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Show me a GPU made in the last five years that is even capable of outputting VGA.

https://www.zotac.com/us/product/graphics_card/zotac-geforce...

I thought that the DVI port had VGA pins most of the time. A lot of projectors are still VGA only at various places you might give a talk

Only DVI-I carries analog. Look for the four dot grid on the left of the connector. If the dots are not there then there is no analog video output.

Show me a projector made in the last five years that isn't capable of inputting VGA?

I mean, don't actually, they do exist (mostly in the realm of inexpensive portable mini-projectors). They're the exception, though, not the norm.

VGA is most certainly still around (and, I agree, shouldn't be, as it is also still terrible), just not in the market that spends $800 on GPUs.

https://www.newegg.com/msi-geforce-gt-710-gt-710-2gd3h-lp/p/...

that card was launched in 2014...

This is now done by dongles that convert to VGA.

There are no options that push pixel clocks that native RAMDACs can. The Delock 26297 (which needs to be imported from Germany) can hit about 250 MHz, which is enough for most uses. Unfortunately, the connector is total rubbish and causes serious signal integrity issues. I have two and one of them can barely hit 150 MHz.

There is a USB-C option which can supposedly hit 300 MHz.

RAMDACs hit 400 MHz. It’s a real shame they’re not in new cards. Hence my point: VGA is dead because it isn’t in new hardware.

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