Directx coding on an intel integrated video card

Hatorijr · May 13th, 2009, 13:43

well i am wondering how one would go about coding a directx app to work on an intel integrated video card, i ask as not everyone has an actual video card and i already came across one such pc that even when i try to create the device using the reference flag and software vertex processing flags it does not seem to want to create the device and the laptop this was tested on i was told was very new and its supposed to support pixel shader 2.0 in hardware and vertex shader 3.0 in software and it does support directx 9.0c so i would think it should work, if anyone has any experience with directx coding on these cards and knows possibly what i am doing wrong, help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.

Hatorijr · May 13th, 2009, 23:13

dax helped me sort out the issue, the card he was testing on could not fall back on a reference driver as its not available but it could go into hardware mode, just had to set it to do software vertex processing when in hardware mode, i was going straight to reference with software instead of testing software on hardware like i should have.

**blueshogun96** · May 14th, 2009, 03:50

What is the name of your Intel GPU? Direct3D should work just fine on an Intel chipset. At one point, I was limited to an Intel chipset (ran UT2004 like crap). Mine in particular didn't support a programmable pipeline, nor did it even have T&L! So using software vertex processing should work if you're using an old version. The newer ones should support hardware vertex processing.

One more thing, Intel GPUs have awful OpenGL drivers (at least that was my experience over the years).

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Dax · May 14th, 2009, 07:13

We were testing on a GMA 950. It works with his emu now, though, so it's all good.

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Rebel_X · May 14th, 2009, 07:27

I used to have 950GMA intel integrated gfx card with Toshiba laptop, back then I was able to run and compile all DirectX 9.0c SDK 3D samples without problems, whether software rasterization or hardware acceleration used.. albeit they were slow like hell even when using acceleration.. (the samples not optimised for speed I guess :/)

May 13th, 2009, 13:43	#1
Hatorijr Emu Author Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 601	Directx coding on an intel integrated video card well i am wondering how one would go about coding a directx app to work on an intel integrated video card, i ask as not everyone has an actual video card and i already came across one such pc that even when i try to create the device using the reference flag and software vertex processing flags it does not seem to want to create the device and the laptop this was tested on i was told was very new and its supposed to support pixel shader 2.0 in hardware and vertex shader 3.0 in software and it does support directx 9.0c so i would think it should work, if anyone has any experience with directx coding on these cards and knows possibly what i am doing wrong, help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.

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May 13th, 2009, 23:13	#2
Hatorijr Emu Author Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 601	dax helped me sort out the issue, the card he was testing on could not fall back on a reference driver as its not available but it could go into hardware mode, just had to set it to do software vertex processing when in hardware mode, i was going straight to reference with software instead of testing software on hardware like i should have.

May 14th, 2009, 03:50	#3
blueshogun96 Last Xbox Emu Author Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,853	What is the name of your Intel GPU? Direct3D should work just fine on an Intel chipset. At one point, I was limited to an Intel chipset (ran UT2004 like crap). Mine in particular didn't support a programmable pipeline, nor did it even have T&L! So using software vertex processing should work if you're using an old version. The newer ones should support hardware vertex processing. One more thing, Intel GPUs have awful OpenGL drivers (at least that was my experience over the years). __________________ Official Website of Shogun3D's RyuAwai! Shogun3D Game Development Blog Zengjük a Dalt: Manliest Song Ever!

May 14th, 2009, 07:13	#4
Dax ライチュウ\|タオ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA Posts: 3,956	We were testing on a GMA 950. It works with his emu now, though, so it's all good. __________________ My PC Specs\|My Consoles\|Emu SVNs\|Project OSX\|How to ask a Question

May 14th, 2009, 07:27	#5
Rebel_X Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ 龍我雷 Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oak Lawn, IL Posts: 1,200	I used to have 950GMA intel integrated gfx card with Toshiba laptop, back then I was able to run and compile all DirectX 9.0c SDK 3D samples without problems, whether software rasterization or hardware acceleration used.. albeit they were slow like hell even when using acceleration.. (the samples not optimised for speed I guess :/)