WHEN WE PREVIEWED the DeltaChrome S8 chip late last year, we saw a promising new GPU with a few of the customary glitches one might expect from an all-new graphics chip and all-new drivers. Since that time, S3 has been hard at work refining its graphics drivers, and now the company is ready to show the world the S8's big brother, the DeltaChrome S8 Nitro.

Can the DeltaChrome S8 Nitro really compete with the big dawgs in the meaty middle of the graphics market? Read on to find out more than you probably ever wanted to know about S3's new baby.