Stealth III S540 Xtreme Graphics Accelerator Announced

Stealth III S540 Xtreme Graphics Accelerator Announced landed today, giving players another thing to circle on the calendar.

Diamond Multimedia Systems is behind the announcement. Diamond Multimedia Systems announced its new Stealth III S540 Xtreme AGP graphics accelerator based on S3 Incorporated’s Savage4 Xtreme chip and featuring S3TC, S3’s texture compression technology.

Powered with a faster 3D engine, Diamond’s Stealth III S540 Xtreme offers top performance for mainstream PC users at an incredible price. Targeted at a U.S. estimated retail price of under $130, Diamond’s new Stealth III S540 Xtreme graphics accelerator is scheduled to begin shipping in September.

PC hardware is moving stupid fast right now, and this is one more part of that arms race.