3dfx Interactive
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3dfx Interactive was a pioneering graphics hardware company best known for its Voodoo line of 3D accelerator cards that helped popularize PC gaming in the late 1990s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct company
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graphics hardware company ⓘ technology company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Nvidia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionType | asset purchase by Nvidia ⓘ |
| API | Glide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecture | fixed-function 3D pipeline ⓘ |
| businessModel | initially sold chips to board partners ⓘ |
| businessModelChange | later sold complete retail graphics boards ⓘ |
| cardFormFactor |
AGP graphics cards
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PCI graphics cards ⓘ |
| competitor |
ATI Technologies
NERFINISHED
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Matrox NERFINISHED ⓘ Nvidia NERFINISHED ⓘ S3 Graphics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| declineReason |
increasing competition from Nvidia and ATI
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strategic missteps in transitioning to integrated board manufacturing ⓘ |
| era | late 1990s PC hardware market ⓘ |
| impact |
helped drive adoption of dedicated 3D accelerator cards in consumer PCs
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influenced early 3D game engine design through Glide optimization ⓘ |
| industry |
computer hardware
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graphics processing ⓘ |
| innovation | Scan-Line Interleave (SLI) multi-GPU technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-performance add-in 3D accelerator cards
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multi-board SLI technology on Voodoo2 ⓘ |
| legacy |
brand nostalgia among retro PC gaming enthusiasts
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early mainstream 3D acceleration standard for PC games ⓘ |
| market |
PC gaming
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consumer 3D graphics ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing 3D acceleration in PC gaming in the late 1990s ⓘ |
| notableGameSupport |
Quake
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Tomb Raider NERFINISHED ⓘ Unreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProductLine | Voodoo line of 3D accelerator cards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
Voodoo Banshee
NERFINISHED
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Voodoo Graphics NERFINISHED ⓘ Voodoo Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ Voodoo2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Voodoo3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Voodoo4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Voodoo5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| technology |
3D graphics acceleration
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Glide API NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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