The Golden Era of

3D Acceleration

 

1994 - 2003
 
 

 

 

1998

 

 

 


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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Jan-98 Number Nine Ticket to Ride Macintosh Formac ProFormance II 80 T2R 8Mb PCI

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Jan-98 Number Nine Ticket to Ride Macintosh Formac ProFormance II 80 Lite T2R 8Mb PCI

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Feb-98 ATI 3D Rage Pro Turbo x

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Feb-98 Intel / Real3D i740 Real3D Starfighter AGP

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Feb-98 Intel / Real3D i740 + Real3D Bridge chip Real3D Starfighter PCI

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Feb-98 Intel / Real3D i740 + Real3D Bridge chip Real3D Starfighter PCI Pre-Production Board

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Feb-98 nVIDIA Riva 128 ZX x

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Mar-98 3Dfx Voodoo II SLI onboard Quantum3D Obsidian SLI2 X-24

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Mar-98 3Dfx Voodoo II Quantum3D Obsidian2 S-12 AGP-TV

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Mar-98 3Dfx Voodoo II Quantum3D Obsidian2 S-12 PCI-TV

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Mar-98 3Dfx Voodoo II Quantum3D Obsidian 2 90-2440

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Apr-98 Matrox MGA G100 G100A/4/HP

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Apr-98 Matrox MGA 100 MMS G+/quadp - cpq

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
May-98 Matrox MGA G200 MMS G2+/QUADP-PL/7 4/QUAD Mon

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
May-98 Number Nine Ticket To Ride IV Revolution 4 16Mb

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
May-98 Number Nine Ticket To Ride IV Revolution 4 32Mb

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
May-98 Number Nine Ticket To Ride IV Revolution 4 Mac OpenLDI for SGI 1600SW monitor

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
May-98 nVIDIA Riva TNT Creative Blaster CT6710

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
May-98 S3 Savage3D Reference Design

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
May-98 S3 Savage3D Cherry Picked Reference Design

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
May-98 S3 Savage3D x

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Jun-98 3Dfx Voodoo Banshee Creative Blaster CT6750

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Jul-98 3DLabs Glint R3 / Permedia III Oxygen VX1

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Aug-98 PowerVR NEC PowerVR 250 Videologic Neon250

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Aug-98 ATI Rage 128 GL x

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Sep-98 3Dfx Banshee Quantum3D Raven

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Nov-98 3dfx Voodoo 3 1000 Compaq

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Nov-98 3dfx Voodoo 3 2000 AGP

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Nov-98 3dfx Voodoo 3 2000 PCI

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Nov-98 3dfx Voodoo 3 2000 PCI SG-RAM

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Nov-98 3dfx Voodoo 3 3000 Evaluation Unit

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Nov-98 3dfx Voodoo 3 3000 AGP

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Nov-98 3dfx Voodoo 3 3500/TV x

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Nov-98 3dfx Voodoo 3 Bonesteel Gateway

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Date Announced Chip Manufacturer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Nov-98 nVIDIA Riva TNT Canopus Spectra 2500

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Date Announced Chip Developer Chip / Board Name Specific Videocard Model
Nov-98 Trident Blade3D x

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