Super FX chip

E493011
coprocessor graphics accelerator

The Super FX chip is a custom coprocessor for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that enabled advanced 3D graphics and visual effects beyond the console’s native capabilities.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Super FX 1
Super FX 2 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coprocessor ⓘ
graphics accelerator ⓘ
alsoKnownAs GSU NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mario Chip NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecture RISC ⓘ
bitWidth 16-bit ⓘ
category SNES enhancement chip ⓘ
clockSpeed 10.5 MHz ⓘ
21 MHz ⓘ
collaboration joint project between Argonaut and Nintendo ⓘ
commercialImpact enabled technically distinctive SNES titles ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
dataPath fixed-point arithmetic ⓘ
designedForPlatform Super Nintendo Entertainment System NERFINISHED ⓘ
developer Argonaut Games NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nintendo NERFINISHED ⓘ
era 1990s ⓘ
function bitmap manipulation ⓘ
line drawing ⓘ
polygon rendering ⓘ
polygon transformation ⓘ
sprite scaling and rotation ⓘ
generation first-generation Super FX ⓘ
influence demonstrated viability of 3D on 16-bit consoles ⓘ
instructionSet custom RISC instruction set ⓘ
integratedWith SNES game cartridges ⓘ
limitations bandwidth constraints with SNES main bus ⓘ
limited on-cartridge RAM capacity ⓘ
manufacturer Nintendo NERFINISHED ⓘ
marketName Super FX chip NERFINISHED ⓘ
memoryAccess direct access to cartridge RAM ⓘ
notableDemo used to showcase 3D capabilities in Star Fox tech demos ⓘ
notableFeature real-time 3D polygon graphics on SNES ⓘ
software-based rendering pipeline ⓘ
packageType ROM cartridge coprocessor ⓘ
powerSupply powered from SNES cartridge slot ⓘ
purpose enable advanced 3D graphics on SNES ⓘ
enhance visual effects beyond SNES native capabilities ⓘ
region used primarily in PAL and NTSC SNES markets ⓘ
successor Super FX 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInGame Doom (SNES) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Star Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ
Starwing NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stunt Race FX NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vortex NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wild Trax NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yoshi’s Island (Super Mario World 2) NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Star Fox → usesTechnology → Super FX chip ⓘ
Super Nintendo Entertainment System → enhancementChipExample → Super FX chip ⓘ
this entity surface form: Super FX
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island → hardwareEnhancementChip → Super FX chip ⓘ
this entity surface form: Super FX 2