Voodoo5 5500 beta review

Na al die GeForce2 reviews is het wel weer leuk om weer eens iets anders te lezen: Tech Extreme heeft een review gemaakt van de Voodoo5 5500, de "competitie" voor de GeForce2:

3dfx is in trouble. Haven't we all heard that one before? Regardless of what this company says or does, someone always finds a way to pick on them. Sure, a lot of people may very well have grounds for arguing against 3dfx's tactics and products, it's simply the nature of the business. However, when it all comes down to it, 3dfx candidly provides for a sheer performance product. With the recent race towards video card bliss, 3dfx has entered several new contenders to the arena. Powered by the VSA-100 graphics processors, the Voodoo4 and Voodoo5 line of video cards are 3dfx's latest weapon in the 3D Wars. We have recently gotten our hands on a Beta version of the Voodoo5 5500 AGP, 3dfx's prime-time video card in the entire family (yeah, the 6K is bigger, but this one supposedly gives the most bang for your buck). Now, without any further ado, lets take a look at the board...

[...] In all honesty, if 3dfx released this card a month ago, they would have a sure winner on their hands. Yet, due to delays, this may not be a good run for them. NVIDIA has already released its Ge Force 2, which includes FSAA (no more claim to fame for 3dfx's debut) and has an actual board on the shelves right now. Sure, there won't be any cinema effects, but once again, that's like T&L in the respect that a game developer must implement it into the game. Whether or not it's going to be popular is yet to be seen, but T&L has already shown a small trend.