The Voodoo2 8 MB was a performance-segment graphics card by 3dfx, launched on February 2nd, 1998. Built on the 350 nm process, and based on the SST2 graphics processor, in its 500-0009-01 variant, the card supports DirectX 6.0. Since Voodoo2 8 MB does not support DirectX 11 or DirectX 12, it might not be able to run all the latest games. The SST2 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 119 mm² and 4 million transistors. It features 1 pixel shader and 0 vertex shaders, 2 texture mapping units, and 1 ROP. Due to the lack of unified shaders you will not be able to run recent games at all (which require unified shader/DX10+ support). 3dfx has paired 8 MB EDO memory with the Voodoo2 8 MB, which are connected using a 192-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 90 MHz, memory is running at 90 MHz.
Being a single-slot card, the 3dfx Voodoo2 8 MB does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 15 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x VGA. Voodoo2 8 MB is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI interface. Its price at launch was 299 US Dollars.