Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:15:32 +0100 (CET) From: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, jhary@unsane.co.uk, Sean Bryant <sean@cyberwang.net>, freebsdfree.linuxsir@alpha.blogger.com, Kip Macy <kip.macy@gmail.com>, Nikolas@FreeBSD.ORG, Britton <nikolas.britton@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Don't buy AMD products (was Re: Xorg and ATI card query.) Message-ID: <200703141715.l2EHFW7s011392@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <45F824FD.5030502@unsane.co.uk>
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Vince <jhary@unsane.co.uk> wrote: > Sean Bryant wrote: > > Andrew Reilly wrote: > > > Does anyone know if there are *any* contemporary graphics cards > > > that have 3D acceleration supported by some flavour of > > > open-source x.org? Doesn't have to be a super-fast 'leet gamer > > > system to be better than a non-accelerated frame buffer. > > > > I never thought I'd actually recommend it but.... > The Intel 82945GM controller in my laptop has semi ok 3d acceleration. > I'm running the experimental xorg 7.2.r3 server with beryl and its > running quite nicely. output of glinfo below if anyones interested. > > The performance doesnt compare to the nvidia drivers on my desktop at > home but it does its job, wouldnt want to game on it though. Depends on the game. I'm also quite satisfied with the intel i915/i945 graphics. If I had to buy a new laptop right now, that would be my preference. The 3D acceleration is fast enough to play OpenGL games such as ports/games/crack-attack smoothly at full-screen resolution. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd One Unix to rule them all, One Resolver to find them, One IP to bring them all and in the zone to bind them.home | help
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