3DNow!

English

Alternative forms

• 3DNow

Etymology

Trademark of AMD, reflecting its potential for performance improvements with applications heavy in 3D graphics.

Proper noun

3DNow!

1. (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.

Coordinate terms

• x87
• MMX
• SSE
• SSE2
• SSE3
• SSSE3
• SSE4