nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqykddq7nmfd8cd0hupl8fnsmmuhtg55zusm6de4fjecmrhsx4x97qx8hm63 (nprofile…hm63) Pretty sure that's not true.
The first two 3D cards I remember were the Voodoo 1 and Rendition Verite V1000, both announced late 1995 but only actually shipped late 1996 (like Q4).
IIRC the Verite was the one Carmack was initially focused on, too.