The Rise and Fall of 3dfx, the Graphics Pioneer That Created the GPU Revolution, Then Lost to NVIDIA
103K views · Jul 18, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@gpdaelemans · 2 months ago
Oooh! 3Dfx and Soundblaster… what memories!
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@isuretpolos · 2 months ago
Open your ChatGPT Personalisation Settings and add this: "Avoid double explanations, not x, not y, but z, because it is annoying and sounds unnatural to humans!"
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@serialcrusher2244 · 2 months ago
Memories of OC'd Celeron builds with dual 3dfx Voodoos and Quake 2 LAN parties that started Friday night and ended Sunday Night.
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@Odinspark7033 · 2 months ago
I will always remember the bliss I felt when I first booted up Unreal on my VooDoo 2 and watching the camera fly around the castle in full 3D goodness.
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@sky173 · 2 months ago
I still have my working 3dfx voodoo. Great card for it's time.
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@mynameisroman · 2 months ago
Tomb Raider on a Voodoo2 was incredible. Quake too
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@grpdadgod · 2 months ago
I miss those PC times. I was upgrading my computer two or three times a year cuz Tech was actually changing in worthwhile ways. Now I've had the same laptop almost 10 years
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@garymcadam1920 · 1 month ago
Had x2 Voodoo 3dfx cards connected with a SLI cable for gaming and flight simulator back in those days. Awesome times.
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@markusjohansson6245 · 4 weeks ago
I had 2 voodoo2 running in SLI. What was nice was that you could buy them later so could ”add on” to your card
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@mynameisroman · 2 months ago
i can confirm that the picture of voodoo cards looked better on screen than the others. Colors, Antialiasing looked better. At least for games back then.
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@ZoneCracker · 1 month ago
Mechwarrior 2 + 3Dfx = Pure bliss
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@mihaipais · 1 month ago
I had my first PC in 1999 and had a dedicated Voodoo Banshee (standalone card).<br>What memories.
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