Hercules Graphics Card (third-party)

E719542

computer graphics adapter monochrome display adapter video card

The Hercules Graphics Card is a third-party monochrome graphics adapter for early IBM PCs that provided high-resolution text and graphics capabilities beyond IBM’s original display standards.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Hercules Graphics Card (HGC)	1
Hercules Graphics Card (third-party) canonical	1
Hercules Graphics Card Plus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8210195 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hercules Graphics Card (third-party)
Context triple: [IBM 5160, videoAdapterOptions, Hercules Graphics Card (third-party)]

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B. AMD Radeon integrated graphics
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C. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
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D. EGPU
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E. ATI Hollywood
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F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hercules Graphics Card (third-party)
Target entity description: The Hercules Graphics Card is a third-party monochrome graphics adapter for early IBM PCs that provided high-resolution text and graphics capabilities beyond IBM’s original display standards.

A. Expedition GeForce
Expedition GeForce is a highly acclaimed steel roller coaster in Germany, renowned for its intense airtime, steep drops, and smooth, fast-paced layout.
B. AMD Radeon integrated graphics
AMD Radeon integrated graphics are built-in GPU solutions from AMD that provide capable everyday and entry-level gaming graphics performance without requiring a separate dedicated graphics card.
C. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU is a mid-range mobile graphics processor based on NVIDIA’s Ampere architecture, designed to deliver ray tracing and DLSS-accelerated gaming and creative performance in thin-and-light laptops.
D. EGPU
EGPU is the ICAO airport code for Tiree Airport, a small regional airport serving the island of Tiree in Scotland.
E. ATI Hollywood
ATI Hollywood is the custom graphics processing unit designed by ATI Technologies for Nintendo's Wii console, providing its 3D rendering and visual capabilities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	computer graphics adapter ⓘ monochrome display adapter ⓘ video card ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Hercules Graphics Adapter ⓘ Hercules Graphics Card (HGC) ⓘ linked to: Hercules Graphics Card (third-party)
becameDeFactoStandardFor	PC monochrome graphics ⓘ
busInterface	8-bit ISA ⓘ
category	IBM PC hardware ⓘ linked to: IBM PC peripherals graphics hardware ⓘ
colorSupport	1-bit ⓘ
compatibilityWith	IBM Monochrome Display Adapter ⓘ linked to: Monochrome Display Adapter
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
designedFor	CAD software ⓘ business applications ⓘ professional text processing ⓘ
displayStandardCompatibility	CGA text-mode compatible ⓘ MDA-compatible ⓘ
era	early 1980s personal computers ⓘ
graphicsResolution	720×348 ⓘ
hasMode	monochrome graphics mode ⓘ monochrome text mode ⓘ
influenced	later PC graphics standards ⓘ
introducedForPlatform	IBM PC ⓘ IBM PC compatible ⓘ
manufacturer	Hercules Computer Technology ⓘ
marketedAs	high-resolution monochrome graphics adapter ⓘ
memorySize	64 KB ⓘ
notableFeature	bitmap graphics in a monochrome environment ⓘ higher text resolution than IBM MDA ⓘ widespread software support in DOS applications ⓘ
notCompatibleWith	IBM Color Graphics Adapter graphics modes ⓘ
requiresMonitorType	TTL monochrome monitor ⓘ
signalType	digital video signal ⓘ
status	discontinued ⓘ
successor	Hercules Graphics Card Plus ⓘ linked to: Hercules Graphics Card (third-party) Hercules InColor Card ⓘ
supportsGraphicsMode	yes ⓘ
supportsPageFlipping	yes ⓘ
supportsTextMode	yes ⓘ
textResolution	80×25 characters ⓘ
usedBy	Lotus 1-2-3 ⓘ early PC CAD programs ⓘ professional word processors ⓘ
usedIn	early IBM PC clones ⓘ
videoOutputType	monochrome ⓘ
yearIntroduced	1982 ⓘ