Guillemot Maxi Gamer Cougar TNT2 M64

Performance

As we found with the TNT2 and TNT2 Ultra cards, the TNT2 M64 performance varies very little from card to card as long as the clock speeds are the same. With that in mind, there's no reason to reinvent the wheel and repost all the benchmarks here. For full details on the TNT2 M64 performance, including comparisons to the full fledged TNT2, see our NVIDIA TNT2 M64 Review and our Fall 1999 Budget Video Comparison.

Final Words

In our Fall 1999 Budget Video Comparison, we came to the conclusion that the 3dfx Velocity was the best buy for a budget video card if you could live without features such as 32-bit rendering, large texturing support, and AGP texturing. If you must have those features, the TNT2 M64 is certainly a viable alternative and the Maxi Gamer Cougar is one of the most widely available TNT2 M64's. Throw in a $20 rebate that brings the price as low as $75 and the Cougar offers a good budget solution for those desiring such advanced rendering features.