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Information Resource

Here is a table of the various formats and resolutions applicable to the raster display of a personal computer.

 
Raster Display Resolution Matrix Table
     
 
Computer Screen Resolution Formats
Term Name Pixels Lines Year
CGA Colour Graphics Adaptor 320 200 1981
EGA Enhanced Graphics Adaptor 640 350 1984
QVGA Quarter Video Graphics Array 320 240 1987
VGA Video Graphics Array 640 480 1987
SVGA Super Video Graphics Array 800 600 1988
XGA (aka XVGA) Extended Graphics Array 1024 768 1990
XGA Extended Graphics Array 1152 864 1990
4VGA Four Extended Graphics Array 1280 960 1990
SXGA Super Extended Graphics Array 1280 1024 2000
SXGA+ Super Extended Graphics Array Plus 1400 1050 2000
SXGA+ Super Extended Graphics Array Plus 1600 900 2000
SXGA-Wide Super Extended Graphics Array - Wide 1600 1024 2000
4SVGA Four Super Extended Graphics Array 1600 1200 2002
UXGA Ultra Extended Graphics Array 1600 1440 2002
UXGA - HDTV Ultra Extended Graphics Array - HDTV 1920 1080 2002
UXGA - Wide Ultra Extended Graphics Array - Wide 1920 1200 2002
UXGA - Wide Ultra Extended Graphics Array 1920 1440 2002
4XGA Four Extended Graphics Array 2048 1536 2003
QXGA Quasar Extended Graphics Array 2056 1536 2003
16VGA Sixteen Extended Graphics Array 2560 1920 2003
QUXGA Quasar Ultra Extended Graphics Array 3200 2400 2003
QUXGA - Wide Quasar Ultra Extended Graphics Array - Wide 3840 2400 2003