1998 research cohort / GPU
Intel · model variant
Candidate · no owner discrepancy decisionIntel Express 3D graphics card is recorded in the 1998 GPU research cohort under Intel. The current display name and classification are normalization proposals.
Intel addresses consumer 3-D graphics in PC systems
Intended users: PC users through dealers, distributors, and system integrators
Engineering response: Intel Express 3D card based on Intel740 in 2 MB and 4 MB versions
Intel Introduces Intel Express 3D Graphics Card · lines 4-8,14-15
Card launch source explicitly identifies platform and immediate channels.
Manufacturer positioning; no independent benchmark retained.
Comparable benchmark evidence has not been established for this record. Missing results do not imply poor performance.
The year above is a research-cohort label. Announcement, production, shipment and retail availability are distinct events.
Verified board introduction and immediate availability support a proposed normalized model-variant record; Intel740 remains a separate chip record.
Intel Corporation · lines 4-8, 14-15
Intel explicitly calls it a card based on Intel740 and states immediate channel availability.
Exact board part numbers and regional channel coverage.
No owner discrepancy decision is recorded. This does not mean there are no unresolved issues.
No duplicate: Intel740 is a chip while Express 3D is a distinct Intel add-in board; shared branding/chip lineage must not collapse identity.
Audit source · release text lines 4-8 and 14-15
Express 3D is described as a graphics card with immediate dealer/distributor/system-integrator availability.
Follow-up: Retain separate chip and board records; verify any board-to-chip linkage separately.
The Intel chip and Intel-branded board are different identity granularities and should not be deduplicated by vendor or product family.
Audit source · release text lines 4-6 and 15-16
Intel740 is described with volume-production wording for vendors/OEMs, while Express 3D is a separate immediately available card in the April release.
Follow-up: Retain both with explicit chip-versus-board labels and avoid timing inheritance.
These notes preserve the state at intake. Later verification is shown under Release evidence above; an original note saying verification had not occurred is not the current assessment.
Intel Corporation ·
Imported source reference; independent verification has not occurred.
Board identity, explicitly distinct from the Intel740 chip it uses. Same-day card/channel availability is stated.