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− | == | + | == Introduction == |
− | The status of support of GPUs not only | + | 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 == | == Fully free software status == | ||
− | This page | + | 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 | + | 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. |
{| class="wikitable" border="1" | {| class="wikitable" border="1" | ||
! Type | ! Type | ||
+ | ! Availability | ||
! Supported hardware | ! Supported hardware | ||
! driver | ! driver | ||
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! status / features | ! status / features | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Display controller | + | | |
+ | * Display controller | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Mainboards | ||
+ | * Standalone? | ||
| AST2500 | | AST2500 | ||
| ast | | ast | ||
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* GPU | * GPU | ||
* Display controller | * Display controller | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * PCI | ||
+ | * PCIe | ||
+ | * Chipsets? | ||
| Many Nvidia GPUs | | Many Nvidia GPUs | ||
| [[Group:Hardware/research/gpu/nvidia|nouveau]] | | [[Group:Hardware/research/gpu/nvidia|nouveau]] | ||
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| | | | ||
* Bytecode found in the video BIOS | * Bytecode found in the video BIOS | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * GPU | ||
+ | | SOCs | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Tegra K1 | ||
+ | | [[Group:Hardware/research/gpu/nvidia|nouveau]] | ||
+ | | GNU/Linux | ||
+ | | No? | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * nonfree firmware required? | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Display controller | ||
+ | | SOCs | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Tegra K1 | ||
+ | | tegradrm | ||
+ | | GNU/Linux | ||
+ | | Yes? | ||
+ | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
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* GPU | * GPU | ||
* Display controller | * Display controller | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * PCI | ||
+ | * PCIe | ||
+ | * x86, MIPS computers | ||
| Many ATI and AMD GPUs | | Many ATI and AMD GPUs | ||
| [[Group:Hardware/research/gpu/radeon|Radeon]] | | [[Group:Hardware/research/gpu/radeon|Radeon]] | ||
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* GPU | * GPU | ||
* Display controller | * Display controller | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * PCI | ||
+ | * PCIe | ||
+ | * x86, MIPS computers | ||
| Many ATI and AMD GPUs | | Many ATI and AMD GPUs | ||
| amdgpu | | amdgpu | ||
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* GPU | * GPU | ||
* Display controller | * Display controller | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Yeelong computers | ||
| Lemote ATI Radeon GPU | | Lemote ATI Radeon GPU | ||
| | | | ||
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* GPU | * GPU | ||
* Display controller | * Display controller | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * PCI | ||
+ | * PCIe | ||
+ | * x86, MIPS computers | ||
| Many older ATI/AMD GPUs | | Many older ATI/AMD GPUs | ||
| RadeonHD | | RadeonHD | ||
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* GPU | * GPU | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * SOCs only? | ||
| | | | ||
| Etnaviv | | Etnaviv | ||
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* GPU | * GPU | ||
| | | | ||
+ | * SOCs only? | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Allwinner SOCs | ||
| Lima | | Lima | ||
+ | | GNU/Linux | ||
| Yes | | Yes | ||
| | | | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
+ | * GPU | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * SOCs only? | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Allwinner SOCs | ||
+ | | Mitgard / Utgard? | ||
+ | | GNU/Linux | ||
+ | | Yes | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Display controller | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * ? | ||
+ | * x86 Mainboards | ||
| | | | ||
| [[Group:Hardware/research/gpu/xgi_z9s|xgi_z9s]] | | [[Group:Hardware/research/gpu/xgi_z9s|xgi_z9s]] | ||
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| Yes | | Yes | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
* GPU | * GPU | ||
* Display controller | * Display controller | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * X86 computers only | ||
| Intel GPUs found in I945 and GM45 chipsets | | Intel GPUs found in I945 and GM45 chipsets | ||
| gma | | gma | ||
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| Yes | | Yes | ||
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− | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
* GPU | * GPU | ||
* Display controller | * Display controller | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * X86 computers only | ||
| Intel GPUs found in I945 and GM45 chipsets | | Intel GPUs found in I945 and GM45 chipsets | ||
| i915 | | i915 | ||
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| | | | ||
* Display controller | * Display controller | ||
− | | Some intel chipset / SOCs (Atom?) | + | | |
+ | * Some intel chipset / SOCs (Atom?) | ||
+ | | | ||
| gma500 | | gma500 | ||
| GNU/Linux | | GNU/Linux | ||
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* Display controller | * Display controller | ||
+ | | SOCs only | ||
| Several I.MX SOCs not supported by mxs-drm | | Several I.MX SOCs not supported by mxs-drm | ||
| imx-drm | | imx-drm | ||
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* Display controller | * Display controller | ||
+ | | SOCs only | ||
| Several I.MX SOCs not supported by imx-drm | | Several I.MX SOCs not supported by imx-drm | ||
| mxs-drm | | mxs-drm | ||
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* Display controller | * Display controller | ||
| Many Amlogic SOCs | | Many Amlogic SOCs | ||
+ | | SOCs only | ||
| meson | | meson | ||
| GNU/Linux | | GNU/Linux | ||
| No: doesn't boot with free software yet | | No: doesn't boot with free software yet | ||
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* Display controller | * Display controller | ||
* Some limited 2D acceleration? | * Some limited 2D acceleration? | ||
+ | | SOCs only | ||
| Many OMAP SOCs | | Many OMAP SOCs | ||
| omapdrm | | omapdrm | ||
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| | | | ||
* Display controller | * Display controller | ||
+ | | SOCs only | ||
| Many rockchip SOCs | | Many rockchip SOCs | ||
| rockchip | | rockchip | ||
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| | | | ||
* Display controller | * Display controller | ||
+ | | SOCs only | ||
| Many Allwinner SOCs | | Many Allwinner SOCs | ||
| sun4i-drm | | sun4i-drm | ||
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* GPU | * GPU | ||
* Display controller | * Display controller | ||
+ | | SOCs only | ||
| Many broadcom SOCs | | Many broadcom SOCs | ||
| vc4 | | vc4 | ||
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| | | | ||
* GPU | * GPU | ||
+ | | SOCs only | ||
| | | | ||
− | * Many Qualcomm SOCs | + | * <s>Many Qualcomm SOCs</s> (lack free software boot?) |
− | * NXP I. | + | * NXP I.MX51<ref>imx51.dtsi: compatible = "amd,imageon-200.1", "amd,imageon";</ref> |
− | | [[Group:Hardware/research/gpu/adreno|adreno]] | + | * NXP I.MX53<ref>imx53.dtsi: compatible = "amd,imageon-200.0", "amd,imageon";</ref> |
+ | | | ||
+ | * [[Group:Hardware/research/gpu/adreno|adreno]] | ||
+ | * msm-drm | ||
| GNU/Linux | | GNU/Linux | ||
| Unknown (needs testing with linux-libre) | | Unknown (needs testing with linux-libre) | ||
| Are the nonfree firmwares really required? | | Are the nonfree firmwares 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 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <references/> | ||
== Pages == | == Pages == |
Latest revision as of 19:21, 11 April 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 |
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AST2500 | ast | GNU/Linux | Yes |
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Many Nvidia GPUs | nouveau | GNU/Linux | No |
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nouveau | GNU/Linux | No? |
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tegradrm | GNU/Linux | Yes? | ||
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Many ATI and AMD GPUs | Radeon | GNU/Linux | No |
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Many ATI and AMD GPUs | amdgpu | GNU/Linux | No |
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Lemote ATI Radeon GPU | GRUB | Yes | |||
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Many older ATI/AMD GPUs | RadeonHD | GNU/Linux | Yes? |
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Etnaviv | GNU/Linux | Yes | |||
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Lima | GNU/Linux | Yes | ||
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Mitgard / Utgard? | GNU/Linux | Yes | ||
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xgi_z9s | Coreboot until 4.12 | Yes | |||
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Intel GPUs found in I945 and GM45 chipsets | gma | Coreboot | Yes | ||
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Intel GPUs found in I945 and GM45 chipsets | i915 | GNU/Linux when booting with Libreboot or Coreboot | Yes | Everything seem to work fine | |
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gma500 | GNU/Linux | No? |
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SOCs only | Several I.MX SOCs not supported by mxs-drm | imx-drm | GNU/Linux |
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SOCs only | Several I.MX SOCs not supported by imx-drm | mxs-drm | GNU/Linux |
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Many Amlogic SOCs | SOCs only | meson | GNU/Linux | No: doesn't boot with free software yet | ||
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SOCs only | Many OMAP SOCs | omapdrm | GNU/Linux | Yes, at least for:
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SOCs only | Many rockchip SOCs | rockchip | GNU/Linux | ? | ||
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SOCs only | Many Allwinner SOCs | sun4i-drm | GNU/Linux | Yes | ||
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SOCs only | Many broadcom SOCs | vc4 | GNU/Linux | No: GPU not initialized by free software boot | ||
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GNU/Linux | Unknown (needs testing with linux-libre) | Are the nonfree firmwares really required? | ||
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"3dfx Banshee/Voodoo3+" (Kconfig) | tdfx | GNU/Linux | ? | ? | ? |
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r128 | GNU/Linux | ? | ? | ? | |
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Matrox G200 / G400 | mga | GNU/Linux | ? | ? | ? (Check Xorg status!) |
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sis 630 + vms? | sis | GNU/Linux | Probably | ? | ? |
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Via chrome / unichrome | unichrome | GNU/Linux | ? | ? | ? (Check Xorg status!) |
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Savage video cards | savage | GNU/Linux | ? | ? | ? (check Xorg status!) |
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? | GNU/Linux | Not yet? | Boot without the VSA or compile it with a free software compiler | Geode support removed from Coreboot:
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Type | Availability | Supported hardware | driver | OS or software | can work with only free software? | missing parts to work with only free software | status / features |
Pages
This set of pages talks about GPUs.
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"issue" is not in the list (interest, location, project, school) of allowed values for the "Organized around" property.