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Operating Systems => IBM PC 32bit => Windows 98 (Jun 1998) => Topic started by: chrisNova777 on November 03, 2018, 09:43:48 PM

Title: graphics cards suported by win9x operating systems
Post by: chrisNova777 on November 03, 2018, 09:43:48 PM
taken frm: https://msfn.org/board/topic/107001-compatible-hardware-with-windows-9x/

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Windows 9x requires a VGA compatible graphics adapter. Either built into the Motherboard or as a plug in expansion card.

Windows 9x supports PCI, AGP (1,2,4,8) and PCIe graphics cards if a suitable driver is available.

Supported Graphics Cards:

3dfx
Voodoo --- PCI
Voodoo Rush --- PCI
Voodoo 2 --- PCI and SLI
Voodoo Banshee --- PCI & AGP
Voodoo 3 --- PCI & AGP
Voodoo 4 --- PCI & AGP
Voodoo 5 --- PCI & AGP

Intel
STB
Virge VX
Virge DX
Virge GX
Velocity 128

nVIDIA
Vanta Series
Riva 128 --- PCI & AGP
TNT --- PCI & AGP
TNT2 --- PCI & AGP
GeForce 256 --- PCI & AGP
GeForce 2 MX --- AGP
GeForce 2 GTS/Ultra/Pro --- AGP
GeForce 3 --- AGP
GeForce 4 MX --- AGP
GeForce 4 Ti --- AGP
GeForce Fx --- AGP & PCIe
GeForce 6 --- AGP & PCIe (6800 last card to be officially supported by nVIDIA)
GeForce 7 --- AGP & PCIe (Requires UnOfficial Driver)
GeForce 8 --- AGP & PCIe (Requires UnOfficial Driver)

Quadro
Quadro2
Quadro DCC
Quadro 4
Quadro FX
Quadro NVS

ATi / AMD
Rage Fury Max
Rage 128
Rage PRO
Rage XL/XC
Rage II/II+
Rage IIL
Radeon 7000 series --- AGP & PCIe
Radeon 8000 series --- AGP & PCIe
Radeon 9000 series --- AGP & PCIe (9800 last card to be officially supported by ATi)
X800 series --- AGP 8x (R420 core, supported since CATALYST 4.11 BETA) --- X800pro works without problem
X300, X600, X700 series --- PCIe (RV370, RV380, and RV410 core, supported since CATALYST 4.11 BETA) ---
X800 series --- PCIe (R423 or R430 core, supported since CATALYST 5.2) ---
X850 series --- PCIe (R480 core, supported since CATALYST 5.2) --- X850XT works on GIGABYTE GA-K8A480M-9, but CATALYST 6.2 is recommended during installation
Xpress 200 series --- Onboard (RS400 or RS480 core, supported since CATALYST 5.2) --- works (RS480 on GIGABYTE GA-K8A480M-9)
Xpress 200 series --- Onboard (RS482 core, supported since CATALYST 5.9) ---
X550 series --- PCIe (RV370 core, supported by CATALYST 6.2) ---
X700 series --- AGP 8x (RV410 core with Rialto bridge chip, supported by CATALYST 6.2) ---
X800 series --- AGP 8x (R430 core with Rialto bridge chip, maybe supported by CATALYST 6.2?) ---
X850 series --- AGP 8x (latest R481 core, supported by CATALYST 6.2) ---
All-in-Wonder Series --- (upto 9800)

Matrox

Impression
Ultima
Millennium
Mystique
Mystique 220
Millennium 2
G100
Mystique G200
MGA G200
Millennium G200
G300 Series
G400 Series
G450
G550