Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:35:07 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Peter Schuller <peter.schuller@infidyne.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xorg gfx card: amd64+xvideo+decent 2d performance Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0809191756170.10564@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20080919192956.GA89204@hyperion.scode.org> References: <20080919192956.GA89204@hyperion.scode.org>
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On Fri, 19 Sep 2008, Peter Schuller wrote: > I've been trying to find anything that fits the bill. My only > requirements are: > > * That it works with amd64 (on FreeBSD, obviously). > * That it supports Xvideo. > * That it has decent 2D performance. > * That it works with wide screen resolutions (so I guess basically > modern hardware + modern driver). > > Unfortunately, the 'nv' driver has significant performance issues so > nVidia cards are out. I love what ATI is doing with the radeonhd > driver, but no Xvideo yet. At present, it looks like at least some R5xx chipsets are supported by both radeon and radeonhd. One of those might be a good compromise. Or you could stick to the earlier chipsets that are only in radeon (R3xx/R4xx). I don't know how current this chart is: http://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature > I know Matrox used to be a good bet, but apparantly modern cards > require binary blobs. The latest experimental Matrox drivers no longer need a blob. However, Matrox seems to have wandered away from the general-purpose video card market. AGP and PCI cards are available used, PCI-X versions harder to find and more expensive, and driver updates are much less likely than a more mainstream card. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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