Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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What do you expect when an original Voodoo from 1996, upgraded to 8MB, meets Unreal - a game released in 1998? In this video, I investigate if Unreal benefits from more video memory than the standard 4MB that was found on almost all consumer 3Dfx Voodoo 3D accelerators.

Jeff Chen memory mod on Twitter:
twitter.com/jeffqchen/status/1689091762185187328?t=zNt_A5Oyzx_-ChKK0RNenw&s=19

Repository with Gerber files and other useful items to create this PCB yourself:
github.com/BitsUndBolts/3Dfx-Voodoo-Memory-Mod

You can support me on Patreon:
patreon.com/BitsUndBolts

00:00 Intro
01:04 Unreal story
02:38 Voodoo graphics
04:09 Test systems
06:38 Benchmark results
11:02 HDD at fault?
11:50 800x600
12:54 Dynamic lighting
13:46 Iconic corridor scene
15:49 Conclusion