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by John Sullivan Contributions Published on May 02, 2006 05:53 PM
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Note: This page is not an exhaustive list. Also, some video cards may work with free software, but without 3D acceleration. This information should be considered very tentative -- we are doing our best to update it.

ATI Cards

ATI Radeon

Intel Cards

Here's a list of the currently shipping graphics and memory controller hubs supported by free software:

  • Intel Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
  • Intel Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
  • Integrated Graphics Controller 82945G/GZ
  • Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (Intel 945G)
  • Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 (Intel 915G and 910G)
  • Intel 865G
  • Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3000 (Intel G965 Express Chipset)
  • Intel Graphics Media Acceletator 3000 (Intel Q963, G963)
  • Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 (Intel Q45 Express Chipset).

Some of these come in multiple packaging variants that append additional letters to the chipset name. Intel also builds northbridge chips without the graphics controller for servers and higher performance desktop systems. Look for the 'G' in the chipset number, or Graphics Media Accelerator in the family name.

Here are Intel's previous generations of graphics and memory controller hubs supported by free software:

  • Intel 855GM
  • Intel 852GM
  • Intel 845G
  • Intel i830
  • Intel i815
  • Intel i810

nVidia Cards

  • nVidia Corporation NV36.4 [GeForce FX 5700VE], (rev a1), "nv" driver with no 3D acceleration)
  • NVIDIA GeForce FX5500
  • NVIDIA GeForce 9100 works without 3D acceleration
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    VIA Cards

    Video cards manufactured by VIA Technologies, Inc. that work with free software.
    • VT8378 [S3 UniChrome] Integrated Video (rev01)

     

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