| Display Standard | Full Name | Resolution | Aspect Ratio | Color Depth |
| MDA | Monochrome Display Adapter | 720x350 | 72:35 | 1 bpp |
| CGA | Color Graphics Adapter | 640x200 320x200 160x200 |
16:5 16:10 4:5 |
1 bpp 2 bpp 3 bpp |
| Hercules | 720x348 | 60:29 | 1 bpp | |
| EGA | Enhanced Graphics Adapter | 640x350 | 64:35 | 4 bpp |
| Profession Graphics Controller |
640x480 | 4:3 | 8 bpp | |
| MCGA | Multicolor Graphics Adapter |
320x200 640x480 |
16:10 4:3 |
8 bpp 1 bpp |
| 8514 | 1024x768 | 4:3 | 8 bpp | |
| VGA | Video Graphics Array | 640x480 640x350 320x200 720x400 |
4:3 64:35 16:10 9:5 |
4 bpp 4 bpp 4/8 bpp 4 bpp |
| SVGA | Super VGA | 800x600 | 4:3 | 4 bpp |
| XGA | Extended Graphics Array | 1024x768 640x480 |
4:3 4:3 |
8 bpp 16 bpp |
| XGA+ | Extended Graphics Array Plus | 1152x864 640x480 |
4:3 4:3 |
8 bpp 16 bpp |
| QVGA | Quarter VGA | 320x240 | 4:3 | |
| WQVGA | Quarter VGA | 480x270 | 16:9 | |
| HQVGA | Half QVGA | 240x160 | 3:2 | |
| QQVGA | Quartier QVGA | 160x120 | 4:3 | |
| WXGA | Widescreen Extended Graphics Array |
1366 x 768 | 16:9 or 16:10 |
32 bpp |
| SXGA | Super XGA | 1280x1024 | 5:4 | 32 bpp |
| WXGA+ or WXGA (or WSXGA) |
Widescreen Extended Graphics Array PLUS |
1440x900 | 16:10 | 32 bpp |
| WSXGA+ | Widescreen Super Extended Graphics Array Plus |
1680x1050 | 16:10 | 32 bpp |
| UXGA | Ultra XGA | 1600x1200 | 4:3 | 32 bpp |
| WUXGA | Widescreen Ultra Extended Graphics Array |
1920x1200 | 16:10 | 32 bpp |
| 2K | DLP Cinema Technology | 2048x1080 | 1.9 | 48 bpp - 24fps |
| QXGA | Quad Extended Graphics Array | 2048x1536 | 4:3 | 32 bpp |
| WQXGA | Widescreen Quad Extended Graphics Array |
2560x1600 | 16:10 | 32 bpp |
| QSXGA | Quad Super Extended Graphics Array |
2560x2048 | 5:4 | 32 bpp |
| WQSXGA | Wide Quad Super Extended Graphics Array |
3200x2048 | 25:16 | 32 bpp |
| QUXGA | Quad Ultra Extended Graphics Array |
3200x2400 | 4:3 | 32 bpp |
| WQUXGA | Wide Quad Ultra Extended Graphics Array |
3840x2400 | 16:10 | 32 bpp |
| 4K DCI | DLP Cinema Technology | 4096x3072 | 2:39 | 48 bpp - 24 fps |
| 4K UHD | Ultra High-Definition | 3840x2160 | 16:9 | 24 bbp |
| 5K UHD | 5K Ultra High-Definition | 5120x2880 | 16:9 | 24 bbp |
| 8K UHD | 8K Ultra High-Defintion | 7680x4320 | 16:9 | 30 - 36 bbp |
| HXGA | Hex[adecatuple] Extended Graphics Array |
5120x3200 | 4:3 | 32 bpp |
| WHXGA | Wide Hex[adecatuple] Extended Graphics Array |
5120x3200 | 16:10 | 32 bpp |
| HSXGA | Hex[adecatuple] Super Extended Graphics Array |
5120x4096 | 5:4 | 32 bpp |
| WHSXGA | Wide Hex[adecatuple] Super |
6400x4096 | 25:16 | 32 bpp |
| HUXGA | Hex[adecatuple] Ultra Extended Graphics Array |
6400x4800 | 4:3 | 32 bpp |
| WHUXGA | Wide Hex Ultra Extended Graphics Array |
7680x4800 | 16:10 | 24 bpp |
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