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The Tech Zone has posted a review on the Hercules 3D Prophet 4500 64MB graphics card



Technically, the 3D Prophet 4500 isn´t a huge leap over previous Kyro cards; its Kyro II chip is simply a slightly revised Kyro chip capable of running at 175MHz instead of 115MHz. But this chip comes to market with the backing of ST Micro, a chip fabrication company whose past clients include NVIDIA. ST Micro wanted a presence in the graphics market, so they turned to Imagination Technologies, the company behind PowerVR technology, to make it happen. These two companies worked with Hercules to improve the Kyro´s drivers and otherwise make the Kyro II product competitive. The 3D Prophet 4500 is the result.
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