3dfx
Voodoo 3 3500 TV
The Voodoo
3 3500 TV is currently 3dfx's high end video card, before the debut of
the Voodoo 4/5 series. When introduced nearly a year ago, this was
arguably the fastest board available. Unfortunately, this aging design
is only capable of displaying 16bit color, and the architecture only
allows the inclusion of 16MB of SDRAM. Aside from some Glide-optimized
games, such as Unreal Tournament and the Need for Speed series, even
this high end offering from 3dfx cannot keep pace with boards based on
nVidia's GeForce and S3's Savage 2000.
Reviews
are available at:
AnandTech
Gamespot
Sharky
Extreme
Voodoo
3 3000
The
Voodoo 3 3000 is 3dfx's mid-range video card, until the debut of the
Voodoo 4/5 series. When introduced nearly a year ago, this was one of
the fastest boards available. Unfortunately, this aging design is only
capable of displaying 16bit color, and the architecture only allows the
inclusion of 16MB of SDRAM. Although it is clocked at 166mhz for both
the memory and the chip, the V3 3000 delivers only middle-of-the-road
performance, and, curiously enough has no active cooling for the main
chip. In place of what should be a fan is a massive aluminum heatsink,
which, I believe, is the largest ever seen on a video board. Aside from
some Glide-optimized games, such as Unreal Tournament and the Need for
Speed series, even this offering from 3dfx cannot keep pace with boards
based on nVidia's GeForce and S3's Savage 2000.
Reviews
are available at:
Gamespot
Sharky
Extreme
Voodoo 3 2000
The
Voodoo 3 2000 is 3dfx's low end video card, and, in effect, a value
edition of the V3 3000 with a few features. When introduced nearly a
year ago, this card outpaced many boards then available, including the
venerable TNT and 3dfx's own Banshee. Unfortunately, this aging design
is only capable of displaying 16bit color, and the architecture only
allows the inclusion of 16MB of SDRAM. Clocked at a respectable 143mhz
for both the memory and the chip, the V3 2000 delivers only
middle-of-the-road performance, and, curiously enough has no active
cooling for the main chip. In place of what should be a fan is a massive
aluminum heatsink, though not as large as the one on the V3 3000. Even
in some Glide-optimized games, such as Unreal Tournament and the Need
for Speed series, this offering from 3dfx cannot keep pace with boards
based on nVidia's GeForce and TNT2, and S3's Savage 2000.
Reviews
are available at:
Gamespot
Sharky
Extreme
Voodoo 2 1000
The Voodoo 2 1000 is 3dfx's 3D-only accelerator based
on their own Voodoo 2 chipset. For the most part, the V2 1000
performs like any other Voodoo 2. Also, like most Voodoo 2's this card
sports 12MB of onboard memory. Because of it's old architecture and
slow, 90mhz clock speed, this board is best used in the SLI (Scan Line
Interleaving) configuration. In this setup, two V2 boards are connected
together by an internal cable, effectively doubling the processing
power. In this setup, the boards are capable of 1024x768 pixel
rendering, while a single board can only manage 800x600. A SLI setup can
surpass the V3 2000 and 3000 versions in Glide rendering, but falls
short of the 183mhz V3 3500TV. A Voodoo 2 1000 can make a worthwhile
edition to gamer's rig who wants both compatibility with nVidia's latest
offerings, and full compatibility with Glide games.
Reviews are available at:
Gamespot
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