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Stealth III S540 Announced

Diamond Multimedia Systems revealed its next-generation Stealth graphics accelerator, the Stealth III S540, with support for AGP 4X technology and S3 Texture Compression (S3TC) for piercing image quality.

Stealth III S540 Announced hits the March 1999 news desk on March 15, 1999. Diamond Multimedia Systems revealed its next-generation Stealth graphics accelerator, the Stealth III S540, with support for AGP 4X technology and S3 Texture Compression (S3TC) for piercing image quality.

The Savage4 Pro-based Stealth III S540 brings S3TC, and packs in the first Intel-validated AGP 4X implementation for improved system performance, more realistic textures and sharper images. Diamond's Stealth III S540 delivers the latest technology in 2D and 3D graphics acceleration and hardware-accelerated digital video playback for the mainstream PC gaming and consumer markets at an enticing price point under $110. That is the PC hardware treadmill in full sprint: faster chips, cheaper boards, louder claims, and gamers trying to figure out what is worth the money.