

Ah, good, that was the conclusion I had come to but wanted to hear someone confirm it.

They're a year late on Mirage 3, aren't they?

I noticed they had a Vista PR a couple weeks ago as well: http://www.sis.com/pressroom/pressrelease_000229.htm

No mention of IGP chipsets there that I can see, in what would be the obvious place to flog them if they were on the horizon in time for Vista or anywhere close to it.

I'm not seeing much reason right now for not moving Mirage 3 to the vaporware pile.

 

[AlexV]

Do SiS still have a graphics department?I was under the impression that they had created XGi from their graphics department staff, and that none remained at SiS.

 

[_xxx_]

I'm not seeing much reason right now for not moving Mirage 3 to the vaporware pile.

Just wait till they come up with the series 5!!!

Oh wait, wrong company...

 

[Kombatant]

Just wait till they come up with the series 5!!!

Oh wait, wrong company...

You meanie, you

 

[Geo]

VIA, at least, is refusing to just fade away: http://www.via.com.tw/en/resources/pressroom/2006_archive/pr060530P4M900.jsp

 

[_xxx_]

VIA, at least, is refusing to just fade away: http://www.via.com.tw/en/resources/pressroom/2006_archive/pr060530P4M900.jsp

Why should they fade away? They build midrange stuff with very reasonable prices, no probs there. Let alone the fact that their integrated solution beats the hell out of anything intel can offer at the moment, especially for video playback and processing.

 

[Geo]

Why? Because Dave Orton has pronounced their death sentence, haven't you heard? And I suspect Jen-Hsun would second it.

 

[_xxx_]

Prophets are something for religious people only IMHO

 

[Geo]

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=5918

Hmm, according to Rys not only is Mirage 3 done, it's being sold. . .and a D3D10 Mirage 4 is coming soonish (well, early next year apparently they are hoping for).

So why isn't SiS pimping an IGP part in their recent Vista PR? http://www.sis.com/pressroom/pressrelease_000229.htm

 

[Geo]

Gosh, only two months since the last SiS graphics love sighting. Practically a torrid pace. . .

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33706

Well fortunately for laptop designers, SIS appears to be jumping to the rescue, with its chipset based on the DirectX 9 and SM2.0 capable Mirage 3 core.

Word has reached us that the new 771 north bridge will be consuming at worst case just 3W, and have a new graphics power saving technology to suck up 40 per cent less juice in idle mode too.

 

[swaaye]

Heh I messed with some sort of their Mirage IGP in a Sempron notebook. It couldn't run Guild Wars at min resolution above 10 fps. It was DX8 compliant. I tried Morrowind on it too and I did get the pretty water, but it took like a 50% framerate hit to do it lol.

 

[_xxx_]

Obviously this won't target gamers, so what did you expect?

 

[RejZoR]

Mirage series are low cost integrated graphics. You can't really expect miracles from it.
But they'll do the job well in running movies, Windows interface and older games like Tomb Raider 3 or Need for Speed 1-5. Being DX8 and DX9 hardware is just a byproduct of progress. How would it look like if they'd offer a DX6 IGP in year 2006 ? Not too good imo.
But since it's DX9, everything is ok, even if it can't run any DX9 game at acceptable framerate.