Problematic video cards

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This is meant to become a list of those video cards that are known to frequently cause issues trying to run FlightGear due to having insufficient capabilities or driver support to properly run FlightGear, please feel free to help maintain this page by adding new entries or updating existing ones'.

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.

Please note that even if you have one of these models, you may still be able to run FlightGear by disabling certain features, please check the forums for advice. So, if you manage to run FlightGear with any of the cards listed here, please do feel free to update this page and preferably also list any relevant customizations or configuration settings that need to be applied.

ATI

• All legacy ATI Radeon cards before the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT series.
• All legacy ATI Mobility Radeon chips before the Mobility Radeon HD 2600 [1]

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:

• Intel GMA 500
• Intel GMA 600
• Intel GMA 900
• Intel GMA 950
• Intel GMA 965
• Intel GMA 3000
• Intel GMA 3100
• Intel GMA 3150
• Intel GMA 3600
• Intel GMA 3650
• Intel GMA 4500
• Intel GMA X3000
• Intel GMA X3100
• Intel GMA X3500
• Intel GMA X4500/X4500HD/X4500MHD