Rage128 Strikes Again

After a relatively long wait, ATI's Rage 128 is finally reaching retail shelves near you. We were recently blessed with the complete boxed version of the Rage 128 from ATI. Diligent readers of Firing Squad will remember the preview of this card we did back in January based on beta drivers and beta silicon, where I had some issues with 16-bit image quality, DVD acceleration, and driver stability. Have things improved? Is the Rage 128 still relevant in light of recent announcements of imminent availability of the Matrox G400, Voodoo3, TNT2, Permedia3, and Savage 4? Read on.

Specifications
Description	Support
Chipset	Rage128GL
OS/Driver Support	Windows 95/98/NT
Core Speed	100Mhz
RAM	32MB
Max 3D Resolution	1900x1200x32, 32-bit Z 1900x1200x32, 16-bit Z, triple buffer
Fill Rate	200MPixels/sec
AGP Support	2X support, 4x on future revisions
Mpeg decoding	Motion Comp, IDCT Decode
TV-Out	Composite and S-Video