Hello, first of all, before continuing let me make this clear that this rumor/leak/news has not been FULLY verified by any other source yet. Though, the new Twitter Account of 3DFX Interactive company as shared below does seem to be legit to some extent. But we need to exercise some CAUTION here.
To make things clear, it appears that 3dfx Interactive, one of the iconic and old 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.
It could also be a very well-played troll account IMO. Do you guys really think 3DFX Interactive will really jump into the Gaming GPU bandwagon ? I highly DOUBT this, since it makes little sense to enter the GPU market, when you already have 3 rivals in the wild. Which is AMD, NVIDIA and INTEL.
Or maybe 3DFX might give use some entry-level low-profile GPUs, based on a new design and architecture ? I guess we will know next week for sure, assuming this new Twitter is NOT fake. 🙂
View: https://twitter.com/3dfxofficial/status/1421244991297376262
To make things clear, it appears that 3dfx Interactive, one of the iconic and old 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.
It could also be a very well-played troll account IMO. Do you guys really think 3DFX Interactive will really jump into the Gaming GPU bandwagon ? I highly DOUBT this, since it makes little sense to enter the GPU market, when you already have 3 rivals in the wild. Which is AMD, NVIDIA and INTEL.
Or maybe 3DFX might give use some entry-level low-profile GPUs, based on a new design and architecture ? I guess we will know next week for sure, assuming this new Twitter is NOT fake. 🙂
View: https://twitter.com/3dfxofficial/status/1421244991297376262