Intel HD 3000 is even capable of OpenGL 3.3 among other things - and that is cool. I got this information from a developer who makes console game emulators on PC. After some research, I found out that Intel HD 3000 is capable of running DirectX 11 but Intel just didn't want to (for some reason). Guess what? The game actually starts but doesn't work as expected (plenty of graphical artifacts and laggy music and sound) and crashes around 10-15 minutes while playing so, maybe, it really requires DirectX 11 to run smoothly. A game I want to play on it requires DirectX 11. The problem is that Windows 10 is DirectX 12, Intel HD 3000 officially supports up to DirectX 10.1. It can even double-display if I attach a second monitor or a projector. Technically, it is running on a Microsoft Driver for HD 3000. Recently, it updated to the latest build - 18363.836.Īnyway, after scouring the Internet (Microsoft and Intel websites specifically), I realized that Intel stopped supporting 2nd Generation graphics and Windows 10 DOES NOT OFFICIALLY support HD 3000 also known as Sandy Bridge. Windows 10 Pro 圆4 installed on it from Windows 7 Ultimate 圆4 without any issues - even auto-activated itself and installed all its drivers on its own. But it has a little problem - it's 2nd Gen - Intel HD 3000 Graphics. It's a loaded business laptop and I love it. I filled all of this out during registration but I will summarize it anyway for your convenience.

Forgive me if I need to cut to the chase.

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