Intel HD Graphics DirectX Developer's Guide (Sandy Bridge)
Intel HD Graphics DirectX Developer's Guide (Sandy Bridge)
Intel HD Graphics DirectX Developer's Guide (Sandy Bridge)
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About <strong>Intel</strong>® <strong>HD</strong> <strong>Graphics</strong><br />
Table 3 Evolution of <strong>Intel</strong>® <strong>HD</strong> <strong>Graphics</strong><br />
2009 2010 2011<br />
<strong>Intel</strong>® GMA<br />
Series 4<br />
Chipset<br />
<strong>DirectX</strong>* 10 SM4,<br />
OpenGL* 2.0<br />
Mobile /<br />
Desktop†:<br />
21 / 32 GFLOPs<br />
<strong>Intel</strong>®<br />
microarchitecture<br />
code name<br />
Westmere - 1st<br />
Gen CPU<br />
Integration<br />
<strong>DirectX</strong>* 10, SM4,<br />
OpenGL* 2.1<br />
Mobile / Desktop:<br />
37 / 43 GFLOPs<br />
1.7x 3D performance<br />
increase<br />
†Single precision peak values with MAD instructions.<br />
Figure 1 <strong>Intel</strong>® <strong>HD</strong> <strong>Graphics</strong> Architecture Diagram<br />
<strong>Intel</strong>® microarchitecture code name <strong>Sandy</strong><br />
<strong>Bridge</strong> - 1st Gen CPU/<strong>Graphics</strong> single die<br />
<strong>DirectX</strong>* 10.1 SM4.1 , OpenGL* 3.0, <strong>DirectX</strong>* 11<br />
API on <strong>DirectX</strong>* 10 hardware<br />
Mobile / Desktop:<br />
~105-125 GFLOPs for <strong>Intel</strong>® <strong>HD</strong> <strong>Graphics</strong> 3000 &<br />
~55-65 GFLOPS for <strong>Intel</strong>® <strong>HD</strong> <strong>Graphics</strong> 2000<br />
<strong>Intel</strong>® <strong>HD</strong> <strong>Graphics</strong> 2000:<br />
≥1x with lower voltage<br />
requirements.<br />
<strong>Intel</strong>® <strong>HD</strong> <strong>Graphics</strong><br />
3000/3000+: 1.5-2.5x<br />
performance increase<br />
<strong>Intel</strong>® <strong>HD</strong> <strong>Graphics</strong> has been architected to support Microsoft <strong>DirectX</strong>* 10.1 and take<br />
advantage of a generalized unified shader model including support for Shader Model<br />
How to maximize graphics performance on <strong>Intel</strong>® Integrated <strong>Graphics</strong> 11
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