1998 research cohort / GPU
Intel · model variant
L2 · reviewed discrepancyIntel740 graphics accelerator chip is recorded in the 1998 GPU research cohort under Intel. The current display name and classification are normalization proposals.
Intel positions a 3-D graphics accelerator for third-party graphics vendors and OEM systems
Intended users: graphics vendors and OEM PC makers
Engineering response: Intel740 3-D graphics accelerator chip
Intel Announces The Intel740 3-D Graphics Accelerator Chip · lines 4-6,15-16
Launch source explicitly names the chip and vendor/OEM target.
No neutral workload comparison; volume production was planned/stated rather than independently confirmed.
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.
Exact chip identity and February timing are supported, but planned production is not a confirmed commercial shipment.
Intel Corporation · lines 4-6, 15-16
Intel names a new Intel740 graphics accelerator chip and February volume production for third-party vendors and OEMs.
Keep the chip record; February volume production is stated while exact commercial shipment remains unconfirmed.
What would resolve it: Dated manufacturer, OEM, distributor, or contemporary publication evidence establishing actual commercial shipment or availability.
Part number, actual shipment date, board products, regional availability.
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.
Chip identity, not a board. Intel announced the new graphics accelerator chip on February 12 and stated February volume production; exact day of volume availability is not stated.