For most users with a laptop configured on an Intel G*965 chipset platform, are equipped with the intel GMA X3100. The card has its own 384MB dedicated memory, and you might have tried a few games on it. Though its capabilities are basically dependent on the processor and the RAM, but we should not forget why is it there for. It is the successor of GMA 950. Its core speed/shader speed are 500Mhz/500Mhz and most interesting is the integration of a fully programmable pipeline and the integration of DirectX9 and DirectX 10 and Shader 3.0 features - it is ready for Windows Vista /Windows 7 (supports Aero Glass fully),And with the combined power of your processor and RAM this device will let you play the following with ease:
- GTA 3,
- Half Life 2 (all episodes)
- NFS Most Wanted,
- Warcraft 3 (ROC and Frozen throne),
- Age of Empires 3 (all expansions),
- Age of Mythology (also Titans Exp.),
- and all OpenGL 2.0 previous releases.
Though you will suffer a debacle at the pinnacle like no rendering or a complete crash if you try a few games like, Fallout 3, NFS Shift/Undercover, COD4, Crysis, BFBC2 etc. but then it depends on the processor also.
So for the medium range laptop owners, if you want a few joyous moments with your "lappy", don't doubt its capabilities, you'll have a handful of addictive games at your disposal.
