---
name: "drm"
section: "4"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/drm/4"
---

# drm(4)

Direct Rendering Manager device

## NAME

**drm**, **inteldrm**, **radeondrm** – Direct Rendering Manager device

## SYNOPSIS

**# amd64** **amdgpu\* at pci?** **drm0 at amdgpu? primary 1** **drm\* at amdgpu?** **wsdisplay0 at amdgpu? primary 1** **wsdisplay\* at amdgpu? mux -1**

**# arm64** **amdgpu\* at pci?** **drm\* at amdgpu?** **wsdisplay\* at amdgpu?**

**# amd64, i386** **inteldrm\* at pci?** **intagp\* at inteldrm?** **agp\* at intagp?** **drm0 at inteldrm? primary 1** **drm\* at inteldrm?** **wsdisplay0 at inteldrm? primary 1** **wsdisplay\* at inteldrm? mux -1**

**# amd64, i386** **radeondrm\* at pci?** **drm0 at radeondrm? primary 1** **drm\* at radeondrm?** **wsdisplay0 at radeondrm? primary 1** **wsdisplay\* at radeondrm? mux -1**

**# arm64, loongson, macppc, powerpc64, riscv64, sparc64** **radeondrm\* at pci?** **drm\* at radeondrm?** **wsdisplay\* at radeondrm?**

## DESCRIPTION

The **drm** driver provides support for hardware accelerated video using the Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI). **drm** provides kernel support for DRI, and is used in conjunction with the [X(7)](/X/7.md) DRI module.

Support is currently available for the following graphics cards:

- [amdgpu(4)](/amdgpu/4.md)

  AMD Radeon GPUs using the amdgpu kernel driver

- [intel(4)](/intel/4.md)

  Intel integrated graphics chipsets

- [radeon(4)](/radeon/4.md)

  ATI/AMD Radeon video driver

## FILES

- */dev/dri/card\**

  DRM primary node files.

- */dev/dri/renderD\**

  DRM render node files.

- */usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/\*\_dri.so*

  X DRI modules.

## SEE ALSO

[vga(4)](/vga/4.md)

## HISTORY

The **drm** driver first appeared in OpenBSD 4.3.