GPU Memory, and Clogged Pipes (Part 2 - 3dfx Voodoo) - #GPUJune2
Channel: RTL Engineering
Date: 2022-06-17

What is the largest factor that makes GPUs tick, besides the core clock? It's the memory, which can cause a GPU pipeline to flow or grind to a halt. 
This video picks up where the last one left off, by going over the memory architecture of the 3dfx Voodoo GPUs. This video was made as part of #GPUJune2.

Part 1 of this video can be found here: https://youtu.be/wsEcgNcEObI
Part 3 of this video can be found here: https://youtu.be/_OdUbP361P8

Chapters:
0:00 Recap
0:47 Fill-Rates
2:42 The Voodoo Family
6:32 EDO vs SDRAM
9:28 Voodoo 1 Part 1
10:25 The Rasterizer Breakup
12:13 Pixel Formats and Memory Layout
14:07 Voodoo 1 Part 2
19:02 Napalm
22:09 TMU Mappings
25:28 Voodoo 4/5