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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 related [[List of Sega arcade systems|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 [[wikia:w:c:gaming:Graphics processing unit|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 ([[Sega Master System]])
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*[[Sega Master System/Technical specifications|Sega VDP]] — used in [[Mark III]] and [[Master System]] consoles, and [[System E]] arcade system
*ASIC ([[Sega CD]])
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*[[Sega Mega Drive/Technical specifications|Sega 315‑5313 VDP]] ([[Yamaha]] YM7101) — used in [[Mega Drive]] console, and [[Mega-Tech]], [[System C]] and [[Mega Play]] arcade systems
*32X VDP ([[Sega 32X]])
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*[[Sega Mega-CD/Technical specifications|Sega 315-5548]] — used in [[Mega-CD]] console
*[[VDP1]] ([[Sega Saturn]])
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*[[Sega 32X/Technical specifications|Sega 32X VDP]] — used in [[32X]] console
*[[VDP2]] (Sega Saturn)
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*[[VDP1 (Saturn)|VDP1]] — used in [[Sega Saturn/Technical specifications|Saturn console]] and [[ST-V]] arcade system
 
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*[[VDP2 (Saturn)|VDP2]] — used in [[Saturn]] console and ST-V arcade system
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Latest revision as of 06:04, 22 October 2018

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 related 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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