Video Graphics Array

Computer display standard and resolution Video Graphics ArrayRelease dateApril 2, 1987; 39 years ago (1987-04-02)CardsEntry-levelChips and Technologies 82c441Video-7 VEGA DeluxeATI Graphics Solution PlusS3 (911911A924801805805i928805p928p)Matrox MAGIC RGBParadise Systems PEGA 1Tseng Labs ET3000Cirrus Logic CL-GD400sMid-rangeATI Wonder seriesParadise Systems PEGA 1aS3 VisionTseng Labs ET4000Cirrus Logic CL-GD500sHigh-endATI Mach seriesParadise Systems PEGA 2aS3 TrioTseng Labs ET6000Cirrus Logic CL-GD5000sHistoryPredecessorEnhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA)Professional Graphics Controller (PGC)SuccessorSuper VGA (SVGA)Extended Graphics Array (XGA) 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. VGA was the last IBM graphics standard to which the majority of IBM PC compatible computer manufacturers conformed, making it the lowest common