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It was much more common to run games at a lower resolution than regular desktop, though. Even as 1024x768 became the norm for desktop, mostly, the crazy iteration rates on 3D hardware meant that most people who couldn't afford a new card every year would stick to 640x480 for the more recent 3D games.

>>int_19+(OP)
Yes, I did that even in the Geforce 2MX days. Games maxed @800x600, desktop at 1024x768.

Ditto with today's 1920x1080 desktop resolution on my Intel NUC and games at 1280x720.

But I could run 1280x1024@60 if I wanted. And a lot games would run fine at 1024x768.