What is SVGA?
Super Visual Graphics Array (SVGA) or “Super VGA” is an umbrella term for a wide array of graphic standards that followed the VGA standard set by IBM in 1987. When used to define a resolution, however, as in the expression SVGA mode, it typically refers to 800 x 600 pixels. While IBM established the earlier standards that included Color Graphics Adapter (CGA) and Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA), by the time the industry was ready for the successor to VGA, various manufacturers were mass-producing IBM clones. NEC Home Electronics and a handful of other graphics card manufacturers formed the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) to develop new standards for cross-compatible graphics display adapters. The result was SVGA, released in 1989. VESA developed a family of hardware protocols to support SVGA. Perhaps most notable was the VESA Local Bus (VLB), a faster video bus that preceded the Accelerated Graphics Port, better known as AGP. VESA technology is now legacy and the AGP por
