August 1997 · Peripheral
Voodoo Rush (1997)
3dfx's integrated 2D/3D board, the first step toward Voodoo Banshee.
Cards from Hercules and Intergraph combined an Alliance or Macronix 2D chip with Voodoo Graphics. Poor sales and compatibility got it discontinued within a year.
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Facts
- Date
- August 1997
- Kind
- Peripheral: Graphics card
- Maker or publisher
- 3dfx Interactive
- Platforms
- DOS, Windows
- Design
- 2D plus Voodoo 3D on one board
- Penalty
- ~10% slower than Voodoo Graphics
- Connection
- PCI
- Works with
- DOS, Windows
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Related
- 3dfx Voodoo Graphics (Diamond Monster 3D) (predecessor, 1996)
- 3dfx Voodoo Banshee (successor, 1998)
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