3dfx Voodoo3
Shares rank 38 of 42 graphics cards by recommenders
People recommend it for far better 3D visuals than software rendering, while critics cite no 32-bit output and a weaker showing against the AGP Voodoo 3-3000.
People recommend it for far better 3D visuals than software rendering, while critics cite no 32-bit output and a weaker showing against the AGP Voodoo 3-3000.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Better visuals than software rendering
“the only thing my 3dfx Voodoo3 could do that software-only mode could not was surface reflections”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “The 3D Software Rendering Technology of 1998's Thief: The Dark Project” “I distinctly remember the 3Dfx version looking vastly better everywhere to my eyes”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “The 3D Software Rendering Technology of 1998's Thief: The Dark Project” Effects software mode could not do
“the only thing my 3dfx Voodoo3 could do that software-only mode could not was surface reflections”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “The 3D Software Rendering Technology of 1998's Thief: The Dark Project”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
No 32-bit output option
“3dfx were stupid not to include token 32bit output option on Avenger chip”
Comment from 24 Mar 2026 in “Building an FPGA 3dfx Voodoo with Modern RTL Tools” Weaker than AGP Voodoo 3-3000
“It was not as good as the Voodoo 3-3000, which was AGP”
Comment from 25 Sep 2026 in “Pentium II at 600Mhz with Voodoo 3 Emulated on 86Box with M6 Mac Mini” Card runs hot
“the heat emanating from a 3dfx Voodoo3 card”
Comment from 23 Aug 2026 in “The End of an Athlon”
Other graphics cards people recommend
The four most recommended other graphics cards, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | 116 | 21 | 85% | 12 | 5 yrs14 owners | Approved |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | 102 | 37 | 73% | 12 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 | 77 | 26 | 75% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Nvidia GPUs | 67 | 67 | 50% | 11 | 6 yrs3 owners | — |
| 3dfx Voodoo3This page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It was not as good as the Voodoo 3-3000, which was AGP”
“the heat emanating from a 3dfx Voodoo3 card”
“3dfx were stupid not to include token 32bit output option on Avenger chip”
“I distinctly remember the 3Dfx version looking vastly better everywhere to my eyes”
“the only thing my 3dfx Voodoo3 could do that software-only mode could not was surface reflections”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.