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Basically, you should be fine with any Nvidia or AMD/ATI products having 512-1024MB of *dedicated* video memory for 3D graphics. However, you need to take into account that some of the newer features in FlightGear may not work as expected or may not even work altogether with older hardware, especially Intel-based graphics card (GMA). | Basically, you should be fine with any Nvidia or AMD/ATI products having 512-1024MB of *dedicated* video memory for 3D graphics. However, you need to take into account that some of the newer features in FlightGear may not work as expected or may not even work altogether with older hardware, especially Intel-based graphics card (GMA). | ||
== Support for | == Support for Unix-like operating systems == | ||
If you are using FlightGear with a Unix-like operating system (i.e. Linux, BSD, Solaris, SGI, etc.), check for the latest video driver that fully supports your graphics card or integrated GPU. In general, Nvidia video driver support used to be considered better than ATI and Intel support. However, this refers to the proprietary binary "blobs", which entail a few (potentially serious) issues regarding freedom and long term driver maintenance (and, therefore, card support). | If you are using FlightGear with a Unix-like operating system (i.e. Linux, BSD, Solaris, SGI, etc.), check for the latest video driver that fully supports your graphics card or integrated GPU. In general, Nvidia video driver support used to be considered better than ATI and Intel support. However, this refers to the proprietary binary "blobs", which entail a few (potentially serious) issues regarding freedom and long term driver maintenance (and, therefore, card support). | ||