There are MANY "combo" cards available that do both 2D and 3D processing,
the TNT is one example.  The new Voodoo3 is another example.  BOTH of these
cards runs by itself WITHOUT a 2D graphis card.  Most performance is in the
eye of the beholder....the Voodoo3 will be the fastest, but has limitations
in it's 3D rendering:  No 32 bit color and texture sizes a limited to a much
smaller number than the TNT, additonally, the TNT offers more 3D rendering
features, giving more "eye candy".

Dan Shaughnessy

>The second thing you mention is a Company who created and makes the Voodoo
>chipset for 3D Graphics cards.
>The chipset made by 3DFX is probably the most popular and most supported by
game
>developers. Another popular choice is the NVidia Riva TNT both are
excellent
>choices.
>3DFX has however just launched the Voodoo 3 which is faster than all the
other
>processors available...its even faster than 2 Voodoo 2 cards running
parallel to
>each other.
>For the most performance get a good 2D Graphics card and a good 3D graphics
card
>that is based on the voodoo 3 chipset.
>

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