It depends on what you're doing.
Kaye (over on MacGurus) and I did a bunch of tests of the HPV card and the Thunder IV GX (equivalent to Thunder 24GT) and the Villagetronic MacPicasso 340 (not to be confused with the inferior 320), and found that the latter two NuBus cards beat out the HPV card in many tests, but that the HPV is far superior in others. Also, the Thunder card and the MacPicasso each had their strengths but were very similar.
However, for throwing frames up on the screen, such as in Marathon (first person shooter) you simply cannot beat the HPV card. No NuBus card will even come close.
Of course, PCI video cards in later machines will put them all to shame...
Most of our tests were performed on 120 MHz NuBus PPC machines, either the 9150 or the Power Computing Power 120.
Kaye (over on MacGurus) and I did a bunch of tests of the HPV card and the Thunder IV GX (equivalent to Thunder 24GT) and the Villagetronic MacPicasso 340 (not to be confused with the inferior 320), and found that the latter two NuBus cards beat out the HPV card in many tests, but that the HPV is far superior in others. Also, the Thunder card and the MacPicasso each had their strengths but were very similar.
However, for throwing frames up on the screen, such as in Marathon (first person shooter) you simply cannot beat the HPV card. No NuBus card will even come close.
Of course, PCI video cards in later machines will put them all to shame...
Most of our tests were performed on 120 MHz NuBus PPC machines, either the 9150 or the Power Computing Power 120.