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Originally Posted by fivefeet8
There's no question that Intel dominates when it comes to GPU sales. But it's a different ballgame when you actually have to make a GPU that can do more than render Dx7. Intel has more than enough money and R&D to create something very interesting that can give Nvidia and AMDTi a run for their money though.
Both AMD and Nvidia has more than proven they can make incredibly powerful GPU's. Now it's Intels turn to prove it can do the same, but talk is cheap.
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Intel GMA X3500 beat GeForce 7300GT with the latest drivers (supporting DirectX 10) hands down.
The real problem here is that the lot of us just disregard Intel's integrated graphics solution, since they are not "high-end" enough. I remember some GMA 950 and X3000/X3100 benchmarks, and then... the benchmarks for Intel's GPUs stopped. Not one thing had been mentioned since then.
And while I appreciate the high-end feel of greater cards, I have no choice but to mark Intel's GMA X3500 as being a candidate for an official PCSX2 hardware certificate. And if you ask me, that means... ASUS P5E-VM HDMI motherboard with any Wolfdale or Yorkfield processor is a cheap, quick, dirty, but effective upgrade for anyone who wants:
- An HTPC.
- A light gaming machine for anything up to Half Life 2 at mid settings.
- PCSX2
Now there's something to look forward to. Of course it still doesn't feel as nice with the X3500 as it is with the HD 3200 in the 780G chipset in AMD's motherboards, but this is a great start. It's actually not that weak. Just a bit short of HD 3200, I guess. I am curious to know what exactly Intel did to the X3500 GPU to make it such a drastic improvement in terms of performance. It really beat a 7300GT.
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