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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the use in the joint proxy statement/prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of 3Dfx Interactive
of our report dated December 12, 1998, except as to Note 15, which is as of
January 15, 1999, relating to the financial statements of STB Systems, Inc.,
which appears in such joint proxy statement/prospectus. We also consent to the
use of our report on the Financial Statement Schedules, which appears in such
joint proxy statement/prospectus. We also consent to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in such joint proxy statement/prospectus.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Dallas, TX

April 14, 1999
