2008 Linux Graphics Survey

Last year we hosted a 2007 Linux Graphics Survey and received more than 20,000 submissions of users sharing their video card preferences, driver information, and details about different aspects of X.Org. This year we're hosting the survey again to allow the development community to get a better understanding of the video hardware in use, what open-source and closed-source drivers are being used, and other relevant information.

This survey will run from November 15 to December 15, 2008. The results of this survey will be available after it has ended. We ask that participants only submit their answers once. This survey should only take a few minutes to complete. Note: If a question or none of the options apply, you can leave the question blank.

This survey has now ended, thanks for participating. The results can be viewed here.

Which of the listed new X.Org areas are you most interested in as a end-user?

Kernel-based Mode-Setting
XvMC Improvements / VA-API / XvBA / VDPAU
DRI2
Gallium 3D
Multi-Pointer X
X Input 2

Which video adapter brand(s) do you use in your Linux system(s)?

Intel
ATI / AMD
NVIDIA
Matrox
VIA
SiS / XGI
Other

Which video driver(s) do you use in your Linux system(s)?

xf86-video-intel (Intel)
xf86-video-ati (ATI R100+ Open-Source Driver)
xf86-video-radeonhd (ATI R500+ Open-Source Novell Driver)
fglrx (Binary ATI Driver)
NVIDIA (Binary NVIDIA Driver)
xf86-video-nv (Open-source NVIDIA driver with 2D support)
xf86-video-nouveau (Reverse-engineered NVIDIA driver)
xf86-video-via
OpenChrome (VIA OpenChrome Driver)
Unichrome (VIA Unichrome Driver)
VESA (xf86-video-vesa)
Other

How do you acquire your video driver(s) on your Linux system(s)?

From vendor's website
Building from source using git
Building from source using a released driver or snapshot
Using the distribution-supplied driver or from a package repository
Third-party installation script
Other

Which version(s) of the X.Org server are running on your Linux system(s)?

X11 Release 6.8.x
X11 Release 6.9
X11 Release 7.0
X11 Release 7.1
X11 Release 7.2
X11 Release 7.3
X11 Release 7.4
Git Master
Other

Which of the listed display feature(s) do you use on your Linux system(s)?

TV-Out
Multiple Display Heads
Output Hot-plugging
GPU Power Saving Modes (i.e. PowerPLAY, DynamicClocks)

How do you configure your display(s) on your Linux system(s)?

Modifying xorg.conf manually
Using a graphical utility (i.e. nvidia-settings, displayconfig-gtk, system-config-display)
XRandR
Vendor-specific text-based utility (nvidia-xconfig or aticonfig)
Other

Do you use a compositing window manager / desktop effects?

Yes, Compiz / Compiz Fusion
Yes, KWin
Yes, Other
No

What are your key interests or concerns with Linux video drivers?

Licensing / open-source
OpenGL performance
Image quality
Display-related features
2D performance
Video playback / acceleration
Ease of installation/maintenance
Stability
Suspend / Hibernate
Multi-GPU Rendering
Other

Which of the below tasks do you actively use on your Linux system(s)?

Gaming
Data Visualization
Video playback
Visual Desktop Effects (i.e. Compiz "Eye Candy")
GPU Computing (i.e. CUDA)

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Enthusiast Gamer
Professional 2D
Professional 3D
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