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The following table lists OpenGL extensions and parameter values reported for each of the Mac OS X versions, graphics adapters, and CPU combinations listed below. Select the appropriate Mac OS X version & processor type, then choose from the list of graphics adapters to match your own system. Click the name of a reported extension to view its specification in the OpenGL Extension Registry or Apple's OpenGL Extensions Guide.

OpenGL Capabilities Tables


10.6.4  10.6.3  10.6  10.5.8  10.4.11 (Intel)  10.4.11 (PPC)  10.3.9  10.2.8  
GMA X3100
GMA 950
Quadro FX 4800/5600
GeForce 8600/8800/9400/9600/120/130/285
Quadro FX 4500
GeForce 6600/6800/7300/7600/7800
GeForce FX 5200
GeForce4 Ti
GeForce3
GeForce2 MX/4 MX
Radeon HD 2600/4850/4870
Radeon HD 2400
Radeon X1600/X1900
Radeon X800
Radeon 9600/9700/9800/X600
Radeon 9000/9200
Radeon 8500
Radeon 7200/7500


Software Renderer

OpenGL Version2.11.31.31.32.02.02.02.02.01.11.31.31.52.02.02.02.01.21.2
GLSL Version1.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.20
APPLE_aux_depth_stencil*******************
APPLE_client_storage*******************
APPLE_element_array*******************
APPLE_fence*******************
APPLE_float_pixels***********
APPLE_flush_buffer_range*******************
APPLE_flush_render*******************
APPLE_object_purgeable************
APPLE_packed_pixels*******************
APPLE_pixel_buffer*******************
APPLE_rgb_422
APPLE_specular_vector*******************
APPLE_texture_range******************
APPLE_transform_hint*******************
APPLE_vertex_array_object*******************
APPLE_vertex_array_range******************
APPLE_vertex_program_evaluators*******************
APPLE_ycbcr_422*******************
ARB_color_buffer_float
ARB_depth_buffer_float
ARB_depth_texture***************
ARB_draw_buffers***********
ARB_fragment_program*************
ARB_fragment_program_shadow*************
ARB_fragment_shader*************
ARB_framebuffer_object
ARB_half_float_pixel***********
ARB_half_float_vertex
ARB_imaging****************
ARB_instanced_arrays
ARB_multisample****************
ARB_multitexture*******************
ARB_occlusion_query*****************
ARB_pixel_buffer_object*******************
ARB_point_parameters**************
ARB_point_sprite*************
ARB_shader_objects*******************
ARB_shader_texture_lod*********
ARB_shading_language_100*******************
ARB_shadow***************
ARB_shadow_ambient******
ARB_texture_border_clamp******************
ARB_texture_compression*******************
ARB_texture_compression_rgtc
ARB_texture_cube_map*******************
ARB_texture_env_add*******************
ARB_texture_env_combine*******************
ARB_texture_env_crossbar******************
ARB_texture_env_dot3*******************
ARB_texture_float***********
ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat*******************
ARB_texture_non_power_of_two************
ARB_texture_rectangle*******************
ARB_texture_rg
ARB_transpose_matrix*******************
ARB_vertex_blend*******************
ARB_vertex_buffer_object*******************
ARB_vertex_program*******************
ARB_vertex_shader*******************
ARB_window_pos*******************
ATIX_pn_triangles*
ATI_array_rev_comps_in_4_bytes***
ATI_blend_equation_separate*******
ATI_blend_weighted_minmax*******
ATI_pn_triangles*
ATI_separate_stencil***********
ATI_text_fragment_shader*****
ATI_texture_compression_3dc****
ATI_texture_env_combine3*******************
ATI_texture_float***********
ATI_texture_mirror_once*************
EXT_abgr*******************
EXT_bgra*******************
EXT_bindable_uniform*****
EXT_blend_color******************
EXT_blend_equation_separate**************
EXT_blend_func_separate***************
EXT_blend_minmax******************
EXT_blend_subtract******************
EXT_clip_volume_hint*******************
EXT_compiled_vertex_array****************
EXT_depth_bounds_test****
EXT_draw_buffers2*****
EXT_draw_range_elements*******************
EXT_fog_coord*******************
EXT_framebuffer_blit******
EXT_framebuffer_multisample*****
EXT_framebuffer_object*************
EXT_framebuffer_sRGB
EXT_geometry_shader4*******************
EXT_gpu_program_parameters*******************
EXT_gpu_shader4*****
EXT_multi_draw_arrays*******************
EXT_packed_depth_stencil************
EXT_packed_float
EXT_paletted_texture
EXT_provoking_vertex
EXT_rescale_normal*******************
EXT_secondary_color*******************
EXT_separate_specular_color~*********~~~~~~~**
EXT_shadow_funcs**************
EXT_shared_texture_palette
EXT_stencil_two_side*~~**********
EXT_stencil_wrap******************
EXT_texture_array
EXT_texture_compression_dxt1*******************
EXT_texture_compression_s3tc*******************
EXT_texture_env_add*******************
EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic******************
EXT_texture_integer*****
EXT_texture_lod_bias*******************
EXT_texture_mirror_clamp**********
EXT_texture_rectangle*******************
EXT_texture_sRGB************
EXT_texture_shared_exponent
EXT_transform_feedback*******************
EXT_vertex_array_bgra
IBM_rasterpos_clip*******************
NV_blend_square******************
NV_conditional_render
NV_depth_clamp*******
NV_fog_distance****************
NV_fragment_program2****
NV_fragment_program_option*****
NV_light_max_exponent*******************
NV_multisample_filter_hint********
NV_point_sprite******
NV_register_combiners********
NV_register_combiners2*******
NV_texgen_reflection*******************
NV_texture_shader*******
NV_texture_shader2*******
NV_texture_shader3******
NV_vertex_program2_option*****
NV_vertex_program3****
SGIS_generate_mipmap*******************
SGIS_texture_edge_clamp*******************
SGIS_texture_lod*******************
SGI_color_matrix~********~~~~~~~~
MAX_COLOR_ATTACHMENTS_EXT4111444881111448814
MAX_DRAW_BUFFERS_ARB4111444881111448814
MAX_RENDERBUFFER_SIZE_EXT16384000265626564096409640960004096409640968192819220482048
MAX_SAMPLES_EXT0000006480000004400
MAX_VIEWPORT_DIMS16384
16384
2048
2048
2048
2048
2048
2048
2656
2656
2656
2656
4096
4096
4096
4096
4096
4096
2048
2048
2048
2048
2048
2048
4096
4096
4096
4096
4096
4096
8192
8192
8192
8192
2048
2048
2048
2048
MIN_PBUFFER_VIEWPORT_DIMS_APPLE1
1
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
2
2
2
2
SUBPIXEL_BITS10444447884481212128844
ALIASED_LINE_WIDTH_RANGE1.0
64.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
7.0
1.0
7.0
ALIASED_POINT_SIZE_RANGE1.0
64.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
63.0
1.0
63.0
1.0
63.0
1.0
63.0
1.0
63.0
1.0
63.0
1.0
63.0
1.0
63.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
SMOOTH_LINE_WIDTH_GRANULARITY0.00011.01.01.00.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.50.5
SMOOTH_LINE_WIDTH_RANGE0.1
64.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
0.5
10.0
0.5
10.0
0.5
10.0
0.5
10.0
0.5
10.0
0.5
10.0
0.5
10.0
0.5
10.0
0.5
7.5
0.5
7.5
SMOOTH_POINT_SIZE_GRANULARITY0.00011.01.01.00.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.125
SMOOTH_POINT_SIZE_RANGE0.1
64.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
63.375
1.0
63.375
1.0
63.375
1.0
63.375
1.0
63.375
1.0
63.375
1.0
63.375
1.0
63.375
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE16384204820482048204820484096409640962048409640964096409640968192819220482048
MAX_RECTANGLE_TEXTURE_SIZE_EXT16384204820482048204820484096409640962046409640964096409640968192819220482048
MAX_3D_TEXTURE_SIZE1638451251251251251240964096409604096409640964096409620482048128128
MAX_CUBE_MAP_TEXTURE_SIZE409620482048204820482048409640964096512409640964096409640968192819210241024
MAX_ARRAY_TEXTURE_LAYERS_EXT-------------------
MAX_TEXTURE_LOD_BIAS16.01.016.016.016.016.016.016.016.016.016.016.016.016.016.015.015.016.016.0
MAX_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT11616161616161616288816161616416
MAX_TEXTURE_UNITS8366888882444444488
NUM_COMPRESSED_TEXTURE_FORMATS





4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
5
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
3Dc
5
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
3Dc
5
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
3Dc
5
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
3Dc
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
MAX_ATTRIB_STACK_DEPTH16161616161616161616161616161616161616
MAX_CLIENT_ATTRIB_STACK_DEPTH16161616161616161616161616161616161616
MAX_COLOR_MATRIX_STACK_DEPTH10101010101010101010101010101010101010
MAX_MODELVIEW_STACK_DEPTH32323232323232323232323232323232323232
MAX_NAME_STACK_DEPTH128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128
MAX_PROGRAM_MATRIX_STACK_DEPTH_ARB2222222222222222222
MAX_PROJECTION_STACK_DEPTH10101010101010101010101010101010101010
MAX_TEXTURE_STACK_DEPTH10101010101010101010101010101010101010
MAX_PROGRAM_ADDRESS_REGISTERS_ARB2222222222222222222
MAX_PROGRAM_ATTRIBS_ARB32323232323232323232323232323232323232
MAX_PROGRAM_ENV_PARAMETERS_ARB256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256
MAX_PROGRAM_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K
MAX_PROGRAM_LOCAL_PARAMETERS_ARB1024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024
MAX_PROGRAM_MATRICES_ARB8888888888888888888
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_ADDRESS_REGISTERS_ARB1011111110112222201
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_ATTRIBS_ARB32016161818181616016161616161616018
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB256K01281282562562564096409601281282565125121638465536016384
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_PARAMETERS_ARB1024019219225625625625625609696256256256102410240512
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_TEMPORARIES_ARB6553501212323232646401212164848409640960100
MAX_PROGRAM_PARAMETERS_ARB1024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024
MAX_PROGRAM_TEMPORARIES_ARB65535655356553565535655356553565535655356553565535655356553565535655356553565535655356553565535
MAX_VERTEX_ATTRIBS_ARB16161616161616161616161616161616161616
MAX_PROGRAM_CALL_DEPTH_NV000000000000488323200
MAX_PROGRAM_EXEC_INSTRUCTIONS_NV00000000000065536655366553616M16M00
MAX_PROGRAM_ALU_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB256K000645125122048204800010244096819616384655366416384
MAX_PROGRAM_ATTRIBS_ARB32088101010101000016161616161118
MAX_PROGRAM_ENV_PARAMETERS_ARB128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128
MAX_PROGRAM_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB256K0161696102410244096409600010244096819616384655369616384
MAX_PROGRAM_LOCAL_PARAMETERS_ARB1024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_ALU_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB256K000645125122048204800010244096819616384655366416384
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_ATTRIBS_ARB32088101010101000016161616161118
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB256K0161696102410244096409600010244096819616384655369616384
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_PARAMETERS_ARB10240883264642562560001024102410241024102432512
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_TEMPORARIES_ARB65535066326464646400032323240964096161024
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_TEX_INDIRECTIONS_ARB256K000444204820480001024409681961638465536416384
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_TEX_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB256K000325125122048204800010244096819616384655363216384
MAX_PROGRAM_PARAMETERS_ARB10240883264642562560001024102410241024102432512
MAX_PROGRAM_TEMPORARIES_ARB65535066326464646400032323240964096161024
MAX_PROGRAM_TEX_INDIRECTIONS_ARB256K000444204820480001024409681961638465536416384
MAX_PROGRAM_TEX_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB256K000325125122048204800010244096819616384655363216384
MAX_TEXTURE_COORDS_ARB8366888882448888888
MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS_ARB16366161616161624416161616161616
MAX_PROGRAM_CALL_DEPTH_NV000000000000044323200
MAX_PROGRAM_EXEC_INSTRUCTIONS_NV0000000000000655366553616M16M00
MAX_PROGRAM_IF_DEPTH_NV00000000000004848646400
MAX_PROGRAM_LOOP_COUNT_NV000000000000025525516M16M00
MAX_PROGRAM_LOOP_DEPTH_NV000000000000044646400
MAX_COMBINED_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS_ARB16161616161616161616161616161616161616
MAX_FRAGMENT_UNIFORM_COMPONENTS_ARB4096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640964096
MAX_VARYING_FLOATS_ARB40404040404040404040404040404040404040
MAX_VERTEX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS_ARB16161616161616161616161616161616161616
MAX_VERTEX_UNIFORM_COMPONENTS_ARB4096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640964096
MAX_GEOMETRY_OUTPUT_VERTICES_EXT1024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024
MAX_GEOMETRY_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS_EXT16161616161616161616161616161616161616
MAX_GEOMETRY_TOTAL_OUTPUT_COMPONENTS_EXT4096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640961024102440964096
MAX_GEOMETRY_UNIFORM_COMPONENTS_EXT4096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640962048204840964096
MAX_GEOMETRY_VARYING_COMPONENTS_EXT3232323232323232323232323232321241243232
MAX_VARYING_COMPONENTS_EXT40404040404040404040404040404040404040
MAX_VERTEX_VARYING_COMPONENTS_EXT32323232323232323232323232323260603232
MIN_PROGRAM_TEXEL_OFFSET_EXT000000000000000-8-800
MAX_PROGRAM_TEXEL_OFFSET_EXT0000000000000007700
MAX_XFB_INTERLEAVED_COMPONENTS_EXT64646464646464646464646464646464646464
MAX_XFB_SEPARATE_ATTRIBS_EXT161616161616161616161616161616441616
MAX_XFB_SEPARATE_COMPONENTS_EXT32323232323232323232323232323216163232
PRIMITIVES_GENERATED_EXT (query bits)32323232323232323232323232323232323232
XFB_PRIMITIVES_WRITTEN_EXT (query bits)32323232323232323232323232323232323232
MAX_BINDABLE_UNIFORM_SIZE_EXT1M0000006553665536000000655366553600
MAX_VERTEX_BINDABLE_UNIFORMS_EXT2560000001212000000121200
MAX_GEOMETRY_BINDABLE_UNIFORMS_EXT256000000256256000000121200
MAX_FRAGMENT_BINDABLE_UNIFORMS_EXT2560000001212000000121200
MAX_CLIP_PLANES6666666666666666666
MAX_CONVOLUTION_HEIGHT11111111111111111111111111111111111111
MAX_CONVOLUTION_WIDTH11111111111111111111111111111111111111
MAX_ELEMENTS_INDICES150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000
MAX_ELEMENTS_VERTICES1000204820482048204820482048204820482048204820482048204820482048204820482048
MAX_EVAL_ORDER10101010101010101010101010101010101010
MAX_GENERAL_COMBINERS_NV0000000002888888800
MAX_LIGHTS8888888888888888888
MAX_LIST_NESTING64646464646464646464646464646464646464
MAX_PIXEL_MAP_TABLE256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256
MAX_PN_TRIANGLES_TESSELATION_LEVEL_ATI0077000000000000000
MAX_SHININESS_NV12812812812812812812812812810241024102410241024102410241024128128
MAX_SPOT_EXPONENT_NV12812812812812812812812812810241024102410241024102410241024128128
MAX_VERTEX_ARRAY_RANGE_ELEMENT_APPLE06553565535655356553565535655356553565535655351M1M1M1M1M1M1M00
MAX_VERTEX_UNITS_ARB4444444442444444444
QUADS_FOLLOW_PROVOKING_VERTEX_CONVENTION_EXT-------------------
SAMPLES_PASSED (query bits)323232323232323232032323232323232032
Off Screen*
Full Screen******************
Hardware Accelerated******************
Robust*
Backing Store*******************
MP Safe*******************
Window*******************
Multi Screen*
Compliant*******************
Monoscopic*******************
Stereoscopic****************
Single Buffer*******************
Double Buffer*******************
Color Buffer Modes (bpp RGB-A)


























24-8







96-32f




15-1




24-8




15-1




24-8




15-1




24-8




15-1




24-8




48-16
48-16h

96-32f




15-1




24-8




48-16
48-16h

96-32f




15-1




24-8




48-16
48-16h

96-32f




15-1




24-8




48-16
48-16h

96-32f




15-1




24-8




48-16
48-16h

96-32f



15





24-8



15





24-8



15





24-8



15





24-8





48-16h

96-32f



15





24-8





48-16h

96-32f



15





24-8





48-16h

96-32f



15





24-8





48-16h

96-32f



15





24-8





48-16h

96-32f




15-1




24-8









24-8
Accum Buffer Modes (bpp RGB-A)










192-64f

24-8

48-16

24-8

48-16

24-8

48-16

24-8

48-16

24-8

48-16

24-8

48-16

24-8

48-16

24-8

48-16

24-8

48-16

24-8

48-16

24-8

48-16

24-8

48-16

24-8

48-16

24-8

48-16

24-8

48-16

24-8

48-16

24-8

48-16

24-8

48-16
Depth Buffer Modes (bpp)



0


32
0
16
24
32
0
16
24
32
0
16
24
32
0
16
24
32
0
16
24
32
0
16
24
32
0
16
24
32
0
16
24
32
0
16
24
0
16
24
0
16
24
0
16
24
0
16
24
0
16
24
0
16
24
0
16
24
0
16
24
0
16
24
Stencil Buffer Modes (bpp)

0
8
0
8
0
8
0
8
0
8
0
8
0
8
0
8
0
8
0
8
0
8
0
8
0
8
0
8
0
8
0
8
0
8
0
8
0
8
Max Aux Buffers4222222222222222222
Max Sample Buffers1111111111111111100
Max Samples16444666484444444400
Supersampling*****************
Multisampling************
Alphasampling*****************
GPU Vertex Processing*****************
GPU Fragment Processing******************
Video Memory (megabytes)









0


32




64



32
64
128



32
64
128
256






256





128
256
512





128






256
512



32
64




64





128



32
64





128
256







512





128
256
512
1024









1536




64





128

Notes

  • This data describes functionality only. Actual rendering results may differ across renderers with identical reported capabilities; always verify your results on the real hardware.
  • Renderers based on the same chipset (and variants such as Pro/Ultra, Go/Mobility) are condensed into single columns here. The exported capabilities are identical, the performance differs.
  • The original desktop Radeon is listed as the Radeon 7200.
  • SGI_color_matrix functionality is implied by ARB_imaging, but not exported on renderers marked by "~"
  • EXT_separate_specular_color functionality is implied by OpenGL 1.2, but not exported on renderers marked by "~"



  • EXT_stencil_two_side functionality is implied by OpenGL 2.0, but not exported on renderers marked by "~"

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