Intel HD Graphics 3000 - Integrated graphics core embedded in central processing units. Basically, this graphics chip is built into older Intel models Sandy Bridge generation Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 (second generation intel core i).

Specifications

The characteristics of the HD Graphics 3000 are slightly higher than those of its younger brother (HD Graphics 2000), although not by much. But in general, the chip still does not stand out with anything special.

The maximum operating frequency of the video adapter reaches 1350MHz (the actual value depends on the processor paired with the graphics chip). HD Graphics 3000 is equipped with a good number of universal processors (12).

Memory

The amount of memory depends on the RAM allocated to the graphics core, because integrated video cards do not have their own video memory. How much will be given random access memory for the needs of the graphics adapter, depends on BIOS settings, but you won’t be able to select too much volume, no matter how you want it.

The speed of the video card depends on the frequency and timings of the RAM sticks used on the computer. This is the weak point of all integrated solutions, and the Intel HD Graphics 3000 is no exception. The bus width is 64 bits, which is incredibly small.

In terms of supported APIs, everything is rather sad, you can use DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3 (only OpenGL 3.1 is supported on Windows). At the moment, the API data is hopelessly outdated. In terms of editing and working with graphics, everything is also bad, there is no support for Cuda or OpenCL, it remains only to be content with the presence of Quick Sync, and this decoder is not supported by all programs. Although the capabilities of integrated graphics are not enough for full-fledged video editing.

What tasks can such a video card handle?

Work with office applications, using a computer to access the Internet, watching HD/FullHD videos, movies or cartoons, basic work with graphics or editing applications, running old games is about the whole list of what the Intel HD Graphics 3000 can do.

You can’t even count on more, such chips of discrete video cards as overclocking are completely absent here. Can partially replace overclocking turbo technology Boost, although you should not place high hopes on it, it will not give an impressive increase in performance.

Gaming capabilities of the video adapter

If we are talking exclusively about the novelties of the gaming industry, then you can completely forget about it. Very few games will run on the Intel HD Graphics 3000 due to the lack of support for modern APIs and poor performance.

With older games, the situation is much better, most of them will start and work without problems. But there are some exceptions that work fine on weaker and older discrete solutions, but refuse to run normally on Intel HD Graphics.

What's with the drivers?

An insufficiently high-quality driver is the reason why a small part of old games refuses to work on this video card. If for the latest versions of HD Graphics Intel I tried to correct the situation, then they already forgot about this video card.

Although installing the driver is very easy, all you have to do is go to the intel website and download the required software. Updating drivers will also not cause problems, everything is intuitive. For installation new version drivers, you can use the Intel settings or manually download the updated installation package from the official website.

For Linux, there is no driver from the manufacturer, instead, a free solution is used, which comes with the Mesa3D libraries. The update is automatic, but if you want to update manually, you will need to install the latest version of Mesa3D and the Linux kernel.

Comparison with discrete counterparts

If we compare with video cards, then the budget models of the 4th or 5th generation of Nvidia, as well as the budget models of the 5th or 6th generation of the Radeon HD, are approximately equal in performance. With these video adapters, Intel HD Graphics 3000 is in parity, faster and more powerful solutions will not leave even the slightest chance for an integrated chip, but such video cards will also cost quite a lot.

Conclusion

The Intel HD Graphics 3000 is a great choice if you need an office workhorse but don't want to buy a separate graphics card. If you don't want to play new games or other demanding projects, a computer with an integrated graphics chip will keep you happy for a long time.

Hardcore gamers and other game lovers should not even look at the HD Graphics 3000, the graphics card will not be able to meet your needs.

Video card owners ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics will require the installation of a basic driver and possibly additional software to fine tuning component to improve its performance. You can install the necessary files different ways, and in this article we will look at 4 available options.

Information before installing the driver for ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics

After ATI was bought out by AMD, all previously released products and their support continued to be released and updated, slightly changing their name. For this reason, the name "ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics" likewise ATI Radeon HD 3000 Series, so next we will talk about installing the driver, titled that way.

Due to the fact that these graphics adapters are quite outdated, you should not wait for firmware updates - latest version came out a few years ago with the addition of support for Windows 8. Therefore, if you are a Windows 10 user, the correct operation of the driver is not guaranteed.

Method 1: AMD Official Site

AMD keeps software for all of its graphics cards, whether latest models or one of the first. So here you can easily download required files. This method is the safest, since quite often drivers saved from unverified sources are infected with viruses.

1. Go to the AMD support page from the link above. Using the product list, select the following option:

   Graphics > AMD Radeon HD > ATI Radeon HD 3000 Series> model of your video card > "Send".



2. A page with a list of supported operating systems will open. As mentioned above, there is no adapted version for Windows 10. Its owners can download software for the G8, but the developers do not guarantee that it will work 100% correctly.

   

   On the plus, expand the appropriate tab and select the desired driver version. The stable version is called Catalyst Software Suite, and it is recommended that most users download it. However, in certain cases it may be preferable to download Latest Beta Driver. it updated version software, in which single errors are eliminated. You can view their list by expanding the spoiler Driver Details.



3. Having decided on the version, click on the button "Download".



4. Run the downloaded installer. Change the decompression location, if necessary, and click Install.



5. Wait for the files to unzip.



6. In the appeared manager Catalyst installations specify, if required, the interface language, and proceed further.



7. To perform a quick installation, select "Install".



8. First of all, specify the path where the directory with the driver will be installed. It is recommended to leave the default location. after that mark active type installations - "Fast" or "Custom". Then - "Further".



9. The configuration will be analyzed.



10. The steps vary depending on the type of installation you choose. If "Custom", you will be prompted to cancel the installation additional component PC AMD APP SDK Runtime, with "Fast" this stage is absent.



11. Agree to the terms license agreement button "To accept".

The driver will be installed along with Catalyst. During the procedure, the screen will dim several times for a short period of time. At the end of the installation, restart your computer - now you can configure the video card settings through Catalyst or immediately begin to fully use your PC.

Method 2: Programs for installing drivers

An alternative to the above method would be to use software from third-party developers. Such software installs drivers for any number of computer components and peripherals that need to be connected or updated.

Such a solution is especially relevant if you are going to reinstall the operating system or just want to update the software part of the equipment. In addition, it is absolutely not necessary to install all drivers at the same time - you can do it selectively, for example, only for a video card.

In our other article, the best of these programs are discussed in detail.

The most popular applications from this list are DriverPack Solution and DriverMax. Despite the fact that the principle of working with them is simple, novice users may have certain questions. For this category, we have prepared instructions on how to install drivers through these programs.

Release GPUs The Radeon HD 3850 and 3870, held in November 2007, immediately influenced the balance of power in the entire line of AMD video cards. The Radeon HD 3870, having a performance that is not worse (and in some cases even better) compared to the Radeon HD 2900XT, has become the most performance card, while the Radeon HD 3850 actually demonstrated what it really should be gaming graphics card, chosen taking into account the ratio of price and performance (previous cards of the "below" 2900XT level (from the Radeon HD 2600 family) frankly fell short of the requirements of modern games). But two cards, by modern standards, cannot the lineup, so the development of a line of video cards based on chips manufactured according to the 55 nm process technology was not long in coming, and in both directions, both cheaper cards and the new flagship.

On the occasion of such an undoubtedly remarkable event, a press conference was held in the Moscow restaurant "Dacha on Pokrovka", to which not only local journalists, but also colleagues from all over Eastern Europe were invited this time. The keynote speaker was Giuseppe Amato, already familiar to our readers, Technical Director of Sales and Marketing for AMD in the EMEAI region. Let's go straight to the point.

In list strengths, which in 2008 AMD plans to use as competitive advantage of their GPUs, includes:

• DirectX 10.1 support, first introduced with the Radeon HD 3850/3870, will be rolled out to all upcoming graphics cards (whereas NVIDIA has no plans to move beyond DirectX 10 just yet);
• The ability to combine video cards in CrossFire, including modes with more than three cards, will also belong to almost all cards, however, for the cheapest, this feature will traditionally be implemented in software, without using hardware bridges;
• Support digital interface DisplayPort and further development of a specialized UVD block for hardware decoding of video compressed in H.264 and VC1 formats used on Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs;
• The most advanced process technology (55 nm) among those used for the production of graphics processors and PowerPlay technology, which dynamically controls the on and off of functional blocks in the chip, which reduces energy consumption in modes of partial use of the power of the graphics accelerator;
• Additional benefits when installing AMD graphics on a platform also built on components (chipset and processor) from AMD. We have already talked about what is a platform for enthusiasts, released last fall, and mobile, which is scheduled for release this year, we have already talked about. At the heart of the platform for office and "home-media center" PCs called Cartwheel will be motherboards on a chipset with integrated AMD 780G graphics, with support for DirectX 10, which will appear very soon, and should go on sale no later than March. An "additional advantage" in this case should be the Hybrid CrossFire technology, which allows, when installing a video card, to combine the resources of it and the graphics core in the chipset.

This is how the Radeon HD 3000 line will look from now on. As for the leader, the dual-processor Radeon video cards HD 3870 X2, since samples are already in our lab and a detailed hands-on material will be released soon, we won't dwell on it. After all, the success of such a card is directly related to performance, compared to equal-priced competitors in demanding 3D games. In the meantime, let's look at what advantages the upgrade of inexpensive video cards from the segment of less than $100-150 (by the way, the most massive one) should bring, where everything is not so simple. If only because no one buys such cards in order to play at maximum quality settings and high resolutions, and often the owners of such cards are not interested in those games (usually fast-paced "shooters"), which are widely used to measure the performance of cards, preferring quieter genres and other entertainment, in particular, watching movies.

In functional Radeon Specifications HD 3650 does not have any truncations compared to HD 3850/3870, there is support for CrossFire, and a UVD decoder, among the supported interfaces there are both Dual Link DVI and HDMI, and the most modern DisplayPort, which differs by double throughput and royalty-free, unlike HDMI, which should speed up its adoption.

Surprising quantity options, in which cards based on the Radeon HD 3650 can be produced, manufacturers will be able to install both GDDR3 and DDR2, and in both cases (which is not quite correctly noted on the slide), different amounts of memory can be installed (256 or 512 MB GDDR3 or 256, 512 or 1024MB DDR2). Of course, the relevance of cards with a gigabyte of DDR2 memory is not great, and other options will surely find their customers.

Of course, provided that the retail prices correspond to the recommended ones, since in this case the comparison with the Radeon HD 2600 Pro from the previous line is correct, in which the 3650 confidently wins. Compared to the GeForce 8600 GT, the advantage is also promised everywhere, even in the game Crysis and others, associated with a high load on shader units.

Although the descriptions of cards from the Radeon HD 3400 family contain references to high (for their price) 3D performance, since the price itself should be less than $50, according to official positioning, these cards are no longer designed for fans of modern 3D games. Rather, in the first place, designed for consumers of HD-video content.

AMD compares the cost of such a card with a pair of HD-DVD drives, such costs really seem like a proportionate investment. Despite the fact that such cards can do a lot, they can be used to assemble media centers and home theaters in a compact package. Due to the extremely low heat dissipation, most manufacturers will package such cards passive cooling. And compared to earlier implementations of integrated HDMI support, there is now such a useful addition as support for the transmission of 5.1-channel audio in Dolby Digital and DTS formats through this interface.

The Radeon HD 3470 also has compatibility with the upcoming 1440p HD video format.

Reference cards assume active cooling with the help of cheap small-sized coolers, however, as already noted, such cards will hardly make up the majority (maybe only the cheapest ones), more likely passive radiators will prevail. However, it is interesting to note that the reference version of the HD 3450 has a low-profile format and is equipped with an HDMI output; an adapter will be used to connect the monitor via DVI. These cards will be the first to support Hybrid CrossFire technology, which is worth a few words.

The main purpose is to ensure that, despite such a low cost for the platform as a whole (after all, motherboards based on chipsets with integrated video, especially in the mATX format, also traditionally have attractive prices), still provide users with the opportunity to play modern games. Of course, in a purely practical sense, there is no question of any outstanding results in tests with maximum graphics settings and artificially twisted anisotropic filtering settings, and full-screen anti-aliasing. The second advantage of having two graphics cores in a computer is the ability to automatically switch to the use of a more economical graphics core integrated into the chipset when the video card's functions for accelerating 3D or video content are not in demand. Finally, multi-monitor functionality, although it does not directly relate to Hybrid CrossFire technology (on the contrary, it is implemented when it is disabled), will allow, as in the case of motherboards based on the AMD 690G chipset, to connect up to four monitors to an inexpensive computer. That, as prices for LCD monitors decrease, it becomes more and more practical, since it can be useful in a variety of situations, to increase comfort and productivity, although it is still perceived by many in the old fashioned way as something exotic and not accessible to many.

How effective will it be to combine the capabilities of integrated video and graphics core on a video card? For the forthcoming AMD 780G chipset, which will have hybrid crossfire support, and the Radeon HD 3470 cards, the following relative values ​​are given, namely, the performance should more than double if we take the speed of the graphics core in the chipset as a unit. Which in absolute terms in a number of popular games should correspond to the difference between the "unplayable" mode and the "playable" one. It sounds tempting, since the gap between the needs of games and the capabilities of graphics cores (even the most successful ones) in chipsets, as well as in the cheapest video cards, that has existed so far is well known, and it would be nice to do something to improve the situation. Of course, as soon as the opportunity arises, we will test and find out how successfully this idea is implemented.

The motherboard can hardly be called a novelty, since it is based on the AMD 760G northbridge introduced in early 2009. It was originally intended to replace the AMD 740G at the post budget model for Socket platforms AM2/AM2+, but was later adapted for later Socket AM3/AM3+. The main distinguishing feature of the AMD 760G is the integrated graphics AMD cores Radeon HD 3000, running at 350 MHz and compatible with DirectX 10. It supports a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1200 and is intended more for multimedia needs, since it is not capable of providing any acceptable performance in modern games.

As for the GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3 directly, it acts as an affordable and compact model for assembling systems entry level. At the time of writing, it is offered at a price of about $70.

Let's take a look at detailed specifications solutions from GIGABYTE.

Motherboard specification GIGABYTE boards GA-78LMT-USB3:

ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX Base Motherboard for Socket AM3+ Processors

The ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX motherboard is an entry-level compact microATX solution that allows you to build a system based on AMD FX, Phenom II or Athlon II processors. It is based on a pair of well-known microcircuits - AMD 760G / SB710.

The RAM subsystem of the ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX model consists of two 240-pin DIMM slots that support dual-channel operation of 8 GB DDR3-1866 MHz modules. And for connecting drives and optical drives, four SATA 3 Gb / s ports are used.

The video subsystem of the ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX board contains an integrated graphics core from the AMD Radeon HD 3000 series, and also allows you to install discrete graphics cards with PCI Express 2.0 x16 interface. And in the set of external interfaces there are new items USB ports 2.0, D-Sub, PS/2, RJ45 and audio outputs.

Other interesting features of the ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX include:

the use of exclusively solid capacitors in the processor voltage stabilization system;

the presence of a 5.1-channel audio subsystem;

support for one gigabit network controller;

support for automatic processor optimization technology - ASRock X-Boost;

the ability to store optimized system settings into a separate file and its use in another system for the purpose of its overclocking (OC DNA technology);

support for a number of useful technologies: ASRock XFast 555, App Charger, OC Tuner and others;

full compatibility with operating system Windows 8.

Detailed table technical specification motherboard ASRock 960GM-VGS3FX:

ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX is a new motherboard for AMD platforms"Scorpius"

Announced a new motherboard, which is based on a pair of AMD 760G / SB710 chips. The novelty is equipped with an AMD AM3 + processor socket, which allows you to create on its basis budget systems using AMD "FX", "Phenom II" or "Athlon II" solutions.

Other key components of the model include:

the presence of two 240-pin RAM slots that support dual-channel operation of eight-gigabyte modules of the DDR3-1866 MHz standard;

support for two high-speed SATA 6.0 Gb / s ports, four SATA 3.0 Gb / s interfaces and one ATA133 IDE connector, which are used to connect drives and optical drives;

the presence of an integrated graphics core AMD Radeon 3000;

having one PCI slot Express x16, which allows you to install a discrete graphics card;

support for a 6-channel audio subsystem, which is based on the Realtek ALC662 codec;

two high-speed external USB 3.0 ports.

In addition, the solution has a number of additional advantages that effectively distinguish it from the background of competitive analogues. Chief among them are:

the use of solid capacitors in power units of key components;

support for XFast RAM technology, which optimizes the use of RAM;

support for XFast LAN technology, which allows you to increase the efficiency of using the bandwidth of the network communication channel;

support for XFast USB technology, which speeds up file transfer using the USB 3.0 interface;

using the unique C.C.R. (Combo Cooler Retention), which improves CPU cooling efficiency and makes the new socket compatible with AM3 / AM2+ coolers;

support for OC Tuner technology, which allows you to optimize and monitor key parameters.

The summary table of the technical specification of the new motherboard is as follows:

Announcement of the new mother ASUS boards M5A78L-M LX3

The range of ASUS motherboards has been replenished with another new product, which is called M5A78L-M LX3. It was created in the Micro-ATX form factor based on AMD 760G (780L)/SB710 chips and equipped with an AM3+ processor socket. Thus, the new product can effectively work in tandem with AMD FX, Phenom II, Athlon II and Sempron 100 processors, the thermal package of which does not exceed 95 W.

The RAM system of the model consists of two 240-pin slots. They support dual-channel operation of installed DDR3 modules, the total volume of which should not exceed 16 GB, and the clock frequency is 1866 MHz.

The solution's disk system is exclusively served by a southbridge chip (AMD SB710) and includes four SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports. The video subsystem of the novelty is based on two components: the integrated graphics core ATI Radeon HD 3000 (support for DirectX 10 instructions) and one PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot, which allows you to install an additional discrete video card.

The set of external interfaces of the motherboard is characterized by the presence of only the most necessary interfaces: USB 2.0, PS / 2, D-Sub, RJ-45, COM and audio outputs.

Among the additional advantages of the novelty, we note the support for a number of useful technologies:

ASUS EPU - provides optimization of power consumption;

ASUS Anti-Surge Protection - ensures that internal components are protected from excessive voltage;

EMI - protects the user from harmful electromagnetic radiation of system components;

ESD - provides protection of internal components from static discharge;

ASUS Core Unlocker - simplifies the process of unlocking additional processor cores;

FAN X-pert - allows the user to control the parameters of the internal fans.

The table of the technical specification of the new motherboard is as follows.