3Dfx Voodoo Rush
The 3Dfx Voodoo Rush arrived a year after the original Voodoo Graphics, in 1997. It combined a 3D accelerator with a 2D chip on the same board in an attempt to meet the needs of the customers who were not prepared to justify the added cost of a separate 3D card.
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Released | 1998 |
| Bus | PCI | |
| Chipset | Alliance ProMotion AT25/AT3D or Macronix MX86251 (for 2D) 3Dfx SST-1 (for 3D) |
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| Core Clock | 50 MHz | |
| Memory | 4 MB, 6 MB or 8 MB EDO RAM (2 x 64-bit, 50 MHz clock) | |
| Ports | 15-pin DSUB (RGB analogue out) | |
| Part # | - | |
| FCC ID | - | |
| Price | - | |
| See Also | Voodoo Graphics |
The Rush had the same 3D specifications as the Voodoo Graphics but was a poorer performer due to having to share memory bandwidth with the CRTC (Cathode Ray Tube Controller) of the 2D chip. In addition, the Rush chipset wasn't directly present on the PCI bus but had to be programmed through linked registers in the 2D chip.
As with the Voodoo Graphics, the Rush came in 4 MB, 6 MB and 8 MB flavours. All variants got 2 MB dedicated as a 2D frame buffer and the remainder of available video memory was given over for 3D textures.
The 3Dfx Voodoo Rush reference design allowed for two different 2D chips to be used in manufacture: the Alliance ProMotion AT25 (also commonly called AT3D), and the Macronix MX86251. These require different drivers.
One advantage of the Voodoo Rush over the Voodoo Graphics is that is works well with slower CPUs.
Here's a list of known producers of Voodoo Rush cards:
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Board Revisions
Click on one of the links above to get more detail on the specific card you are looking at. For Voodoo Rush part numbers, see the table below:
| Part Number | Description |
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| 3920475AR10 | A-Trend Helios Rush 3D (ATC-2475) - Voodoo Rush 6 MB (single planar) |
| 600-0023-02 | Jazz Adrenaline Rush 3D - Voodoo Rush 6 MB (single planar) |
| 9707-10
(FCC ID: ICUVGA-GW707) |
2theMAX Fantasy FX / Gainward Dragon 2000 - Voodoo Rush 8 MB (single planar) - requires the Macronics MX86251 driver |
| G105_10 (FCC ID: MAA8G105006) |
ProComp G105 - Voodoo Rush 4/6 MB (single planar) - requires the Macronics MX86251 driver |
| GB3910P | Hercules Stingray 128/3D [Model S3316] - Voodoo Rush 6 MB (dual planar) |
| GB3930P | Hercules Stingray 128/3D [Model S3316] - Voodoo Rush 6 MB (single planar) |
| MSMT467 / CSMT467 | Intergraph Intense 3D Voodoo - Voodoo Rush 6 MB (single planar) |
Competition
In the Media
The Hercules Stingray 128/3D combines Alliance Semiconductor's and the 3Dfx Voodoo Rush chip onto an excellently designed Hercules board. By integrating the 128-bit Alliance ProMotion AT3D 2D/3D graphics and multimedia processor with the 3Dfx Voodoo Rush and 6MB of EDO DRAM as a single shot solution, the Hercules Stingray 128/3D gives us back a well needed PCI slot.
The Hercules Stingray 128/3D also supports an advanced set of video acceleration features in hardware, including YUV/RGB colour space conversion, scaling, and a 64 step bilinear filter with full line buffer to provide exceptionally crisp, smoothly filtered, 30 fps full-screen/full-motion video playback.
Take careful note, a 64 step bilinear filter for video is not possible on a standard 3Dfx. Hercules however, have managed to successfully not only combine technologies from both chipsets on their card, but to also utilise the additional functions of a standard MMX PC, not a P[entium]2 like the ATI. The optimised software MPEG player that ships with the card will support MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 DVD playback.
Special mention must be made of the card's installation routine - this is possibly the easiest video in the known universe to install! We put the card in its slot, inserted the Hercules CD when prompted and that was it. Everything - utilities, DirectX - the lot, installed seamlessly and we didn't even have to press ENTER once. Beautiful."
PC PowerPlay, July 1997
Setting it Up
For a brand new Installation:
NOTE: It is suggested that the extracted drivers be copied to a floppy when executing a fresh installation.
1) Before removing your existing 2D card switch the video driver to
Standard VGA
2) If you have an exisiting 3dfx Voodoo based card also remove the
following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Hardware\CurrentControlSet\DirectDrawDrivers
3) Power off system and remove your existing 2D card and any Voodoo
based cards
4) Install the AT25 and Voodoo Rush Combo Card in a free PCI Slot
5) Power on the system and verify that video appears during post
6) Start Windows 95
(Once Windows 95 starts you may be notified that no video device exists, click Cancel if this message appears)
7) Windows 95 will detect a new VGA Compatible Display, you need to:
Windows 95 Standard Release users: Select "Use Driver from Mfr" and click OK
Windows 95 OEM SR2 users: Click the Next Button on the
Detection Dialog Box
Windows 98 users: Click the Next Button twice on the
Detection Dialog Box. Ensure that "Specify a Location" is checked and "Microsoft Windows Update" is not
checked. Click Browse to continue.
8) Point the driver location to where the files are extracted to and click OK. (Windows 98: You will need to click on Next to continue)
9) You MAY then be prompted to insert the "Voodoo Rush Drivers for Windows 9X" Disk. Enter the path the drivers are extracted to and press OK.
To upgrade existing AT25/Voodoo Rush Drivers:
1) Start Windows 9x
2) Extract the files for the AT25/Voodoo Rush driver to a directory.
3) Click Start, Contol Panel. Double-click on Display.
4) Click the settings tab
5) Click Change Display Type
6) Under Adapter Type, Click Change
7) Click Have Disk
8) You will be prompted as follows:
Windows 95 Standard Release users: Enter the path to the extracted drivers
Windows 95 OEM SR2 users: Click the Next Button, no updated
drivers will be found. Click on "Other Location" then enter the path
to the extracted drivers.
Windows 98 users: Click "Update Driver" then click
the Next Button twice on the
Detection Dialog Box. Ensure that
"Specify a Location" is checked and "Microsoft Windows Update" is not
checked. Click Browse to continue.
9) When asked to choose a device, select "Alliance 3D + Voodoo Rush"
10) You may then be prompted to insert the Windows 95 Alliance 3D + Voodoo
Rush Driver Disk. Enter the path to the drivers again.
Downloads
Some Voodoo Rush cards (not many) had a daughterboard attached to the main PCB - one such example of this was the earlier Hercules Stingray 128/3D cards with model number S3316. For these, use the dual planar drivers. If you don't have a daughterboard attached, use the single planar drivers.
Operation Manual Get in touch if you can provide this missing item! |
Voodoo Rush Windows 9x Drivers For AT25/AT3D cards only. Requires DirectX 5.0. |
Voodoo Rush Windows 9x Drivers For MX86251 cards only. Requires DirectX 5.0. |
Voodoo Rush Windows 9x Drivers For AT25/AT3D cards only. |
Voodoo Rush Windows 9x Drivers For AT25/AT3D cards only. |
Voodoo Rush Windows 9x Drivers For AT25/AT3D cards only. |
Voodoo Rush Windows 9x Drivers For AT25/AT3D cards only. |
Hercules Stingray 128/3D Windows 3.1 Drivers
Complete Windows 3.1 package with ProMotion drivers, utilities, software and documentaton |
Mancuso Mix 2.0 (3rd-party) For Macronix MX86251 cards only. |
Mr. F's Modified Driver Mr. F's modified Driver Package |
More Pictures
A-Trend Helios 3D Voodoo Rush (8 MB)
Hercules Stingray 128/3D (8 MB)
Intergraph Intense 3D Voodoo (8 MB)
Yakumo Rush (8 MB)
InnoVision Mighty 3D II (8 MB)
Quantum3D Ventana (8 MB)