Video Graphics Array

Also known as VGA

computer display standard and resolution

Key facts

Release date: April 2, 1987 ; 39 years ago ( 1987-04-02 )
Entry level: Chips and Technologies 82c441 Video-7 VEGA Deluxe ATI Graphics Solution Plus S3 (911 911A 924 801 805 805i 928 805p 928p) Matrox MAGIC RGB Paradise Systems PEGA 1 Tseng Labs ET3000 Cirrus Logic CL-GD400s
Mid range: ATI Wonder series Paradise Systems PEGA 1a S3 Vision Tseng Labs ET4000 Cirrus Logic CL-GD500s
High end: ATI Mach series Paradise Systems PEGA 2a S3 Trio Tseng Labs ET6000 Cirrus Logic CL-GD5000s
Predecessor: Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) Professional Graphics Controller (PGC)
Successor: Super Video Graphics Array (SVGA) Extended Graphics Array (XGA)

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Video Graphics Array (VGA) is a video display controller and accompanying de facto graphics standard, first introduced with the IBM PS/2 line of computers in 1987, which became ubiquitous in the IBM PC compatible industry within three years. The term can now refer to the computer display standard, the 15-pin D-subminiature VGA connector, or the 640 × 480 resolution characteristic of the VGA hardware.

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