[mapserver-users] What is the importance of a good Video Card ?

[Greg Mader]

 Hi Dave,

I do not believe that MapServer uses the video card at all.  Here is why:
MapServer is using the GD library to construct the images, and then it sends
these to a directory location for the server to send.  There is no rendering
for the video card.

If I am wrong on this, I would appreciate the details,

Good Luck,

Greg


-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Howlett
To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Sent: 7/25/01 11:19 AM
Subject: [mapserver-users] What is the importance of a good Video Card?

Hello,

I'm just specing out the hardware requirements to put togeather a server
running MapServer etc. I'm trying to do this on the cheap and the server
will initially just be a development server.

I'm wondering what the importance of a good video card is when MapServer
renders maps. Does Mapserver utilize the video card for this?? If it
doesn't then I can go real cheap on this aspect of my system. If it
does, are there other considerations in selecting a good card besides
for the amount of memory?

Thanks in Advance!

Dave