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VIA Chrome9 HC

VIA Chrome9 HC

The integrated graphic card (shared memory) VIA Chrome9 HC IGP is found on the VN896 and 855 VXP chipsets for notebooks. The integrated graphic processor (IGP) offers DirectX 9.0 3D acceleration and a video accelerator for the MPEG playback. Further adaptive De-Interlacing and Video deblocking are supported up to a resolution of 1080i.

The performance of VIA Chrome 9 HC IGP is only the halve of current competitors of integrated graphic cards (Intel GMA 950, AMD XPress 1100) and even is overextended with the DirectX 9.0 functions of the Aero interface (of Windows Vista) (usage possible, but only with motion interruptions).

3D games are not really running well on this video card.

The VIA Chrome 9 HCM in the VIA 855 VXP chipset features an advanced video acellerator called VIA Chromotion Video Engine. With it, the chipset is able to decode HD videos in H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV9, and DivX in up to 1080p.

ManufacturerVIA
SeriesChrome
CodenameVN896
Pipelines2 / 1 Pixel- / Vertexshader
Core Speed *250 MHz
Shader Speed *250 MHz
Memory Speed *
Memory Bus Width
Memory Typeonboard
Max. Amount of Memory
Shared Memoryyes
DirectXDirectX 9, Shader 2.0
FeaturesAero Support (jedoch ruckelig), Video Engine, Adaptives De-Interlacing, Video Deblocking
Notebook Sizesmall and light
Date of Announcement01.03.2007
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://www.via-tech.de/de/products/chips...
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

benchmarks

3DMark 2001: - Standard 1024x768
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      min: 1315, avg: 1953, max: 2436 Points
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3DMark 03: - Standard 1024x768
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      min: 434, avg: 483, max: 600 Points
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3DMark 05: - Standard 1024x768
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      min: 186, avg: 277, max: 339 Points
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3DMark 06:
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      min: 98, avg: 114, max: 128 Points
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Cinebench R10: - Shading
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      min: 166, avg: 442, max: 701 Points
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
Based on 19 benchmarks

Game Benchmarks

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo (1999)
high:
26.8 32.4 ~ 30 fps
» With most tested laptops not playable.

For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

Notebook reviews with VIA Chrome9 HC graphics card

HP Compaq 2133 (VIA C7-M C7-M-1600, 8.9")
» HP Compaq 2133 - External Review

HP Mini-Note 2133 (VIA C7-M C7-M-1200, 8.9")
» Short Review HP Mini-Note 2133 Notebook - Review

Maxdata Belinea o.book 1 (Intel Celeron M 530, 15.4")
» Maxdata Belinea o.book 1 - External Review

Medion MIM2320 (Intel Pentium Dual Core T2330, 15.4")
» Medion MIM2320 - External Review

Samsung NC20 (VIA Nano U2250, 12.1")
» Review Samsung NC20 Netbook - Review
» Samsung NC20 - External Review

Samsung Q1B Pro (VIA C7-M C7-M-1000, 7.0")
» Samsung Q1B Pro - External Review

Samsung Q1EX-71G (VIA Nano U2500, 7.0")
» Samsung Q1EX-71G - External Review

 

Author: Klaus Hinum (Update: 2009-09-24)