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This page summarizes the research on which GPUs and display controllers can work with fully free software.
 
This page summarizes the research on which GPUs and display controllers can work with fully free software.
  
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Many SOCs have a display controller that work fine and don't need a GPU. That enables using various displays without necessarily needing to support GPUs. When GPUs are unsupported you typically don't have 3D acceleration.
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Many SoCs have a display controller that work fine and don't need a GPU. That enables using various displays without necessarily needing to support GPUs. When GPUs are unsupported you typically don't have 3D acceleration.
  
 
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| Intel GPUs found in i945 and GM45 chipsets
 
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| Intel GPUs found in I945 and GM45 chipsets
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| Intel GPUs found in i945 and GM45 chipsets
 
| i915
 
| i915
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| GNU/Linux when booting with Libreboot or Coreboot
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| GNU/Linux when booting with GNUboot or Coreboot
 
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| SoCs only
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| Several I.MX SOCs not supported by mxs-drm
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| Several I.MX SoCs are not supported by mxs-drm.
 
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| Many OMAP SoCs
 
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* NXP I.MX51<ref>imx51.dtsi: compatible = "amd,imageon-200.1", "amd,imageon";</ref>
 
* NXP I.MX51<ref>imx51.dtsi: compatible = "amd,imageon-200.1", "amd,imageon";</ref>
 
* NXP I.MX53<ref>imx53.dtsi: compatible = "amd,imageon-200.0", "amd,imageon";</ref>
 
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| GNU/Linux
 
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| Are the nonfree firmwares really required?
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Latest revision as of 03:43, 14 June 2024

Introduction

The status of support of GPUs not only depends on the GPU vendor and family but in some cases also on if there are free replacements for the video BIOS or equivalent.

Fully free software status

This page summarizes the research on which GPUs and display controllers can work with fully free software.

Many SoCs have a display controller that work fine and don't need a GPU. That enables using various displays without necessarily needing to support GPUs. When GPUs are unsupported you typically don't have 3D acceleration.

Type Availability Supported hardware driver OS or software can work with only free software? missing parts to work with only free software status / features
  • Display controller
  • GPU
  • Mainboards (KGPE-D16)
  • Standalone?
  • AST2500
  • AST2050
 ast GNU/Linux Yes
  • FSDG compliant distro for the AST2500 BMC
  • GNUboot has free text-mode VGA init for the AST2050, but no native mode init due to lack of EDID support [1].
  • GPU
  • Display controller
  • PCI
  • PCIe
  • Chipsets?
 Many Nvidia GPUs nouveau GNU/Linux No
  • Bytecode found in the video BIOS
  • GPU
 SoCs
  • Tegra K1
 nouveau GNU/Linux No?
  • nonfree peripheral software required
  • Display controller
 SoCs
  • Tegra K1
 tegradrm GNU/Linux Yes?
  • GPU
  • Display controller
  • PCI
  • PCIe
  • x86, MIPS computers
 Many ATI and AMD GPUs Radeon GNU/Linux No
  • Bytecode found in the video BIOS
  • GPU
  • Display controller
  • PCI
  • PCIe
  • x86, MIPS computers
 Many ATI and AMD GPUs amdgpu GNU/Linux No
  • Bytecode found in the video BIOS
  • GPU
  • Display controller
  • Yeelong computers
 Lemote ATI Radeon GPU GRUB Yes
  • GPU
  • Display controller
  • PCI
  • PCIe
  • x86, MIPS computers
 Many older ATI/AMD GPUs RadeonHD GNU/Linux Yes?
  • nonfree peripheral software to remove?
  • No 3D acceleration without nonfree peripheral software.
  • GPU
  • SoCs only?
 Etnaviv GNU/Linux Yes
  • GPU
  • SoCs only?
  • Allwinner SoCs
 Lima GNU/Linux Yes
  • GPU
  • SoCs only?
  • Allwinner SoCs
 Mitgard / Utgard? GNU/Linux Yes
  • Display controller
  •  ?
  • x86 Mainboards
 xgi_z9s Coreboot until 4.12 Yes
  • GPU
  • Display controller
  • x86_64 computers only
 Intel GPUs found in i945 and GM45 chipsets gma Coreboot Yes
  • GPU
  • Display controller
  • x86_64 computers only
 Intel GPUs found in i945 and GM45 chipsets i915 GNU/Linux when booting with GNUboot or Coreboot Yes
  • Everything works fine
  • Display controller
  • Some intel chipsets / SoCs (Atom?)
 gma500 GNU/Linux No?
  • Needs to be supported by GNUboot or deblobbed Coreboot
  • Display controllers
 SoCs only Several I.MX SoCs are not supported by mxs-drm. imx-drm GNU/Linux
  • Yes with I.MX <= I.MX6
  • Maybe with I.MX7
  • No for I.MX8 as it doesn't boot with free software yet
  • Display controller
 SoCs only Several I.MX SoCs are not supported by imx-drm. mxs-drm GNU/Linux
  • Yes with I.MX < I.MX6 like the I.MX28
  • Display controller
 Many Amlogic SoCs SoCs only meson GNU/Linux No: doesn't boot with free software yet
  • Display controller
  • Some limited 2D acceleration?
 SoCs only Many OMAP SoCs omapdrm GNU/Linux Yes, at least for:
  • OMAP3
  • OMAP4
  • Display controller
 SoCs only Many rockchip SoCs rockchip GNU/Linux ?
  • Display controller
 SoCs only Many Allwinner SoCs sun4i-drm GNU/Linux Yes
  • GPU
  • Display controller
 SoCs only Many broadcom SoCs vc4 GNU/Linux No: GPU not initialized by free software boot
  • GPU
 SoCs only
  • Many Qualcomm SoCs (lack free software boot?)
  • NXP I.MX51[1]
  • NXP I.MX53[2]
GNU/Linux Unknown (needs testing with linux-libre) Are the nonfree peripheral softwares really required?
  • Display controller
  • GPU
  • PCI
  • PCIe?
  • Chipset?
 "3dfx Banshee/Voodoo3+" (Kconfig) tdfx GNU/Linux ? ? ?
  • Display controller
  • GPU
  • PCI
  • Chipsets?
 r128 GNU/Linux ? ? ?
  • Display controller
  • GPU
  • PCI
  • Chipset?
 Matrox G200 / G400 mga GNU/Linux ? ? ? (Check Xorg status!)
  • Display controller
  • GPU?
  • PCI?
  • AGP
  • VMs (qemu)
  • Other?
 sis 630 + vms? sis GNU/Linux Probably ? ?
  • Display controller
  • GPU?
  • PCI
  • AGP?
  • Other?
 Via chrome / unichrome unichrome GNU/Linux ? ? ? (Check Xorg status!)
  • Display controller
  • GPU?
  • PCI
  • AGP?
  • Other?
 Savage video cards savage GNU/Linux ? ? ? (check Xorg status!)
  • Display controller
  • Geode SoCs
  • Geode SoCs
 ? GNU/Linux Not yet? Boot without the VSA or compile it with a free software compiler Geode support removed from Coreboot:
  • Needed converting to cache as RAM
Type Availability Supported hardware driver OS or software can work with only free software? missing parts to work with only free software status / features
  1. ↑ imx51.dtsi: compatible = "amd,imageon-200.1", "amd,imageon";
  2. ↑ imx53.dtsi: compatible = "amd,imageon-200.0", "amd,imageon";

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