| Q: Will the Voodoo3 be a 2D/3D solution? |
A: Yes. Unlike the Voodoo2, the Voodoo3 will not be
an add-on card, it will be a complete 2D/3D solution. |
| Q: Will there be a 3D-only add-on of the Voodoo3? |
A: As of now, it appears not. |
| Q: Will the Voodoo3 support 32Bit rendering? |
A: No. Rendering output will be 16Bit(64,000
colors). |
| Q: When will the Voodoo3 be released? |
A: As of now, 1st March at EBworld.com. |
| Q: Will there be a PCI version of the Voodoo3? |
A: Yes. ( Voodoo3 2000 PCI) |
| Q: Will the Voodoo3 be .35micron? |
A: No, it will be .25micron |
| Q: Will the Voodoo3 have SLI capability? |
A: As of now, it appears not. |
| Q: Will the Voodoo3 support bumpmapping? |
A: With the aid of a software "trick",
yes. It will not be a hardware capability. |
| Q: What's the maximum texture size Voodoo3 supports? |
A: 256x256 Pixels. |
| Q: What is the maximum resolution the Voodoo3 can achieve in 2D? |
A: If the monitor supports it, up to 2048x1563/32Bit
@75Hz |
| Q: Will the Voodoo3 have TV-Out? |
A: Yes. |
| Q: When the Voodoo3 comes out, what will its retail price be? |
A: The Voodoo3/3000 is expected to debut at less
then $200. At EBworld.com is it US$175 |
| Q: Now that 3Dfx has acquired STB, will any other companies manufacture
the Voodoo3? |
A: No. |
| Q: What are the differences between a Voodoo3/3000 and a Voodoo3/2000? |
A: The technical differences can be found here.
Market-wise, the Voodoo3/3000 is aimed at the retail sector, while the Voodoo3/2000 is
aimed at the OEM market. |
| Q: On the tech sheet, both Voodoo3/3000 and 2000 have "Optimized for
Pentium II I/O". Does this mean that they won't be compatible with AMD processors? |
A: Both Voodoo3s will work with AMD and Intel CPUs.
They will also be compatible with future CPUs like the Katmai(Pentium3), K6-3, and
K7. |
