Translations:Xorg/Hardware 3D acceleration guide/6/en

In many cases, both binary and open-source drivers exist. Open source drivers are preferable since we're using Linux and open source is one of its underlying principles. Sometimes, binary drivers are the only option, especially if your graphics card is so new that open source drivers have not yet been written to support its features. Binary drivers include for nVidia cards and  for AMD/ATI cards.