3Dfx Announces Immediate Availability Of Voodoo5 5500 Pci For Macintosh
New product offers substantial performance and visual quality improvements for Mac users.
3dfx Interactive today announced that Voodoo5TM 5500 PCI for Macintosh is in full volume production and is available on retail shelves across Europe. Voodoo5 5500 PCI for Macintosh is the first 3D accelerator for the Mac platform to offer full-scene anti-aliasing (FSAA) in hardware and offers substantial performance advantages over competitive offerings.
"This marks an important step in reaching our goal of revolutionising the Mac graphics market," said Alex Leupp, President and CEO of 3dfx Interactive. "As the glowing reviews of the product validate, we believe Voodoo5 is superior to any other graphics card for the Mac. We are excited about becoming the market leader for Mac graphics solutions."
"This product launch marks our official entry into a market that we knew was in desperate need of a superior graphics solution," said Bryan Speece, director of Macintosh business development at 3dfx Interactive. "No other graphics accelerator offers the kind of high visual fidelity and incredible 2D and 3D performance that Voodoo5 for Macintosh delivers."
After awarding the Voodoo5 5500 PCI the coveted "Best of Show" award at Macworld Expo, MacWEEK Magazine's (www.macweek.com) David Read wrote in a July 27, 2000 article: "The release of 3dfx's Voodoo5 5500 graphics accelerator marks a fundamental change in how we view 3D graphics on the Mac. MacWEEK's tests show it to be fast, but more importantly, it renders larger, higher-quality images than any currently shipping Mac graphics board. It also provides impressive features, such as full-screen anti-aliasing. Voodoo5 provides the best image quality we've seen in a Mac graphics card without sacrificing performance."
Voodoo5 For Macintosh is the only choice for Mac gamers worldwide
Early product previews for 3dfx's Voodoo5 5500 PCI for Macintosh indicate that the product is considered the top accelerator for hard-core gamers. Overwhelmingly, editors are calling the Voodoo5's FSAA technology a must-have feature. FSAA technology effectively upgrades a consumer's library of games by eliminating jagged edges and pixel popping associated with computer generated objects. This dramatically improves the 3D rendering quality and enhances the gaming experience.
"Disabling FSAA makes it appear as if you were playing the old Atari 2600 version of a game meant for Sega Dreamcast," said Kyle D'Addario, assistant editor, The Mac Observer (www.macobserver.com). "It is that stunning. Comparing the Voodoo5 to the [ATI] RAGE 128 is unfair."
"Overall, the Voodoo5 5500 PCI for Mac is a blazing fast video card," said Jon Simon, hardware editor, Sharkyextreme.com (www.sharkyextreme.com). "The card provides high-resolution support for 2D with excellent performance and high-resolution 3D with quality that just cannot be matched in any other Mac video card."
Voodoo5 5500 PCI for Macintosh is available immediately for UKP279, and is being sold in retail through stores including Micro Anvika and PC World and also through resellers including Mygate, Macline, Macgold, Computer Warehouse and MacWarehouse.
More Voodoo5 for Macintosh information can be found at www.3dfx.com/Mac. A complete set of reviews for the V5 5500 PCI for the Macintosh can be found at http://www.3dfx.com/prod/reviews/reviews-mac-v5.html.
"This marks an important step in reaching our goal of revolutionising the Mac graphics market," said Alex Leupp, President and CEO of 3dfx Interactive. "As the glowing reviews of the product validate, we believe Voodoo5 is superior to any other graphics card for the Mac. We are excited about becoming the market leader for Mac graphics solutions."
"This product launch marks our official entry into a market that we knew was in desperate need of a superior graphics solution," said Bryan Speece, director of Macintosh business development at 3dfx Interactive. "No other graphics accelerator offers the kind of high visual fidelity and incredible 2D and 3D performance that Voodoo5 for Macintosh delivers."
After awarding the Voodoo5 5500 PCI the coveted "Best of Show" award at Macworld Expo, MacWEEK Magazine's (www.macweek.com) David Read wrote in a July 27, 2000 article: "The release of 3dfx's Voodoo5 5500 graphics accelerator marks a fundamental change in how we view 3D graphics on the Mac. MacWEEK's tests show it to be fast, but more importantly, it renders larger, higher-quality images than any currently shipping Mac graphics board. It also provides impressive features, such as full-screen anti-aliasing. Voodoo5 provides the best image quality we've seen in a Mac graphics card without sacrificing performance."
Voodoo5 For Macintosh is the only choice for Mac gamers worldwide
Early product previews for 3dfx's Voodoo5 5500 PCI for Macintosh indicate that the product is considered the top accelerator for hard-core gamers. Overwhelmingly, editors are calling the Voodoo5's FSAA technology a must-have feature. FSAA technology effectively upgrades a consumer's library of games by eliminating jagged edges and pixel popping associated with computer generated objects. This dramatically improves the 3D rendering quality and enhances the gaming experience.
"Disabling FSAA makes it appear as if you were playing the old Atari 2600 version of a game meant for Sega Dreamcast," said Kyle D'Addario, assistant editor, The Mac Observer (www.macobserver.com). "It is that stunning. Comparing the Voodoo5 to the [ATI] RAGE 128 is unfair."
"Overall, the Voodoo5 5500 PCI for Mac is a blazing fast video card," said Jon Simon, hardware editor, Sharkyextreme.com (www.sharkyextreme.com). "The card provides high-resolution support for 2D with excellent performance and high-resolution 3D with quality that just cannot be matched in any other Mac video card."
Voodoo5 5500 PCI for Macintosh is available immediately for UKP279, and is being sold in retail through stores including Micro Anvika and PC World and also through resellers including Mygate, Macline, Macgold, Computer Warehouse and MacWarehouse.
More Voodoo5 for Macintosh information can be found at www.3dfx.com/Mac. A complete set of reviews for the V5 5500 PCI for the Macintosh can be found at http://www.3dfx.com/prod/reviews/reviews-mac-v5.html.
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