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== Recommended Hardware for FlightGear 1.9.x == | == Recommended Hardware for FlightGear 1.9.x == | ||
* A 3D video card, with support for OpenGL 1.2 or better (OpenGL 2.0 is preferred) and at least 128-256 MB video RAM. Flightgear requires a hardware accelerated 3D video card with OpenGL drivers to run at reasonable frame-rates. Most modern PCs have hardware accelerated 3D cards. See [[Supported Video Cards]]) for a list of video cards known to work with FlightGear. Note that cards with working shader support will enable FlightGear to run with more visual effects | * A 3D video card, with support for OpenGL 1.2 or better (OpenGL 2.0 is preferred) and at least 128-256 MB video RAM. Flightgear requires a hardware accelerated 3D video card with OpenGL drivers to run at reasonable frame-rates. Most modern PCs have hardware accelerated 3D cards. If your FlightGear video is not running smoothly, see [[Configuring OpenGL]]. See [[Supported Video Cards]]) for a list of video cards known to work with FlightGear. Note that cards with working shader support will enable FlightGear to run with more visual effects. | ||
* At least 512-1024 MB '''free''' RAM (and more is better). FlightGear uses more than 500 MB of RAM by default. If less free RAM is available, FlightGear would be slowed down significantly due to OS swapping | * At least 512-1024 MB '''free''' RAM (and more is better). FlightGear uses more than 500 MB of RAM by default. If less free RAM is available, FlightGear would be slowed down significantly due to OS swapping | ||