Advanced Graphics Architecture

E204440

Advanced Graphics Architecture (AGA) is the enhanced 32-bit graphics chipset used in later Commodore Amiga computers, offering improved color depth and display capabilities over earlier Amiga chipsets.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Advanced Graphics Architecture canonical 12

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Amiga chipset ⓘ
computer graphics chipset ⓘ
abbreviation AGA ⓘ
architectureWidth 32-bit ⓘ
backwardCompatibility compatible with ECS software ⓘ
compatible with OCS software ⓘ
busWidth 32-bit chip bus ⓘ
colorDepth 8-bit per pixel indexed color ⓘ
component Alice chip ⓘ
Lisa chip ⓘ
Paula chip ⓘ
linked to: Paula
designedFor games ⓘ
multimedia applications ⓘ
productivity software ⓘ
developer Commodore International ⓘ
feature 8-bitplane graphics ⓘ
HAM-8 display mode ⓘ
enhanced color depth ⓘ
improved display capabilities ⓘ
improved scrolling capabilities ⓘ
improved sprite capabilities ⓘ
introducedInProduct Amiga 1200 ⓘ
Amiga 4000 ⓘ
Amiga CD32 ⓘ
introductionYear 1992 ⓘ
limitations bandwidth constraints at high resolutions ⓘ
no true 24-bit chunky pixel mode ⓘ
marketPosition high-end Amiga graphics chipset ⓘ
maxChipRAM 2 MB ⓘ
maxColorPaletteSize 16,777,216 colors ⓘ
maxSimultaneousColorsOnScreen 256 colors ⓘ
memoryType chip RAM ⓘ
platform Commodore Amiga ⓘ
linked to: Amiga
predecessor Enhanced Chip Set ⓘ
linked to: Original Chip Set

Original Chip Set ⓘ
roleOfAlice DMA and copper controller ⓘ
roleOfLisa video display controller ⓘ
roleOfPaula audio and I/O controller ⓘ
successor AGA-compatible RTG solutions (third-party) ⓘ
supportsDisplayMode 256-color indexed mode ⓘ
Hold-And-Modify 8 (HAM-8) ⓘ
productivity modes ⓘ
supportsGenlock yes ⓘ
supportsInterlacedModes yes ⓘ
supportsNonInterlacedModes yes ⓘ
supportsOverscan yes ⓘ
usedIn game console Amiga CD32 ⓘ
home computers ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Commodore Amiga 4000 → graphicsChipset → Advanced Graphics Architecture ⓘ
Original Chip Set → successor → Advanced Graphics Architecture ⓘ
Original Amiga chipset → successor → Advanced Graphics Architecture ⓘ
subject linked to: Original Amiga chipset (OCS)
AGA → fullName → Advanced Graphics Architecture ⓘ
AGA chipset generation → alsoKnownAs → Advanced Graphics Architecture ⓘ
Commodore Amiga 1200 → graphicsChipset → Advanced Graphics Architecture ⓘ
AGA → fullName → Advanced Graphics Architecture ⓘ
subject linked to: ECS
Alice chip → chipsetExpansion → Advanced Graphics Architecture ⓘ
Amiga CD32 → graphicsChipset → Advanced Graphics Architecture ⓘ
Lisa → partOf → Advanced Graphics Architecture ⓘ
Commodore Amiga 1200 → graphicsChipset → Advanced Graphics Architecture ⓘ
subject linked to: A1200
Enhanced Chip Set → precedes → Advanced Graphics Architecture ⓘ
subject linked to: Enhanced Chip Set (ECS)