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== Recommended Hardware for FlightGear 2.6+ == | == Recommended Hardware for FlightGear 2.6+ == | ||
* A 3D video card (with NVIDIA or ATI chipset, NVIDIA recommended!), with support for [[OpenGL]] 1.2 or better (OpenGL 2.0 is preferred) and at least 512 MB of dedicated video RAM (1024MB recommended). Flightgear requires a hardware accelerated 3D video card with '''OpenGL''' support 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. | * A 3D video card (with NVIDIA or ATI chipset, NVIDIA recommended!), with support for [[OpenGL]] 1.2 or better (OpenGL 2.0 is preferred) and at least 512 MB of dedicated video RAM (1024MB recommended). Flightgear requires a hardware accelerated 3D video card with '''OpenGL''' and '''GLSL''' (shader) support 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 1-2 GB '''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. When buying a new computer, you shouldn't buy computers with less than 4-6 gb of RAM. | * At least 1-2 GB '''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. When buying a new computer, you shouldn't buy computers with less than 4-6 gb of RAM. | ||
* CPU: At least a dual core processor with ~2 ghz (multi-core processors have benefits for some FlightGear components such as the threaded tile loader). When buying a new computer, buying a quad core computer is a good idea. | * CPU: At least a dual core processor with ~2 ghz (multi-core processors have benefits for some FlightGear components such as the threaded tile loader). When buying a new computer, buying a quad core computer is a good idea. | ||