Texas Instruments Graphics Architecture
| Release date | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Architecture | TMS34010, TMS34020 |
| Cards | |
| Entry-level | TIGA-340 (TMS34010 Graphics System Processors based) |
| Mid-range | Number Nine Visual Technology Peeper and GX series, Hercules Graphics Station and Chrome, Texas Instruments TIGA Diamond and TIGA Star |
| History | |
| Predecessor | VGA |
| Successor | VESA, Super VGA |
Texas Instruments Graphics Architecture (TIGA) is a graphics interface standard created by Texas Instruments that defined the software interface to graphics processors. Using this standard, any software written for TIGA should work correctly on a TIGA-compliant graphics interface card. Texas Instrument's TMS34010 and TMS34020 Graphics System Processors (GSP) were the original TIGA-compliant graphics processors.
The TIGA standard is independent of resolution and color depth which provides a certain degree of future proofing. This standard was designed for high-end graphics. However, TIGA was not widely adopted. Instead, VESA and Super VGA became the de facto standard for PC graphics devices after the VGA.