Last month, S3 Graphics released their 400 line of discrete graphics cards. Now they’ve announced their predictably named Chrome 500 series. The new line can handle Blu-Ray and HD streaming playback and provides much-needed support for DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.0. There is also a built-in Dolby 7.1 digital sound processor, GPGPU (General Purpose GPU) technology, ChromotionHD and true compatibility with DisplayPort / HDMI / DVI. The first one to see release will be the 512MB Chrome 530GT (pictured above.)

The price is set at just $44.95 which should please you bottom-line conscious consumers out there.