Amiga Graphics Card Guide

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?

AMIGACPU socketCPU slotZorro IIZorro IIIZorro IVPCI
AMIGA 1000XXXXX
AMIGA 2000XXX
AMIGA 3000XXX
AMIGA 4000XXX
AMIGA 500XX X X
AMIGA 600XX X X X
AMIGA 1200 XX

What sort of Graphics Cards does exists and works on Amiga since the dawn of time?

YearProducerNameCountryOSVRAM24bit3DExpansion
1990X-Pert Computer ServicesVisionaGermany4MBZorro III
1991CommodoreA2410USA3MBZorro II
1992Ameristar Technologies1600GXUSA2MBZorro III
1992GVPEGS 110/24USA 8MBZorro III
1992MacroSystemRetinaGermany4MBZorro III
1992Digital MicronicsVivid 24USA16MBZorro III
1992X-Pert Computer ServicesDominoGermany1MBZorro III
1993X-Pert Computer ServicesMerlinGermany4MBZorro III
1993ArMaxOmnibusGermany1MBZorro III
1993Village TronicPicasso IIGermany2MB Zorro III
1993GVP EGS 28/24 SpectrumUSA2MB Zorro III
1993Ingenieurbüro HelfrichPiccoloGermany2MBZorro III
1994MacroSystemRetina BLT Z3Germany4MBZorro III
1994Ingenieurbüro HelfrichRainbow IIIGermany4MBZorro III
1995MacroSystemAltaisGermany4MBDracoBus
1995Ingenieurbüro HelfrichPiccolo SD64Germany4MBZorro III
1995Phase 5Cybervision 64Germany4MBZorro III
1995HP *S3 Virge *USA8MBPCI *
1996Village TronicPicasso II+Germany2MBZorro III
1996Village TronicPicasso IVGermany4MBZorro III
1996Phase 5Cybervision 64 3DGermany4MBZorro III
1997Atéo ConceptsPixel 64France3MBAtéoBus ISA
1997DKBInfernoUSA4MBWildfire PCI
1998Phase 5BlizzardVision PPCGermany8MBPCI
1998Phase 5CyberVision PPCGermany8MBPCI
19983DFX *Voodoo Banshee *USA16MBPCI *
19993DFX *Voodoo 3USA16MBPCI *
20003DFXVoodoo 4USA32MBPCI *
2014Apollo Team *Vampire V600 *Germany64MB *CPU
2017Apollo Team *Vampire V500 V2+ *GermanyCPU socket
2018VA2000VA2000Germany32MB
2019Apollo Team *Vampire V1200 *Germany64MB *CPU slot
2020ZZ9000ZZ9000Germany1GBZorro II

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