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The following table lists OpenGL extensions and parameter values reported for each of the Mac OS X versions, graphics adapters, and CPU combinations listed below. Select the appropriate Mac OS X version & processor type, then choose from the list of graphics adapters to match your own system. Click the name of a reported extension to view its specification in the OpenGL Extension Registry or Apple's OpenGL Extensions Guide.

OpenGL Capabilities Tables


10.5.2  10.5  10.4.11 (Intel)  10.4.11 (PPC)  10.3.9  10.2.8  
GMA X3100
GMA 950
GeForce 8600/8800/Quadro FX 5600
Quadro FX 4500
GeForce 6600/6800/7300/7600/7800
GeForce FX
GeForce4 Ti
GeForce3
GeForce2 MX/4 MX
Radeon HD 2600
Radeon HD 2400
Radeon X1600/X1900
Radeon X800
Radeon 9600/9700/9800/X600
Radeon 9000/9200
Radeon 8500
Radeon 7200/7500
Radeon 7000

Software Renderer

OpenGL Version2.11.31.31.31.32.02.02.02.02.01.11.31.31.52.02.02.01.21.2
GLSL Version1.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.201.20
APPLE_aux_depth_stencil*******************
APPLE_client_storage*******************
APPLE_element_array*******************
APPLE_fence*******************
APPLE_float_pixels**********
APPLE_flush_buffer_range******************
APPLE_flush_render*******************
APPLE_object_purgeable***********
APPLE_packed_pixels*******************
APPLE_pixel_buffer*******************
APPLE_specular_vector*******************
APPLE_texture_range******************
APPLE_transform_hint*******************
APPLE_vertex_array_object*******************
APPLE_vertex_array_range***************
APPLE_vertex_program_evaluators*******************
APPLE_ycbcr_422*******************
ARB_depth_texture**************
ARB_draw_buffers*********
ARB_fragment_program************
ARB_fragment_program_shadow***********
ARB_fragment_shader************
ARB_half_float_pixel**********
ARB_imaging***************
ARB_multisample****************
ARB_multitexture*******************
ARB_occlusion_query*****************
ARB_pixel_buffer_object******************
ARB_point_parameters*************
ARB_point_sprite************
ARB_shader_objects*******************
ARB_shader_texture_lod********
ARB_shading_language_100*******************
ARB_shadow**************
ARB_shadow_ambient******
ARB_texture_border_clamp******************
ARB_texture_compression*******************
ARB_texture_cube_map*******************
ARB_texture_env_add*******************
ARB_texture_env_combine*******************
ARB_texture_env_crossbar******************
ARB_texture_env_dot3*******************
ARB_texture_float**********
ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat*******************
ARB_texture_non_power_of_two***********
ARB_texture_rectangle*******************
ARB_transpose_matrix*******************
ARB_vertex_blend*******************
ARB_vertex_buffer_object******************
ARB_vertex_program*******************
ARB_vertex_shader*******************
ARB_window_pos*******************
ATIX_pn_triangles*
ATI_array_rev_comps_in_4_bytes***
ATI_blend_equation_separate*******
ATI_blend_weighted_minmax*******
ATI_pn_triangles*
ATI_separate_stencil**********
ATI_text_fragment_shader*****
ATI_texture_compression_3dc****
ATI_texture_env_combine3******************
ATI_texture_float**********
ATI_texture_mirror_once*************
EXT_abgr*******************
EXT_bgra*******************
EXT_bindable_uniform**
EXT_blend_color****************
EXT_blend_equation_separate************
EXT_blend_func_separate*************
EXT_blend_minmax****************
EXT_blend_subtract****************
EXT_clip_volume_hint*******************
EXT_compiled_vertex_array****************
EXT_depth_bounds_test***
EXT_draw_range_elements*******************
EXT_fog_coord*******************
EXT_framebuffer_blit***
EXT_framebuffer_multisample***
EXT_framebuffer_object************
EXT_geometry_shader4*******************
EXT_gpu_program_parameters*******************
EXT_gpu_shader4**
EXT_multi_draw_arrays*******************
EXT_packed_depth_stencil**********
EXT_paletted_texture
EXT_rescale_normal*******************
EXT_secondary_color*******************
EXT_separate_specular_color~**********~~~~~~**
EXT_shadow_funcs*************
EXT_shared_texture_palette
EXT_stencil_two_side*~~*********
EXT_stencil_wrap*****************
EXT_texture_compression_dxt1*******************
EXT_texture_compression_s3tc*******************
EXT_texture_env_add*******************
EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic******************
EXT_texture_integer**
EXT_texture_lod_bias*******************
EXT_texture_mirror_clamp*********
EXT_texture_rectangle*******************
EXT_texture_sRGB**********
EXT_transform_feedback*******************
IBM_rasterpos_clip*******************
NV_blend_square*****************
NV_depth_clamp******
NV_fog_distance****************
NV_fragment_program2***
NV_fragment_program_option****
NV_light_max_exponent*******************
NV_multisample_filter_hint*******
NV_point_sprite*****
NV_register_combiners*******
NV_register_combiners2******
NV_texgen_reflection*******************
NV_texture_shader******
NV_texture_shader2******
NV_texture_shader3*****
NV_vertex_program2_option****
NV_vertex_program3***
SGIS_generate_mipmap*******************
SGIS_texture_edge_clamp*******************
SGIS_texture_lod*******************
SGI_color_matrix~*********~~~~~~~
MAX_COLOR_ATTACHMENTS_EXT4111144444111144811
MAX_DRAW_BUFFERS_ARB4111144444111144811
MAX_RENDERBUFFER_SIZE_EXT16384000026562656409640964096000409640964096819220482048
MAX_SAMPLES_EXT0000066648000000000
MAX_VIEWPORT_DIMS16384
16384
2048
2048
2048
2048
2048
2048
2048
2048
2656
2656
2656
2656
4096
4096
4096
4096
4096
4096
2048
2048
2048
2048
2048
2048
4096
4096
4096
4096
4096
4096
8192
8192
2048
2048
2048
2048
MIN_PBUFFER_VIEWPORT_DIMS_APPLE4
4
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
0
0
0
0
SUBPIXEL_BITS10444444788448121212844
ALIASED_LINE_WIDTH_RANGE1.0
64.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
7.0
1.0
7.0
ALIASED_POINT_SIZE_RANGE1.0
64.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
63.0
1.0
63.0
1.0
63.0
1.0
63.0
1.0
63.0
1.0
63.0
1.0
63.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
SMOOTH_LINE_WIDTH_GRANULARITY0.00011.01.01.01.00.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.50.5
SMOOTH_LINE_WIDTH_RANGE0.1
64.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
0.5
10.0
0.5
10.0
0.5
10.0
0.5
10.0
0.5
10.0
0.5
10.0
0.5
10.0
0.5
7.5
0.5
7.5
SMOOTH_POINT_SIZE_GRANULARITY0.00011.01.01.01.00.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.125
SMOOTH_POINT_SIZE_RANGE0.1
64.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
1.0
63.375
1.0
63.375
1.0
63.375
1.0
63.375
1.0
63.375
1.0
63.375
1.0
63.375
1.0
64.0
1.0
64.0
MAX_3D_TEXTURE_SIZE163845125125125125125125125125120409640964096409640962048128128
MAX_CUBE_MAP_TEXTURE_SIZE409620482048204820482048204840964096409651240964096409640964096819210241024
MAX_RECTANGLE_TEXTURE_SIZE_EXT16384204820482048204820482048409640964096204640964096409640964096819220482048
MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE16384204820482048204820482048409640964096204840964096409640964096819220482048
MAX_TEXTURE_LOD_BIAS16.01.01.016.016.016.016.016.016.016.016.016.016.016.016.016.015.016.016.0
MAX_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT1161616161616161616288816161644
MAX_TEXTURE_UNITS8336688888244444488
NUM_COMPRESSED_TEXTURE_FORMATS





4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
5
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
3Dc
5
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
3Dc
5
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
3Dc
5
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
3Dc
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
4
DXT1
DXT1
DXT3
DXT5
MAX_ATTRIB_STACK_DEPTH16161616161616161616161616161616161616
MAX_CLIENT_ATTRIB_STACK_DEPTH16161616161616161616161616161616161616
MAX_COLOR_MATRIX_STACK_DEPTH10101010101010101010101010101010101010
MAX_MODELVIEW_STACK_DEPTH32323232323232323232323232323232323232
MAX_NAME_STACK_DEPTH128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128
MAX_PROGRAM_MATRIX_STACK_DEPTH_ARB2222222222222222222
MAX_PROJECTION_STACK_DEPTH10101010101010101010101010101010101010
MAX_TEXTURE_STACK_DEPTH10101010101010101010101010101010101010
MAX_PROGRAM_ADDRESS_REGISTERS_ARB2222222222222222222
MAX_PROGRAM_ATTRIBS_ARB32323232323232323232323232323232323232
MAX_PROGRAM_ENV_PARAMETERS_ARB256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256
MAX_PROGRAM_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K256K
MAX_PROGRAM_LOCAL_PARAMETERS_ARB1024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024
MAX_PROGRAM_MATRICES_ARB8888888888888888888
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_ADDRESS_REGISTERS_ARB1001111111011222201
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_ATTRIBS_ARB3200161618181816160161616161616018
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB256K001281282562562564096409601281282565125128192016384
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_PARAMETERS_ARB1024001921922562562562562560969625625625610240512
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_TEMPORARIES_ARB6553500121232323264640121216484840960100
MAX_PROGRAM_PARAMETERS_ARB1024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024
MAX_PROGRAM_TEMPORARIES_ARB65535655356553565535655356553565535655356553565535655356553565535655356553565535655356553565535
MAX_VERTEX_ATTRIBS_ARB16161616161616161616161616161616161616
MAX_PROGRAM_CALL_DEPTH_NV00000000000004883200
MAX_PROGRAM_EXEC_INSTRUCTIONS_NV000000000000065536655366553616M00
MAX_PROGRAM_ALU_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB256K0000645125122048204800010244096819681926416384
MAX_PROGRAM_ATTRIBS_ARB3200881010101010000161616161118
MAX_PROGRAM_ENV_PARAMETERS_ARB128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128128
MAX_PROGRAM_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB256K00161696102410244096409600010244096819681929616384
MAX_PROGRAM_LOCAL_PARAMETERS_ARB1024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_ALU_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB256K0000645125122048204800010244096819681926416384
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_ATTRIBS_ARB3200881010101010000161616161118
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB256K00161696102410244096409600010244096819681929616384
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_PARAMETERS_ARB10240088326464256256000102410241024102432512
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_TEMPORARIES_ARB65535006632646464640003232324096161024
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_TEX_INDIRECTIONS_ARB256K0000444440001024409681968192416384
MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_TEX_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB256K0000325125122048204800010244096819681923216384
MAX_PROGRAM_PARAMETERS_ARB10240088326464256256000102410241024102432512
MAX_PROGRAM_TEMPORARIES_ARB65535006632646464640003232324096161024
MAX_PROGRAM_TEX_INDIRECTIONS_ARB256K0000444440001024409681968192416384
MAX_PROGRAM_TEX_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB256K0000325125122048204800010244096819681923216384
MAX_TEXTURE_COORDS_ARB8336688888244888888
MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS_ARB1633661616161616244161616161616
MAX_PROGRAM_CALL_DEPTH_NV00000000000000443200
MAX_PROGRAM_EXEC_INSTRUCTIONS_NV00000000000000655366553616M00
MAX_PROGRAM_IF_DEPTH_NV0000000000000048486400
MAX_PROGRAM_LOOP_COUNT_NV0000000000000025525516M00
MAX_PROGRAM_LOOP_DEPTH_NV00000000000000446400
MAX_COMBINED_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS_ARB16161616161616161616161616161616161616
MAX_FRAGMENT_UNIFORM_COMPONENTS_ARB4096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640964096
MAX_VARYING_FLOATS_ARB32323232323232323232323232323232323232
MAX_VERTEX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS_ARB16161616161616161616161616161616161616
MAX_VERTEX_UNIFORM_COMPONENTS_ARB4096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640964096
MAX_GEOMETRY_OUTPUT_VERTICES_EXT1024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024102410241024
MAX_GEOMETRY_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS_EXT16161616161616161616161616161616161616
MAX_GEOMETRY_TOTAL_OUTPUT_COMPONENTS_EXT4096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640964096102440964096
MAX_GEOMETRY_UNIFORM_COMPONENTS_EXT4096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640964096409640964096204840964096
MAX_GEOMETRY_VARYING_COMPONENTS_EXT323232323232323232323232323232321243232
MAX_VARYING_COMPONENTS_EXT32323232323232323232323232323232323232
MAX_VERTEX_VARYING_COMPONENTS_EXT32323232323232323232323232323232603232
MIN_PROGRAM_TEXEL_OFFSET_EXT0000000000000000-800
MAX_PROGRAM_TEXEL_OFFSET_EXT0000000000000000700
MAX_XFB_INTERLEAVED_COMPONENTS_EXT64646464646464646464646464646464646464
MAX_XFB_SEPARATE_ATTRIBS_EXT1616161616161616161616161616161641616
MAX_XFB_SEPARATE_COMPONENTS_EXT32323232323232323232323232323232163232
PRIMITIVES_GENERATED_EXT (query bits)32323232323232323232323232323232323232
XFB_PRIMITIVES_WRITTEN_EXT (query bits)32323232323232323232323232323232323232
MAX_BINDABLE_UNIFORM_SIZE_EXT1M0000000000000006553600
MAX_VERTEX_BINDABLE_UNIFORMS_EXT2560000000000000001200
MAX_GEOMETRY_BINDABLE_UNIFORMS_EXT2560000000000000001200
MAX_FRAGMENT_BINDABLE_UNIFORMS_EXT2560000000000000001200
MAX_CLIP_PLANES6666666666666666666
MAX_CONVOLUTION_HEIGHT11111111111111111111111111111111111111
MAX_CONVOLUTION_WIDTH11111111111111111111111111111111111111
MAX_ELEMENTS_INDICES150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000150000
MAX_ELEMENTS_VERTICES1000204820482048204820482048204820482048204820482048204820482048204820482048
MAX_EVAL_ORDER10101010101010101010101010101010101010
MAX_GENERAL_COMBINERS_NV0000000000288888800
MAX_LIGHTS8888888888888888888
MAX_LIST_NESTING64646464646464646464646464646464646464
MAX_PIXEL_MAP_TABLE256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256256
MAX_PN_TRIANGLES_TESSELATION_LEVEL_ATI0007700000000000000
MAX_SHININESS_NV1281281281281281281281281281281024102410241024102410241024128128
MAX_SPOT_EXPONENT_NV1281281281281281281281281281281024102410241024102410241024128128
MAX_VERTEX_ARRAY_RANGE_ELEMENT_APPLE06553565535655356553565535655356553565535655356553510485751048575104857510485751048575104857500
MAX_VERTEX_UNITS_ARB4444444444244444444
SAMPLES_PASSED (query bits)323232323232323232320323232323232032
Off Screen*
Full Screen******************
Hardware Accelerated******************
Robust*
Backing Store*******************
MP Safe*******************
Window*******************
Multi Screen*
Compliant******************