Matrox Millennium G550 review

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Review Date: 19 Mar 2002

Price when reviewed: (£102)

Reviewed By: Sasha Muller

Our Rating 3 stars out of 5

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Matrox cards are famed for their stonking performance in 2D applications and vibrant DVD playback.

Unfortunately, it's difficult to be so glowing about the Millennium G550's 3D capabilities. Scoring a paltry 2879 in 3DMark 2000 - and a frankly embarrassing 1126 in 3DMark 2001 - didn't inspire confidence. The Matrox juddered its way through Quake 3 at an average of 12.7fps at a resolution of 1,024x768. At 1,600x1,200, the Matrox crawled to the finish at just 2.7fps.

On the plus side, the Matrox is the only card here to offer a flexible dual-display for both standard monitors and DVI-equipped flat panels. The S-Video out allows you to play DVDs on a big-screen telly, while doing something entirely different on the other two monitors.

However, when it comes to 3D, the Matrox just can't compete, and at £102 looks a little too pricey for the performance on offer.

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