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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated April 11, 1997, relating
to the financial statements of 3Dfx Interactive, Inc., which appears in such
Prospectus. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts"
and "Selected Financial Data" in such Prospectus. However, it should be noted
that Price Waterhouse LLP has not prepared or certified such "Selected Financial
Data."
 
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
San Jose, California
   
June 3, 1997
    
