Is the Matrox Productiva G100 AGP really FULLY Direct3D Compliant?

[GeraldBaz]

I was browsing through the matrox website for some drivers to the Matrox
Productiva G100 AGP video card and I stumbled upon this little tid-bit at
the following address.....
http://www.matrox.com/mga/press_room..._prodg1002.htm

The article reads the following...
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Hardware 3D rendering
The MGA-G100 also features a 3D engine with full perspective correct texture
mapping, lighting, Gouraud shading, fogging, stipple alpha-blending and
32-bit Z-buffering. It is capable of bus mastering and alpha-keying on
texture color or texel alpha key bit. Along with the following list of 3D
capabilities, Productiva G100 is fully Direct3D compliant.
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Is the Matrox Productiva G100 AGP really FULLY Direct3D Compliant? I
have tried to run many Direct3D Games with the Z-Buffering at 32 bit and it
usually crashes the program. When I try to view transparencies they come out
either as solids or dotty shapes. (depending on how transparent it is) Also
I've noticed image smothing on textures seem to shift constantly between
getting foggy and getting sharper in image quality when you move on or away
from them. Could someone please explain to me what is going on and how to remedy
the problem with my card?

[red2]

It is compliant, however, the implementation is not the greatest. It's Direct3D capabilities are rather limited and the image quality is quite poor. It is mainly a 2D card with 3d thrown in for fun. If you really want a 3d card, get the G400.

[Muad'Dib]

I was running on a G100 before I got my G400. It runs 3d just fine ... if you like having to use REALLY low resolutions without having any background whatsoever and ... I think it would be a good time to switch cards...

[Bohrn]

No, the g100 is mainly a business card. It does some 3d, but not really. If you can't afford a G400, get a G200. Maybe even a used one. It isn't as fast as the G400 for sure, but it is a good card and way better than the g100.

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