⚡ It Dominated 85% of the Market… Then Collapsed! The 3dfx Story
The Chip Stories
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⚡ It Dominated 85% of the Market… Then Collapsed! The 3dfx Story
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The Chip Stories
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In 1996, a strange new graphics card changed PC gaming forever. 3dfx's Voodoo Graphics was the first affordable 3D accelerator for home computers, turning blocky, pixelated games into smooth, realistic worlds almost overnight. This video tells the full story: three engineers from Silicon Graphics, the GLQuake moment that made every gamer want one, 3dfx's rise to 85% market share, and the fatal business decision that handed the entire industry to Nvidia by 2000.
If you remember the Diamond Monster 3D or that strange pass-through VGA cable, this one's for you.
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