The XFree86 team generally recommend ATIs Radeon cards. The performance is
comparable to a GeForce, drivers are fully Open Source, they use the XFree86
DRI (NVIDIA use their own DRI), have xv support, and will also soon have
accelerated xrender support.
Mike
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I've got a GeForce2 MX based card. It's great, plenty fast. In a pinch, any
> TNT2 M64 card will work.
>
> Graham Perkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@linux-mandrake.com on 03/08/2001
> 07:46:58 AM
>
> Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> To: expert mandrake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> cc:
> Subject: Re: [expert] best video card for Linux?
>
> Well, any of the 3DFX Banshee "type" (ie, Banshee, Voodoo3,
> Voodoo4/5) work quite well too, and quite fast :)
>
> -Graham
>
> On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Jeff Malka wrote:
>
> > My old Matrox Millennium video card just went dead on me. Still works
> but
> > the reds are gone and everything is blue (me too).
> >
> > I am therefore going to have to get a new video card. What are the good
> > ones to look at for Linux?
> >
> > I am running Mandrake Linux 7.1
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Registered Linux user 183185
> >
> >
> >
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