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GPU Maker, 3dfx Interactive Teases A Comeback After 20 Years, Major Announcement Expected Next Week

It looks like 3dfx Interactive, one of the iconic GPU makers, is allegedly making a comeback in the graphics industry after 20 years.

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It looks like 3dfx Interactive, one of the iconic GPU makers, is making a comeback after 20 years. A new Twitter account which is supposedly run by the company has tweeted out that the company is making a return and going to make a major announcement next week.

We all have owned or heard about the Voodoo series of graphics cards, all of which were designed and made by 3dfx Interactive. The company used to be a major rival to other GPU manufacturers, primarily NVIDIA back in the day but after lackluster product launches, the company ultimately filed for bankruptcy and most of their assets were acquired by NVIDIA in 2002 for $70 Million.

This new account seems to suggest that 3dfx Interactive is coming back after a 20 years wait and their first major announcement will be made on Thursday (5th of August) which is next week. We don't know what the company plans to announce but if this is indeed real news, then we will have another major player in the GPU market aside from NVIDIA, AMD & Intel. You can see the teaser announcement below (Do note that the picture used below is a fan creation from DeviantArt from 2014):

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[alabtrosMyster]

3dfx belongs to Nvidia. But I like the image and the throwback, so bring it on!

 

[jigglet]

They should go retro and release their original card, even if it can't play anything. $2k, includes limited edition trinket.

 

[MightySquirrel]

Are we sure they're not just gonna be a partner like MSI or any other? The initial capital required for R&D is too great.

 

[Buggy Loop]

They were bought by Nvidia, weren't they?

 

[zeorhymer]

 

[ToTTenTranz]

It's probably a hoax. They were acquired by Nvidia 20 years ago.

It's why geforce cards could use "SLI" (the marketing name).

 

[kittoo]

Are we sure they're not just gonna be a partner like MSI or any other? The initial capital required for R&D is too great.

Yeah thats what my guess is. No way they have that kind of capital (and other resources).

 

[Futurematic]

So close to that Dreamcast contract.

 

[oldergamer]

fake

Prepare for an major announcement?

English fail

 

[YCoCg]

Yeah no way this is the original company, probably some cheap buy out trying to whore out the name of an older brand to bank on nostalgia, most likely another manufacture of RTX cards given special "Voodoo" names to make it seem special.

 

[Topher]

Thursday is the new Wednesday?

 

[Excess]

Yeah, looks like a hoax. The massive amounts of capital needed to even return a profit in the industry is a huge barrier of entry. It's why they went bankrupt in the first place.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

They found a bunch of unsold Voodoo 5 cards in storage somewhere, and seeing as the GPU market is fucking bonkers right now, they figured they could sell them as entry level gaming cards in 2022

 

[mhirano]

For those of you who are too young or too näive, 3DFX was a graphic card company that released the iconic VOODOO card, GPUs that traded blows with NVIDIA Geforce at the time.
Voodoo-Murders was also the name of a japanese wrestling group, which have between its members the wrestler Satoshi KOJIMA.
The brand name 3DFX and Voodoo product line were ABANDONED after the company was bought by NVIDIA.
It's happening guys!

 

[Shmunter]

This is big news. You won't believe what comes next, the announcement will shock you!

 

[DigitalScrap]

I'm pretty sure this is a fake account. Unless Nvidia is going to release a lower tier of cards and market them as 3dfx or something. I doubt the first we'd hear about that would be from a Twitter account that tweets with grammatical errors though.

That said, I loved my Voodoo3 back in the day. lol

Edit: Looks like they made a Facebook page too. Still think it's just someone being silly. facebook.com/3dfx-Interactive-747561532714773/

 

[zcaa0g]

I bet Rendition is coming back also.

 

[mhirano]

What if this is the announcement for the new Intel GPUs: the Intel Voodo?

 

[PrimeX]

Well, at the very least, this news brought back memories of my first 3dfx diamond monster card.
Expensive as fuck but worth it.

 

[Orutisu Furio]

GPU Maker, 3dfx Interactive Teases A Comeback After 20 Years, Major Announcement Expected Next Week

It looks like 3dfx Interactive, one of the iconic GPU makers, is allegedly making a comeback in the graphics industry after 20 years.

wccftech.com

It looks like 3dfx Interactive, one of the iconic GPU makers, is making a comeback after 20 years. A new Twitter account which is supposedly run by the company has tweeted out that the company is making a return and going to make a major announcement next week.

We all have owned or heard about the Voodoo series of graphics cards, all of which were designed and made by 3dfx Interactive. The company used to be a major rival to other GPU manufacturers, primarily NVIDIA back in the day but after lackluster product launches, the company ultimately filed for bankruptcy and most of their assets were acquired by NVIDIA in 2002 for $70 Million.

This new account seems to suggest that 3dfx Interactive is coming back after a 20 years wait and their first major announcement will be made on Thursday (5th of August) which is next week. We don't know what the company plans to announce but if this is indeed real news, then we will have another major player in the GPU market aside from NVIDIA, AMD & Intel. You can see the teaser announcement below (Do note that the picture used below is a fan creation from DeviantArt from 2014):

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Cool. I remember seeing their cards and marketing back in the day. Always good to have another player in the market, assuming they intend to release actual graphics card products or something of that sort.

 

[MrA]

if you accidentally burn your broom to ash, then someone else buys a new broom, is it the same broom?

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Yawn. Let me know where they got 10s of billions in capital.

 

[clintar]

I would just like to raise my hand and post here to say "I'm old."

 

[ANIMAL1975]

For those of you who are too young or too näive, 3DFX was a graphic card company that released the iconic VOODOO card, GPUs that traded blows with NVIDIA Geforce at the time.
Voodoo-Murders was also the name of a japanese wrestling group, which have between its members the wrestler Satoshi KOJIMA.

The brand name 3DFX and Voodoo product line were ABANDONED after the company was bought by NVIDIA.
It's happening guys!

SHIT SILENT HILL PT CONFIRMED AGAIN

 

[tommib]

That's a fake account.

 

[skit_data]

Ah, I remember when I got my Voodoo 2 card. None of my friends understood what a dedicated graphics card was back then.

I wonder what this is? Return of Voodoo?

 

[Md Ray]

Fake.

 

[Sean Mirrsen]

I was wondering if it could be true, however now I also lean towards fake. Very unlikely that a real company would use a fanmade image wholesale like that.

3dfx Legacy by vermaden on DeviantArt

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[rofif]

But it was bought by nvidia

 

[Hezekiah]

Weren't they the one that spent crazy amounts of money on lavish offices and perks for their employees before going under? Sound like my sort of company (in the short-term).

 

[M1chl]

It's probably a hoax. They were acquired by Nvidia 20 years ago.

It's why geforce cards could use "SLI" (the marketing name).

Absolutely not.

SLI in 3Dfx meant Scan-Line interleave
SLI in nVidia meant Scalable link interface

 

[thief183]

Awesome!! But it will be underwelming, btw if anyone is willing to buy a not mich used voodoo 5 5500, I got 1 for sell

 

[fermcr]

 

[TheDreadLord]

It is clearly a fake. If not, they re-started on the wrong foot with the English typo.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

Absolutely not.

SLI in 3Dfx meant Scan-Line interleave
SLI in nVidia meant Scalable link interface

Yes, which is why I said the marketing name.

 

[M1chl]

Yes, which is why I said the marketing name.

Alright, I probably overlooked it.

 

[TLZ]

 

[SantaC]

Lol they used a deviantart picture

 

[TonyK]

My first 3d accelerated card! That 3D accelerated Quake! What a time, I remember when Voodoo were the good choice and Nvidia the bad one. However, I can't believe they can return now from nowhere and be a real contender for Nvidia.

 

[Pagusas]

Absolutely not.

SLI in 3Dfx meant Scan-Line interleave
SLI in nVidia meant Scalable link interface

you don't understand trademarks and marketing.

 

[Great Hair]

C O N T E X T

 

[M1chl]

you don't understand trademarks and marketing.

And you don't understand how forum works, I am already responded to this. I misread. I am S O R R Y.

 

[Three]

Voodoo Nvidia cards is my guess.

 

[amigastar]

It's probably a troll announcement. Don't get excited people.

 

[Kuranghi]

It it doesn't have a robot/dragon/badger made of liquid metal on the box I won't buy it/

 

[Tarin02543]

So close to that Dreamcast contract.

Black Belt.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

More GPU's? Why not, let's have Intel as well making some top tier GPU's, or at least specialized GPU's.

 

[ShirAhava]

My controller is ready

 

[RaySoft]

For those of you who are too young or too näive, 3DFX was a graphic card company that released the iconic VOODOO card, GPUs that traded blows with NVIDIA Geforce at the time.
Voodoo-Murders was also the name of a japanese wrestling group, which have between its members the wrestler Satoshi KOJIMA.
The brand name 3DFX and Voodoo product line were ABANDONED after the company was bought by NVIDIA.
It's happening guys!

Traded blows with nvidia??? Lol, 3dfx released 3 generations of voodoo cards even before nvidia rolled out their GeForce256 card, wich was their first real contender. The original Voodo card from 3dfx was literally the first GPU card worth it's salt back then. Their proprietary Glide api was way ahead of Direct3D.