During the ECTS show in London, England, AMD and 3Dfx Interactive announced that they will be building optimized Voodoo2 and Banshee drivers for AMD's current line of K6-2 processors with 3DNow! technology.

　　The deal will bring support for 3Dfx's Glide, Microsoft's Direct3D, and Silicon Graphics' OpenGL APIs.

　　"We've taken full advantage of the 3DNow! technology in the AMD K6-2 processor with our optimized drivers, and we expect to see performance gains of up to 30 percent with the most popular games," said Michael Howse, vice president of corporate marketing for 3Dfx Interactive. "These performance optimizations give mainstream home PC users an awesome gaming experience for an incredible value."

　　Drivers for the Voodoo2 will be released first to help gamers who already own Voodoo2-based cards, and Banshee drivers will be released shortly after.

　　"AMD is delighted to welcome 3Dfx Interactive as an inaugural partner for implementing 3DNow! technology in graphics accelerators," said Dana Krelle, AMD vice president of marketing and computation. "Systems powered by an AMD-K6-2 processor and Voodoo2 represent the ultimate platform for 3D gaming and meet the consumer market's demand for a richer, more realistic multimedia experience."