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.

Manufacturer

VIA

Chrome Series

Chrome9 HC

2/1 cores @ 250 MHz

Codename

VN896

Pipelines

2 / 1 Pixel- / Vertexshader

Core Speed *

250 MHz

Memory Type

onboard

Shared Memory

yes

DirectX

DirectX 9, Shader 2.0

Features

Aero Support (jedoch ruckelig), Video Engine, Adaptives De-Interlacing, Video Deblocking

Date of Announcement

01.03.2007

Link to Manufacturer Page

http://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 06 +

3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768

100%

min: 186 avg: 276.7 (1%) median: 305 (1%) max: 339 Points

+ 3 benchmarks and specifications - Hide comparison chart

Intel Extreme Graphics 2

...

Intel Extreme Graphics 2

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 -52%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900 -15%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600 -6%

VIA Chrome9 HC

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150 7%

SIS Mirage 3+ 672MX 14%

SIS Mirage 3 671MX 20%

ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 33%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 47%

NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5700 81%

ATI Mobility FireGL V3100 110%

ATI Mobility FireGL T2e 110%

ATI Radeon Xpress 200M 112%

...

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) 16789%

100%

3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768

100%

min: 434 avg: 482.7 (0%) median: 455.5 (0%) max: 600 Points

+ 6 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768

100%

min: 1315 avg: 1952.5 (2%) median: 2029.5 (2%) max: 2436 Points

+ 4 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +

Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU

100%

min: 2.9 avg: 2.9 (43%) median: 2.9 (43%) max: 2.9 Points

+ 1 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU Games

100%

min: 2.5 avg: 2.5 (37%) median: 2.5 (37%) max: 2.5 Points

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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card

- Average benchmark values for this graphics card

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999

26.8 32.4 ~ 30 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

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

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Notebook reviews with VIA Chrome9 HC graphics card

HP Mini-Note 2133: VIA C7-M C7-M-1200, 8.9", 1.4 kg
Review » Short Review HP Mini-Note 2133 Notebook

Samsung NC20: VIA Nano U2250, 12.1", 1.5 kg
Review » Review Samsung NC20 Netbook

HP Compaq 2133: VIA C7-M C7-M-1600, 8.9", 1.4 kg
External Review » HP Compaq 2133

Maxdata Belinea o.book 1: Intel Celeron M 530, 15.4", 2.7 kg
External Review » Maxdata Belinea o.book 1

Medion MIM2320: Intel Pentium Dual Core T2330, 15.4", 2.8 kg
External Review » Medion MIM2320

Samsung NC20: VIA Nano U2250, 12.1", 1.5 kg
External Review » Samsung NC20

Samsung Q1B Pro: VIA C7-M C7-M-1000, 7", 0.8 kg
External Review » Samsung Q1B Pro

Samsung Q1EX-71G: VIA Nano U2500, 7", 0.6 kg
External Review » Samsung Q1EX-71G

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value

	T2060		250 / MHz		115
1280x768
Mini-Note 2133	C7-M-1200	1024 MB	251 / 350 MHz	128 MB shared memory 6.14.10.0133-20.04.01m	98
1280x800
Belinea o.book 1	530	1024 MB	276 / 350 MHz	128 MB shared memory 6.14.10.0125-20.04.01i	128

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Mini-Note 2133	C7-M-1200	1024 MB	251 / 350 MHz	128 MB shared memory 6.14.10.0133-20.04.01m	186
	T2060		250 / MHz		305
Belinea o.book 1	530	1024 MB	276 / 350 MHz	128 MB shared memory 6.14.10.0125-20.04.01i	339

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Mini-Note 2133	C7-M-1200	1024 MB	251 / 350 MHz	128 MB shared memory 6.14.10.0133-20.04.01m	434
Amilo Pro V3515	T2050	1024 MB			435
	T2060		250 / MHz		445
	C3-M-1200				466
Belinea o.book 1	530	1024 MB	276 / 350 MHz	128 MB shared memory 6.14.10.0125-20.04.01i	516
NC20	U2250	1024 MB		128MB	600

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Mini-Note 2133	C7-M-1200	1024 MB	251 / 350 MHz	128 MB shared memory 6.14.10.0133-20.04.01m	1315
Amilo Pro V3515	T2050	1024 MB			1959
NC20	U2250	1024 MB		128MB	2100
Belinea o.book 1	530	1024 MB	276 / 350 MHz	128 MB shared memory 6.14.10.0125-20.04.01i	2436

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Mini-Note 2133	C7-M-1200	1024 MB	251 / 350 MHz	128 MB shared memory 6.14.10.0133-20.04.01m	166
NC20	U2250	1024 MB		128MB	459
Belinea o.book 1	530	1024 MB	276 / 350 MHz	128 MB shared memory 6.14.10.0125-20.04.01i	701