After figuring out that there is no way I can get Opengl 2.0 for my .NET C++ compiler I have started using JOGL because I really want to learn GLSL.
Now on opengl.org website it says that JOGL should provide Opengl 2.0 However it seems that is not the case.
I successfully compiled and ran an Java opengl JOGL program and the version it gave with the function:
glGetString(GL_VERSION) is 1.3
Shouldnt this come out as 2.0?
What am I missing?
Has anybody else noticed this?
Thank you
The opengl version depends on the driver you’re using and the capablities of your card. What’s your driver version, OS and your graphic card?
My OS : Windows Server 2003
I am using ATI Radeon 9250
I had version 6.3 for ATI - I just unistalled all previous drivers - intalled ATI version 6.4 - still opengl version remains at 1.3. After unistalling the ATI driver the version had dropped to 1.1.
thank you
I’m not 100% sure, but I do think that the 9250 is feature-wise identical with the radeon 9000, wich is a DX8 class card lacking hardware support for GLSL and OpenGL 2.0. I think that you need at least a radeon 9500 to have GLSL / OpenGL 2.0 support.
Is there someone who knows exactly?
Yes, the Radeon 9250 is a DX8 class GPU. Though I find it a bit strange that it supports GL1.3 only. On recent drivers I would expect 1.5 at least.