In the Sandy Bridge i5 mobile series (I have an i5-2450m), do all the mobile Sandys use HD 3000? This is what I read on the internet, but...
When I submitted system specs to Blizz, It lists as "Intel(R) HD Graphics Family", I think on other computers I've seen it specifically call out the series (i.e., HD 2000, etc)
Note: I'm not going to use integrated graphics for D3, I have a GT 630M. But, I'm thinking HD 3000 can run D3 on low smoothly if the resolution is low, and it would be nice to know I have a lower power option if I need to run off battery as well as a backup "D3 functional" graphics processes just in case of HW failure.
I tested the D3 beta on my new rig before my 680 arrived. I was running the game on high @ 1920x1080 and couldn't go higher than 20 fps and it was very choppy. Playable but unlikely you would enjoy it lol...
To answer your question, yes, all mobile Sandy Bridge CPUs get the HD 3000. It's not particularly fast, but it might be tolerable if you're resolution is 1366x768 or lower.
To answer your question, yes, all mobile Sandy Bridge CPUs get the HD 3000. It's not particularly fast, but it might be tolerable if you're resolution is 1366x768 or lower.
I max out at 1366 x 768, won't even come close to 1920x1080. Just trying to have a reserve in case the primary graphics card fails.
However, I still certainly hope that my assumption HD3000 will run low detail/res smoothly is correct as I am sure many casual games only have integrated graphics and will buy the game but not another computer just for the game,
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When I submitted system specs to Blizz, It lists as "Intel(R) HD Graphics Family", I think on other computers I've seen it specifically call out the series (i.e., HD 2000, etc)
Note: I'm not going to use integrated graphics for D3, I have a GT 630M. But, I'm thinking HD 3000 can run D3 on low smoothly if the resolution is low, and it would be nice to know I have a lower power option if I need to run off battery as well as a backup "D3 functional" graphics processes just in case of HW failure.
I max out at 1366 x 768, won't even come close to 1920x1080. Just trying to have a reserve in case the primary graphics card fails.
However, I still certainly hope that my assumption HD3000 will run low detail/res smoothly is correct as I am sure many casual games only have integrated graphics and will buy the game but not another computer just for the game,