22nd May 2003, 10:33 AM
LL, I've been following PC 3d video cards (somewhat) for a long time... and that isn't nearly as common as you seem to think. Maybe they did use simpler techniques, I'm not sure. But not what the PowerVR used in Dreamcast -- not real hidden surface removal. Most of them drew lots and lots of hidden surfaces.
And it took quite some time for the idea to spread... I just don't know when NVidia added it, really. :)
And it took quite some time for the idea to spread... I just don't know when NVidia added it, really. :)