| Abkürzung | Bezeichnung | maximale Auflösung |
|---|---|---|
| MDA | Monochrome Display Adapter, 1981 |
720x350, monochrom, nur Text mit einer Matrix von 9x14, also 80 Zeichen im 25 Zeilen |
| HGC | Hercules Graphics Card, 1982 |
720x348, monochrom |
| CGA | Color Graphics Adapter, 1983 |
640x420 bei 2 Farben 320x200 bei 4 Farben |
| EGA Super-EGA |
Enhanced Graphics Adapter, 1985 |
640x350, max. 16 Farben 800x600, max. 16 Farben |
| VGA | Video Graphics Array, 1987 |
640x480 |
| SVGA | Super VGA | 800x600 |
| XGA XGA-2 |
Extended Graphics Array | 1024x768 1280x1024 |
| SXGA | Super-Extended Graphics Array | 1280x1024 |
| WXGA | Wide Extended Graphics Adapter | 1366x768 |
| UXGA | Ultra-Extended Graphics Array | 1600x1200 |
| WSXGA | Wide Super-Extended Graphics Array | 1680x1050 |
| WUXGA | Wide Ultra Extended Graphics Adapter | 1900x1200 |
| QXGA | Quad Extended Graphics Array | 2048x1536 |