> The Banshee was apparently created with only parts of a Voodoo 2's 3D stuff, and some
> 2D stuff tacked on, so it would be a... sidevision? Heh. Sorry. I mean, it worked
> well, but wasn't as powerful as a Voodoo 2, at least not in the 3D stuff.
>
> My source is Wikipedia so as usual, grain of salt and stuff.
That's correct.
The Voodoo 1 and 2 were 3D-only add-on cards. You still needed to have a separate 2D video card. The Banshee was 3dfx's attempt at an all-in-one 2D/3D card. I think they deliberately made it less powerful than a Voodoo 2 so as not to eat into their Voodoo 2 market share.
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