Editor's Notes

Quotes on ELSA's Products From 3D Graphics Publications and Partners

GLoria-XXL

"The GLoria-XXL is ELSA's new high-end 3-D graphics accelerator designed for CAD, modeling, animation, and visualization applications. ELSA claims the accelerator is capable of upto 3.3 million polygons per second, with full geometry transformation, lighting calculations, texture coordinate generation, and high-quality fog calculation. The GLoria-XXL is configured with a 16-MB VRAM frame buffer and a 24-MB DRAM (expandable to 40-MB) local buffer for Z-buffering and texture mapping. The card supports a high-resolution True Color display of up to 1920 x 1080 (1600 x 1280 on a 24-inch monitor)." BYTE, June 1998

"ELSA, Santa Clara, CA, announced the GLoria-XXL 3D graphics accelerator for CAD modeling, animation, and visualization applications. Based on the GLINT GMX 1000 chipset, the unit can accelerate up to 3.3 million polygons per second, with geometry transformation, lighting calculations, texture coordinate generation, and fog calculation." NASA Tech Briefs, May 1998

"The GLoria-XXL from Santa Clara, Calif.-based ELSA Inc. is a high-end 3D accelerator based on 3Dlabs' GLINT GMX 1000 chipset. With a 16-Mbyte to 40-Mbyte DRAM local buffer, the board supports true color up to 1,920 x 1,080 dpi or 1,600 x 1,280 dpi on 24-inch monitors. Drivers are included for CAD/CAM/CAE applications such as Pro/ENGINEER, AutoCAD, Autodesk Mechanical Desktop and EDS/Unigraphics, among others." Computer Reseller News, April 6, 1998

GLoria-L/MX

"The MCAD version of the Dell Workstation 400...is certified to run more than two dozen leading MCAD applications. The system features the ELSA GLoria-L/MX, graphics card with 3D graphics accelerator to support the high-resolution, multicolor imaging and powerful 3D shading capabilities." Machine Design, April 16, 1998

GLoria Synergy

"The Compaq Professional Workstation 5100 and 6000 from Compaq combine 64MB of RAM, 4GB disk drive... Graphics accelerator options include ELSA's GLoria Synergy with 8MB SGRAM for resolutions up to 1920 x 1200." CADALYST Magazine, June 1998

"According to Hewlett-Packard, its new HP Kayak XW PC Workstation outperforms all other Windows NT-based workstations. The system features the new Intel 333MHz processor, HP Visualize Fx4 graphics and the ELSA GLoria Synergy OpenGL 3D graphics accelerator." ComputerWorld Canada, May 6, 1998

"With 3D performance 23% faster than the average of the group, it represents an excellent value for those who not only work in 2D but also do a significant amount of solid modeling and rendering."
Peter Sheerin, Technical Editor CADENCE Magazine,, May 1998

"In the months leading up to the Olympics, production was dominated by PCs, specifically a large array of Compaq Professional Workstation systems...high-end graphics cards such as ELSA GLoria-L and GLoria Synergy graphics controllers."
Paul Sidlo, President and Creative Director of ReZ.n8 TV Technology, April 6, 1998

"...Compaq has bundled third party products, such as ELSA's GLoria, into its workstations to enable performance that compares with high-end Risc/Unix systems."
Compaq Enterprise, April 1998

"HP also announced a new HP Kayak XW PC Workstation supporting up to two 333MHz Pentium II processors and the ELSA GLoria Synergy (AGP) OpenGL 3D graphics accelerator for professional 3-D graphics performance."
Design Engineering, April 1998

 
Highly Recommended Product 
"As for old-fashioned 2D performance with 256 colors, the GLoria Synergy turned in the top Release 13 score using vendor-supplied drivers...The card's two utilities set it apart."
Art Little, Senior Editor
CADALYST Magazine, March 1998

"HP announced a new HP Kayak XW PC workstation with up to two, 333 MHz Pentium II and the ELSA GLoria Synergy (AGP) OpenGL 3D graphics accelerator." The Serlin Report on Parallel Processing, March 1998

 
Editor's Choice Award
"Given the constant change in the graphic-card market, the ELSA GLoria Synergy graphic card stands out in this year's marketplace due to its performance, value and driver software."
Peter Sheerin
CADENCE Magazine, December 1997

"There are many new vendors jumping on the PERMEDIA 2 bandwagon, ELSA has considerable expertise to support OpenGL applications and customers in professional design markets. ELSA has delivered a mature product while some of their competitors are still learning basic lessons."
Andy Fischer, Senior Analyst
Jon Peddie Associates

ELSA SOFTWARE ADVANTAGE

"ELSA MAXtreme, a 3D Studio MAX R2 driver, can deliver a performance jump up to 250% over standard OpenGL drivers. The new ELSAview 3D, a real-time 3D editor and viewer integrated with R14 and Mechanical Desktop, provides an extended light source editor, a new materials editor, a dynamic depth slice editor, clipping functions, and improved navigation for models walk- and fly-throughs."
Desktop Engineering, May 1998

"...POWERdraft performs four times faster than standard drivers for AutoCAD R14, while MAXtreme performs 250 percent better than standard OpenGL drivers in 3D Studio MAX R2."
Compaq Enterprise, May 1998

"What makes ELSA products exceptional is its upgrade support. Most graphics accelerators become outdated after a while, but ELSA continuously updates all of its hardware drivers and support software."
Animation Magazine, December 1997

 
Five Stars Highly Recommended
"The accelerated drivers make a world of difference. ELSA's POWERdraft driver in particular offers exceptional performance..."
CADALYST Magazine, November 1997

"ELSA is one of only a few companies that writes custom drivers for its cards that will improve acceleration performance. When testing against other 3Dlabs-based cards here, the proof was definitely in the drivers."
3D Design, July 1997

"ELSA is one of the few board manufacturers that builds their own drivers. Their drivers for HEIDI and OpenGL yield very good performance, and their drivers for CAD applications are outstanding."
InterActivity, May '97

ERAZOR II

“The ERAZOR II from ELSA does do a great job in differing itself from it's fellow TNT competitors. . .Since it is based on the TNT, it can handle just about any game out there. What more can I say? This card KICKS ASS!”
Julian Data, http://www.reviewboard.com, January 1999.

"The ERAZOR II isn't the cheapest TNT out there, but the features it includes more than makes up for it.  The game bundle is pretty good, and the manual is one of the best I've ever seen. . .The ERAZOR II overall is a full featured product and definitely should be a consideration when you think about getting a TNT."
Simon Phatigariphong, http://5d.allgames.com, December 1998.

"The ERAZOR II from ELSA distinguishes itself from other Riva TNT cards with a non-reference design, 8ns SGRAM. . .and some pretty neat drivers.  What more can I say?  This card rocks!"
Mike Andrawes, http://www.3dhardware.net, December 1998.

"ELSA has included a set of very nice tweaking programs to nip and tuck your OpenGL and Direct3D settings.  One of the nicer niblets of these drivers is the availability of custom refresh rates through "Graphics Fine Tuning Mode." Chris Connolly,
http://www.planethardware.com, December 1998.

"ERAZOR II was one of the fastest boards in the roundup. . ." 
"Likewise, the 3Dfx Banshee-based VICTORY II was a top performer." Don Labriola, "Mainstream Graphics Review,"
PC Magazine, Issue 21 November 1998.