Demos are not typical and in no way demonstrate the general usage of a GPU. They use very dirty tricks to render out a specific output, and are practically usel

Demos are not typical and in no way demonstrate the general usage of a GPU. They use very dirty tricks to render out a specific output, and are practically useless otherwise. Here's a list of actual software that was released in 1996: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_in_video_gaming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_in_video_gaming Notable entries for this conversation: * Duke Nukem 3D * Civilization II * Quake * Command & Conquer: Red Alert * Diablo * Quake These were good games, but not necessarily what anyone would consider graphical powerhouses with a modern frame of reference.