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=== Hardware Requirements === | === Hardware Requirements === | ||
Flightgear requires a hardware accelerated 3D card with OpenGL drivers to run at reasonable frame-rates. Using a video card without hardware acceleration may produce frame-rates in the neighborhood of several seconds per frame. | Flightgear requires a hardware accelerated 3D video card with OpenGL drivers to run at reasonable frame-rates. Using a video card without hardware acceleration may produce frame-rates in the neighborhood of several seconds per frame. A 3Ghz CPU with a GeForce card should produce frame rates in excess of 60 fps in most situations. The frame rate will vary with the complexity of the scene, which is constantly changing, depending on the number of models and surfaces within view at each moment. | ||
Most modern PCs have hardware accelerated 3D cards. If you are having trouble running FlightGear, visit your card manufacturer's web site and download and install the latest drivers for your card. Appendix C of The FlightGear Manual has some further information on configuring your machine. Additional information about using OpenGL Drivers with FlighGear is available at [http://www.flightgear.org/hardwarereq.html Flighgear Hardware Requirements] | |||
=== Getting FlightGear === | === Getting FlightGear === | ||