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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-39109) of
3Dfx Interactive, Inc., of our report dated January 27, 1998 appearing in this
Form.  

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

 
San Jose, California
February 17, 1998