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Out of thousands of reviews for 71 products, over 50 people recommended Graphics Cards specifically for Linux. These 5 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 VGA SAPPHIRE|100206L 2600PRO 256M R
VGA SAPPHIRE|100206L 2600PRO 256M R Graphic Card $70 - $99 Compare Prices
  • Installed Memory: 256 MB
  • Graphic Processor: ATI RADEON HD2600 PRO
  • Display Interface: DVI-I (dual link) x 2
  • Released 1 year ago
4 People Recommend
"i run a linux system and ati has had some issues; but, this card fired up without any problems.…"

- Newegg.com User

"it has great support in vista and good-rapidly-getting-better linux support.…"

- Newegg.com User

"so, i bought this for my linux server and well, yeah, it looks great.…"

- Newegg.com User


No 2 NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT / 256MB DDR2 / SLI Ready / PCI Express / DVI / VGA / TV Out / Video Card Grap $80 Compare Prices
  • Installed Memory: 256 MB
  • Graphic Processor: NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT
  • Display Interface: DVI x 1,VGA - 15 pin D-Sub x 1
  • Released 9 months ago
3 People Recommend
"works in linux using the latest nvidia drivers.…"

- Paul at Newegg.com

"of course, you can change the speed of the fan with ntune (windows) or nvclock (linux).…"

- TheSaw at Newegg.com

"works in linux using the latest nvidia drivers. …"

- Paul at Newegg.com


No 3 eVGA GeForce 8600 GT
eVGA GeForce 8600 GT, (512 MB) Graphic Card $59 - $122 Compare Prices
  • Installed Memory: 512 MB
  • Graphic Processor: NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT
  • Display Interface: DVI-I (dual link) x 2
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"i have 2 of the in sli mode, works great in both linux and xp.…"

- SPaZ at Newegg.com

"pros: drivers exist for linux. …"

- Newegg.com User

"i have 2 of the in sli mode, works great in both linux and xp. …"

- SPaZ at Newegg.com


No 4 ATI FireGL X1-256p FGL 9700
ATI FireGL X1-256p FGL 9700, (256 MB) AGP Graphic Card $169 Compare Prices
  • Installed Memory: 256 MB
  • Graphic Processor: ATI FGL 9700
  • Released 11 months ago
2 People Recommend
"great linux drivers from ati.com.…"

- N/A at Newegg.com

"even got compiz working flawless in linux and have been playing doom3 (gorgeous).…"

- DreaD at Newegg.com

"great linux drivers from ati.com. …"

- N/A at Newegg.com


No 5 BFG Technologies NVIDIA GEFORCE 7300 GT 512MB
BFG Technologies NVIDIA GEFORCE 7300 GT 512MB CTLRAGP Graphic Card $121 Compare Prices
  • Installed Memory: 512 MB
  • Graphic Processor: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
  • Display Interface: DVI x 1,VGA - 15 pin D-Sub x 1
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"it also runs really well with my linux os did not have to install any drivers or anything of the sort just ran the os.…"

- Newegg.com User

"it also runs really well with my linux os did not have to install any drivers or anything of the sort just ran the os. …"

- Newegg.com User

"pros: this card is not devastating by any sense of the word, especially when compared to newer generation hardware, but i needed a card that was well supported under linux (nvidia all the way) that…"

- King_Arthur at Newegg.com


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