The aim of this guide is to settle if Amiga is a computer or a console. As you can see in this guide the big-box Amiga computers had graphics cards for a long time. However, low-end Amigas also have several options for making that possible. Amiga computers aren
What sort of Graphics Card Upgrades do the various Amiga models support?
AMIGA | CPU socket | CPU slot | Zorro II | Zorro III | Zorro IV | PCI |
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AMIGA 1000 | ![]() | X | X | X | X | X |
AMIGA 2000 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | X | X | X |
AMIGA 3000 | X | ![]() | X | ![]() | X | ![]() |
AMIGA 4000 | X | ![]() | X | ![]() | X | ![]() |
AMIGA 500 | ![]() | X | ![]() | X | X | X |
AMIGA 600 | ![]() | X | X | X | X | X |
AMIGA 1200 | X | ![]() | X | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
What sort of Graphics Cards does exists and works on Amiga since the dawn of time?
Year | Producer | Name | Country | OS | VRAM | 24bit | 3D | Expansion |
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1990 | X-Pert Computer Services | Visiona | Germany | ![]() | 4MB | ![]() | Zorro III | |
1991 | Commodore | A2410 | USA | ![]() | 3MB | Zorro II | ||
1992 | Ameristar Technologies | 1600GX | USA | 2MB | Zorro III | |||
1992 | GVP | EGS 110/24 | USA | ![]() | 8MB | ![]() | Zorro III | |
1992 | MacroSystem | Retina | Germany | ![]() | 4MB | ![]() | Zorro III | |
1992 | Digital Micronics | Vivid 24 | USA | ![]() | 16MB | ![]() | Zorro III | |
1992 | X-Pert Computer Services | Domino | Germany | ![]() | 1MB | Zorro III | ||
1993 | X-Pert Computer Services | Merlin | Germany | ![]() | 4MB | ![]() | Zorro III | |
1993 | ArMax | Omnibus | Germany | ![]() | 1MB | ![]() | Zorro III | |
1993 | Village Tronic | Picasso II | Germany | ![]() | 2MB | ![]() | Zorro III | |
1993 | GVP | EGS 28/24 Spectrum | USA | ![]() | 2MB | ![]() | Zorro III | |
1993 | Ingenieurbüro Helfrich | Piccolo | Germany | ![]() | 2MB | ![]() | Zorro III | |
1994 | MacroSystem | Retina BLT Z3 | Germany | ![]() | 4MB | ![]() | Zorro III | |
1994 | Ingenieurbüro Helfrich | Rainbow III | Germany | ![]() | 4MB | ![]() | Zorro III | |
1995 | MacroSystem | Altais | Germany | ![]() | 4MB | ![]() | DracoBus | |
1995 | Ingenieurbüro Helfrich | Piccolo SD64 | Germany | ![]() | 4MB | ![]() | Zorro III | |
1995 | Phase 5 | Cybervision 64 | Germany | ![]() | 4MB | ![]() | Zorro III | |
1995 | HP * | S3 Virge * | USA | ![]() | 8MB | ![]() | PCI * | |
1996 | Village Tronic | Picasso II+ | Germany | ![]() | 2MB | ![]() | Zorro III | |
1996 | Village Tronic | Picasso IV | Germany | ![]() | 4MB | ![]() | Zorro III | |
1996 | Phase 5 | Cybervision 64 3D | Germany | ![]() | 4MB | ![]() | ![]() | Zorro III |
1997 | Atéo Concepts | Pixel 64 | France | ![]() | 3MB | ![]() | AtéoBus ISA | |
1997 | DKB | Inferno | USA | ![]() | 4MB | ![]() | Wildfire PCI | |
1998 | Phase 5 | BlizzardVision PPC | Germany | ![]() | 8MB | ![]() | ![]() | PCI |
1998 | Phase 5 | CyberVision PPC | Germany | ![]() | 8MB | ![]() | ![]() | PCI |
1998 | 3DFX * | Voodoo Banshee * | USA | ![]() | 16MB | ![]() | PCI * | |
1999 | 3DFX * | Voodoo 3 | USA | ![]() | 16MB | ![]() | ![]() | PCI * |
2000 | 3DFX | Voodoo 4 | USA | ![]() | 32MB | ![]() | ![]() | PCI * |
2014 | Apollo Team * | Vampire V600 * | Germany | ![]() | 64MB * | ![]() | CPU | |
2017 | Apollo Team * | Vampire V500 V2+ * | Germany | ![]() | ![]() | CPU socket | ||
2018 | VA2000 | VA2000 | Germany | ![]() | 32MB | ![]() | ||
2019 | Apollo Team * | Vampire V1200 * | Germany | ![]() | 64MB * | ![]() | CPU slot | |
2020 | ZZ9000 | ZZ9000 | Germany | ![]() | 1GB | ![]() | Zorro II |