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= Video cards for flight simulation =


== General considerations ==
== General considerations ==
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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 Unix-like operating systems ==
== For Linux and *nix users ==
 
Please specify if you're using "free" implementations of drivers.
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. When using free and open source drivers, support is generally better with AMD graphics cards than with nVidia products, because of differences in the manufacturers' policies towards providing documentation for their hardware. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_hardware_and_FOSS] [http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amd_nvidia_15way&num=1] As progress on the free drivers has been significant in recent months, try to stay as up to date as possible to get the best results. That means use most recent distribution versions instead of long term supported ones.
Given the fact that there are such alternate "proprietary" vs. "free" implementations, please mention the one you are using when adding cards to the list below.


== Graphic Cards recommended for FlightGear 2.10+ ==
== Graphic Cards recommended for FlightGear 2.10+ ==
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* Radeon X1950 (runs smoothly with free Radeon driver, version 6.14.4)
* Radeon X1950 (runs smoothly with free Radeon driver, version 6.14.4)


== Troubleshooting Rendering Issues ==
If you get strange visuals, disable shaders in the View > Rendering Options dialog.
For problems with graphics cards or GPUs, see [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewforum.php?f=37 FlightGear's Graphics support forum]


==== External links ====
== External links ==
* [[:wikipedia:Comparison of NVIDIA Graphics Processing Units|Comparison of NVIDIA Graphics Processing Units]]
* [[:wikipedia:Comparison of NVIDIA Graphics Processing Units|Comparison of NVIDIA Graphics Processing Units]]
* [[:wikipedia:Comparison of ATI Graphics Processing Units|Comparison of ATI Graphics Processing Units]]
* [[:wikipedia:Comparison of ATI Graphics Processing Units|Comparison of ATI Graphics Processing Units]]
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== Related content ==
== Related content ==
* [[Howto: Improve Framerates]]
* [[Graphics drivers configuration]]
* [[


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