
                                                           Exhibit 23.1
                   Consent of Independent Accountants

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this 
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 22, 1999 
relating to the financial statements, which appears in 3Dfx 
Interactive, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 
December 31, 1998, as amended by 3Dfx Interactive Inc.'s Annual Report 
on Form 10-K/A.  We also consent to the incorporation by reference of 
our report dated January 22, 1999 relating to the financial statement 
schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended 
by the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
May 19, 1999

