Which Graphics Card for 90s Retro-PC? VGA/DVI, ISA/PCI/AGP, 3dfx/openGL/D3D & more by Kordanor
28Graphics Cards for a PC of the 90s? I explain issues with scaling, differences between VGA, DVI and HDMI, between ISA/VLB, PCI and AGP, compatibility issues, 3D Hardware Accelerators, 3dfx Glide, OpenGL, Direct3D (with a short excourse to exotic cards) and I will show a timechart with an overview of some of the most important graphics cards and the technological developments.
Timechart Overview in 4k:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GJ8BmQLn-9C_42d01oscZXvkOjX-aJoy/view?usp=sharing
00:00 Overview
01:08 VGA, DVI and HDMI Connectors and Signals
01:28 VGA Connector, Signal and aspect ratio
03:48 DVI Connector and Signal-Options
04:45 Connector Overview and Adapters
05:53 HDMI Connector and Signal
06:26 S-Video & Composit
06:53 Connector Overview and Summary
08:42 Graphics Cards Slot Overview
09:03 ISA & VLB
09:53 PCI
12:27 AGP
15:02 Manufacturers, Compatibility & Technologies
16:13 Displaying 3D, Hardware Acceleration
16:51 Software-Rendering
17:56 3dfx & GLIDE
20:38 32 Bit Color Depth
21:00 OpenGL
21:23 T&L in OpenGL and Direct3D
21:56 S3 Savage 2000 Problems
22:18 Direct 3D
23:24 Timeline Overview
28:42 Standards in the year 2000 (U9)
29:15 Outro
Links:
General::
Screen Resolutions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_display_standard
Infos and Timeline Icons by VGA Museum: https://www.vgamuseum.info
Phils Computer Lab Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@philscomputerlab
Phils Computer Lab Webpage: https://www.philscomputerlab.com
Various Card Info on TechPowerup: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/
Topic Related:
ISA VLB Benchmarks by Phils Computer Lab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ha8Q_oLUr8
VLB vs ISA Tests by PCRetroTech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1h3N-ekBxk
PCI Compatibility Thread at Vogons: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=79841
Info on Voodoo 4/5 on PCGH: https://www.pcgameshardware.de/3dfx-Voodoo-Hardware-255488/Specials/3dfx-Voodoo-Retro-Special-1246582
AGP Problems with ALI Boards: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=62046
AGP Problems with Incompatibility: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=57203
Test of Nvidia AGP Cards by Phils Computer Lab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md5Wl7t-VfI
PCI with functioning DVI scaler: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=45736
Manufacturers and Technology:
Cirrus Logic ISA Perforance by PCRetroTech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1h3N-ekBxk
S3 PCI Compatibility by PCRetroTech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1h3N-ekBxk
Nvidia and VIA Compatibility issues with AGP at the Vogons: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=89746&p=1102433
ATI (&Others) DOS Compatibiltiy Chart: https://gona.mactar.hu/DOS_TESTS/
Voodoo 3 BIOS Fix: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=71868
3D Accelerator Comparison Video by RetroCompaqGuy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU5Zi69QPQs
Support for Exotic Accelerators at the Vogons: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=33483
3dfx Benchmarks at AnandTech: https://www.anandtech.com/show/272/16
3dfx Backward compatibility at DOS Days: https://www.dosdays.co.uk/topics/voodoo_games.php
16Bit vs 32Bit Comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yVwceRDVmk
S3 Savage 2000 Review by Phils Computer Lab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsOiTBZJ19U
Laguna 3D Performance by vlaskcz (VGAMuseum): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DegsPvN4JSI
Rage 3D Performance by vlaskcz (VGAMuseum): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXKMxNg-_0Y
S3 Virge Performance by vlaskcz (VGAMuseum): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0ljjj4LTDc
NV1 Edge 3D on LGR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jChtlWNIAL4
NV1 Edge 3D on LGR Blerbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWnbZOQ4UtQ
NV1 Edge 3D on vintage3d: https://vintage3d.org/nv1.php#sthash.17Z42x0k.dpbs
Music Credits:
Various titles (see below) by Chris Huelsbeck, used under a royalty-free license, please visit www.patreon.com/chris_huelsbeck for more info!"
-Italo Disco Magic
-Sea Foam (Harteburg Mix)
-Wavetable Synth Surfer
-Summer of Synth (BGM Version)
-Woot the Funk (Why Not)
-Wave States
-Italo Disco Magic
-Tunnel X (Credits)
-Galactic Light (Instrumental)
-Miami Midnight Drive
-Remember Eighty Seven
-Fight of the Fairlight