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Many early 8-bit computers didn't have a graphics chip, including the Apple II and the Commodore PET 2001. The first real GPU was the ANTIC in the Atari 400/800
by timbit42 3y ago
Many early 8-bit computers didn't have a graphics chip, including the Apple II and the Commodore PET 2001. The first real GPU was the ANTIC in the Atari 400/800.
- anthk 3y agoThe C64 had a VICII.
- timbit42 3y agoYes, but it's not a GPU. The ANTIC is a processor as it has instructions. The VIC-II is a Video Interface Controller, thus the name. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_home_computers_by_video_hardware https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_home_computers_by_vide...
- bowsamic 3y agoThe VIC2 is literally a GPU, it doesn’t matter if it’s a processor