Using two bytes per pixel in a color image. Up to 65,536 colors can be represented in the color palette. Most graphics formats provide 8-bit color or 24-bit color; however, graphics cards generally ...

While there's definitely a visible difference between 16 and 32 bit color, i doubt that there will ever be consumer level cards with 64 bit color. 24 bits is enough to produce more colors than the ...

It depends on what video card you have. If you have a 2MB S3 Virge DX or something like that, you might want to stick with 16 bit color because you might be waiting for a second or two for the screen ...