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Chinjut 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Sony deletes more movies from the accounts of peop...

What PC GPU was in mainstream consumer use before the N64?

ssl-3 3 months ago [–]

The 3dfx Voodoo1 was very mainstream (and market-defining, even). It predates the N64.

Sohcahtoa82 3 months ago | [–]

This is incorrect.

N64 came out in the USA in September 1996.

3dfx Voodoo was released to consumers in October 1996.

ssl-3 3 months ago | | [–]

Oh noes!

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