Difference between revisions of "VDP"

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The VDP was the Video Display Processor found in the [[Sega Mega Drive]]/Genesis games console. It handled all of the graphics work of the Mega Drive and included a compatibility mode with the original video modes from the [[Sega Master System]]
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'''Video Display Processor''' ('''VDP''') is a name commonly associated with bespoke graphics processing units created by [[Sega]] for use in their video game consoles and arcade machines. Unlike other microchips used in Sega's consoles, VDPs were usually created by (or under guidance from) Sega themselves and are typically unique to the system they were designed for. Like all GPUs, VDPs assist in the process of rendering video game graphic data onto a television screen.
  
"VDP" can also refer to the following video display processors:
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A number of VDP integrated circuits exist:
  
*VDP ([[Master System]])
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*[[VDP (Master System)]]
*ASIC ([[Sega CD]])
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*[[VDP (Mega Drive)]]
*32X VDP ([[32X]])
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*[[VDP (Mega-CD)]]
*[[VDP1]] ([[Saturn]])
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*[[VDP (32X)]]
*[[VDP2]] (Saturn)
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*[[VDP1 (Saturn)]]
 
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*[[VDP2 (Saturn)]]
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Revision as of 16:00, 20 October 2016

Video Display Processor (VDP) is a name commonly associated with bespoke graphics processing units created by Sega for use in their video game consoles and arcade machines. Unlike other microchips used in Sega's consoles, VDPs were usually created by (or under guidance from) Sega themselves and are typically unique to the system they were designed for. Like all GPUs, VDPs assist in the process of rendering video game graphic data onto a television screen.

A number of VDP integrated circuits exist:



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