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3DNow!
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English
en Processor architecture extensions
Alternative forms
en 3DNow
Etymology
Trademark of Advanced Micro Devices AMD, from en 3D now, reflecting its potential for performance improvements in 3D graphics.
Proper noun
en computing An enhancement of the MMX extension to the x86 CPU instruction set architecture, allowing for enhanced performance with 3D-graphics-heavy applications; rendered obsolescent by later versions of the SSE instruction-set extensions.
en x87 MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4
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