Nvidia revives the 3dfx voodoo GPU line

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Nvidia has announced the revival of the iconic 3DFX "Voodoo" GPU line, collaborating with former employees of the now-defunct company. The new graphics card features approximately 233 unmodified VSA-100 chips, delivering performance comparable to the GeForce GTX 590, which is currently one of the fastest graphics cards available. The announcement has sparked nostalgia among users who remember the original Voodoo cards from the late 1990s, particularly for their role in classic gaming experiences. However, the article's date indicates that this announcement is not recent, leading to some confusion and humor within the community regarding its authenticity.
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Nvidia revives the 3dfx "voodoo" GPU line

http://www.geforce.com/#/News/articles/voodoo-revived

Apparently the Nvidia corporation and ex-employees of the now-defunct "3DFX" company have revived the "voodoo" line of graphics cards. Apparently they are releasing a new GPU which has roughly 233 of the old, unmodified VSA-100 voodoo chips inside of it. The performance is roughly comparable to the GeForce GTX 590, currently the fastest graphics card in existence.

I remember, in circa 1998 I got a gateway desktop which had a Pentium 2, 128MB RAM, and a 3dfx voodoo 2 in it. I played quake 2 a few dozen times over, as well as other classics like "carmageddon 2" half-life, and the very first "unreal" game. I had tremendous amounts of fun!
 
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Sigh...

Read the date on the article.
 


Pengwuino said:
Sigh...

Read the date on the article.

Spoil sport. Nice to see them in the spirit though!

Just in case no one believes the date issue: http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=196870
 
Pengwuino said:
Sigh...

Read the date on the article.

Hahahahaha, the OP had me there for a second.

It reminded me of a video card advertisement that came out with MaximPC years ago when video card manufacturers were just adding more and more chips to a single card to make them faster:

http://tinyurl.com/3ohw8kq

I tiny url'd it because the URL had a potentially unsuitable word for this forum.
 


KrisOhn said:
Hahahahaha, the OP had me there for a second.

I think the OP had himself for a minute there!
 

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