3D Accelerator?

[Redliquid]

Hi friends, i'm trying to decide between a Lenovo Miix 2 10 and a Acer Aspire Switch 10.

From what i've understood the Switch has a 3D accelerator adn the Miix 2 does not.
How much of a difference would a 3D Accelerator actually do if i'm trying to play Xcom for example? or Civ V on low settings?

Is it work spending 300 SEK extra and losing 32 gb of space for it?

Thanks in forehand   
 

[Godlygamer23]

I'm not sure what you mean by 3D accelerator. They both have integrated graphics and can render 3D. 3D accelerators are usually GPUs.

[SkilledRebuilds]

Wow.. I have not heard GPU's called that for quite some time... bringing back some memories

 

/I came from the tech-age prior to 3D accelerators (The Tseng Labs + S3 days), and the transition between then and now has been absolutely awesome!

[Dabombinable]

Wow.. I have not heard GPU's called that for quite some time... bringing back some memories

 

/I came from the tech-age prior to 3D accelerators (The Tseng Labs + S3 days), and the transition between then and now has been absolutely awesome!

I swear the Stealth 3 is being brought up more frequently (I've got one working BTW, and an S4 as well)

[SkilledRebuilds]

I swear the Stealth 3 is being brought up more frequently (I've got one working BTW, and an S4 as well)

The manufacturer S3, as in "S3-Virge DX/GX" graphics cards.

Such a long time ago... the only reason I remember the model ^ is because I had one.

[Dabombinable]

Oh no not the Stealth 3, The manufacturer S3, as in "S3-Virge DX/GX" graphics cards.

Such a long time ago... the only reason I remember the model ^ is because I had one.

 

Diamond's Stealth3D 2000 with ViRGE/325:

Its the same thing-

[SkilledRebuilds]

Its the same thing-DSC01318.JPG

Oh sorry mate, didn't mean to call you wrong or anything, Mine wasn't from Diamond...

I figured the brand was only called S3, not Stealth 3,.. as I've not seen that before in all this time.

One of the first games I played with extra 3D features was 'Powerslide', possibly also MotocrossMadness

[Redliquid]

Wow.. I have not heard GPU's called that for quite some time... bringing back some memories

 

/I came from the tech-age prior to 3D accelerators (The Tseng Labs + S3 days), and the transition between then and now has been absolutely awesome!

That's what i read from the site

All they say is "With 3d accelerator"

Basically what i'm trying to figure out which of the Lenovo Miix 2 10 and the Acer Aspire Switch 10 is better for gaming.

[Godlygamer23]

That's what i read from the site

All they say is "With 3d accelerator"

Basically what i'm trying to figure out which of the Lenovo Miix 2 10 and the Acer Aspire Switch 10 is better for gaming.

What site?

[Redliquid]

What site?

http://www.inet.se/produkt/1971840/acer-aspire-switch-10-1-32gb-wifi-med-office-hem-student-2013?utm_source=prisjakt&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=prisjakt

[typographie]

All they say is "With 3d accelerator"

 

"3D accelerator" is an ancient term for video hardware (video card, not that either of these devices have a "card" per se).

 

From the very limited info I can find on their specs, both have functionally identical Intel Atom processors and integrated graphics hardware. My guess is they would both have a pretty rough time in most games.

[Redliquid]

"3D accelerator" is an ancient term for video hardware (video card, not that either of these devices have a "card" per se).

 

From the very limited info I can find on their specs, both have functionally identical Intel Atom processors and integrated graphics hardware. My guess is they would both have a pretty rough time in any game.

I'm just hoping to play things like xcom, Terraria, Minecraft etc

[typographie]

I'm just hoping to play things like xcom, Terraria, Minecraft etc

 

They'd probably be alright, but like I said, these tablets have almost the same hardware. The "3D accelerator" thing is marketing nonsense. Both have baseline Intel HD Graphics from what I can tell.

[Godlygamer23]

http://www.inet.se/produkt/1971840/acer-aspire-switch-10-1-32gb-wifi-med-office-hem-student-2013?utm_source=prisjakt&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=prisjakt

My original statement stands then. A 3D accelerator nowadays is just a GPU - every modern basic GPU has 3D rendering abilities.

[SkilledRebuilds]

I'm just hoping to play things like xcom, Terraria, Minecraft etc

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/26018-haswell-hd-graphics-4600-for-minecraft/

While the CPU of those machines is worse, apparently the onboard graphics is enough...

[chopdok]

I'm not sure what you mean by 3D accelerator. They both have integrated graphics and can render 3D. 3D accelerators are usually GPUs.

 

 

My original statement stands then. A 3D accelerator nowadays is just a GPU - every modern basic GPU has 3D rendering abilities.

 

That is technically incorrect. 3D Accelerator, by its original definition, is a device that can only do 3D graphics. It means that you need a separate video card for 2D graphics/Windows GUI, and only when you launch a 3D game, the accelerator is used instead of your main video card. VooDoo 2 for example was like that - had no 2D/DrectDraw capacity, you had to connect your main video card through it, and when not in game, it would bypass 2D signal through it. 3D accelerators could only work in full-screen mode, due to technical limitations of that time.

 

There are no exclusively 3D hardware these days - all video cards, GPU's as they call them today, are all-in-one solutions - they do 2D, 3D and soon will do VR too.