Test Configuration

Processor/MB: AMD K6-2 300
Cyrix 6x86MX-200+
Intel Pentium MMX 233
AOpen AX59Pro
RAM: 1 - 64MB Corsair PC100 SDRAM DIMM
Hard Drive(s): 2 - Western Digital Caviar AC21600H
Video Card(s): Canopus Total3D 128V WitchDoctor
Bus Master Drivers: VIA 2.14
Video Drivers: nVidia OpenGL Reference Drivers
VIA AGP VxD v2.6
OpenGL Drivers: nVidia OpenGL Reference Drivers
Operation System(s): Windows 98

The performance of the Witch Doctor is basically on par with that of the PCI Total3D 128V and other Riva 128 based AGP cards.  In terms of 2D performance, it is comparable to the Matrox Millennium II with equal amounts of RAM.  See the AnandTech Video Accelerator Comparison for more benchmarks using the Riva 128 Chipset. 

Quake 2 - Open GL Performance

Timedemo Demo 1 Timedemo Massive 1
640 x 480 640 x 480
AMD K6-2 300
(100 x 3.0
26.7 20.5
AMD K6-2 300
(66 x 4.5)
23.4 17.6
Cyrix 6x86MX-200+
(66 x 2.5)
14.4 10.9
Intel Pentium MMX 200
(100 x 2.0)
24.1 18.3
Intel Pentium MMX 233
(66 x 3.5)
22.8 17.1
Intel Pentium MMX 250
(100 x 2.5)
27.8 21.1

The Quake 2 scores show that the Witch Doctor isn't that bad of a 3D performer on its own, but if you do want the most performance for your games there is no replacement for a Voodoo2 accelerator.

Quake 2 - Open GL Performance

Timedemo Demo 1 Timedemo Massive 1
800 x 600 800 x 600
AMD K6-2 300
(100 x 3.0
26.1 25.7
AMD K6-2 300
(66 x 4.5)
22.9 17.3
Cyrix 6x86MX-200+
(66 x 2.5)
14.4 10.9
Intel Pentium MMX 200
(100 x 2.0)
23.8 18.2
Intel Pentium MMX 233
(66 x 3.5)
22.6 17.1
Intel Pentium MMX 250
(100 x 2.5)
26.5 20.5
Installation Conclusion
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