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When building a new system or buying hardware for a computer that is specifically intended to run FlightGear, it seems like a good idea to avoid these cards and instead check out [[Hardware Recommendations]] or more specifically [[Supported Video Cards]].
When building a new system or buying hardware for a computer that is specifically intended to run FlightGear, it seems like a good idea to avoid these cards and instead check out [[Hardware Recommendations]] or more specifically [[Supported Video Cards]].


You might still be able to run FlightGear despite having a problematic video card/chip, but you will not be able to use certain features and/or decrease overall details. See [[Settings for slower graphics cards]] for a list of possible fixes and workarounds.  
You might still be able to run FlightGear despite having a problematic video card/chip, but you will not be able to use certain features and/or decrease overall details. See [[Settings for slower graphics cards]] for a list of possible fixes and workarounds.
 
 
= Problematic video chipsets/models =


''This list is incomplete. Please help to expand it by editing the page and adding further chipset models and the kind of issues they experience!''
''This list is incomplete. Please help to expand it by editing the page and adding further chipset models and the kind of issues they experience!''




== ATI ==
= ATI =


This is for models from ATI/AMD.
This is for models from ATI/AMD.
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== Intel GMA ==
= Intel GMA =
The following Intel GMA integrated graphic processors (IGPs) are insufficient to support the advanced OpenGL 2.1+ features (i.e. shaders, etc.) in FlightGear 2.6.x and higher [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2866&p=25018&hilit=intel+gma#p25013]:
The following Intel GMA integrated graphic processors (IGPs) are insufficient to support the advanced OpenGL 2.1+ features (i.e. shaders, etc.) in FlightGear 2.6.x and higher [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2866&p=25018&hilit=intel+gma#p25013]:


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