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American 3D graphics company that was the dominant consumer GPU company in the late 1990s — before Nvidia's superior product execution and business model (selling chips to board manufacturers vs. 3dfx's direct board sales) led to its collapse and acquisition by Nvidia.
American graphics card company that was one of the early leaders in PC add-in graphics cards — and which was acquired by 3dfx in 1999 in a move that helped accelerate 3dfx's collapse and Nvidia's rise to dominance.