> > I want to run linux on not-very-fast machine (Pentium-1 class, not-so-much > > memory). > > What configuration requires more resourses (mostly RAM, also CPU), > > X_SVGA (or similar) server or framebuffer + X_FBDEV server ? > > What configuration is lighter, faster? > > I am interested mostly in 3.3.6 version, info about 4.x version also would > > be helpful. > > Framebuffer uses significantly more CPU time for both X and text mode. In > text mode with the frame buffer you have to write a large amount of data to > display a single character, while with regular text mode it's only a single > byte. In X the frame buffer doesn't support co-processing commands (block > moves etc), so scrolling is much slower and uses more CPU power. >
Thanks. What about RAM usage?
