Integrated graphics amd radeon 3000 specifications

Release GPUs Radeon HD 3850 and 3870, which took place in November 2007, immediately influenced the balance of power in the entire line AMD video cards. The Radeon HD 3870, with performance no worse (and in some cases better) than the Radeon HD 2900XT, became the most productive card, while the Radeon HD 3850 actually demonstrated what it really should be gaming video card, selected taking into account the ratio of price and performance (previous cards of the level “below” 2900XT (from the Radeon HD 2600 family) frankly did not live up to the requirements of modern games). But two cards, by modern standards, cannot possibly make the lineup, so the development of a line of video cards based on chips manufactured using the 55 nm process technology was not long in coming, in both directions, both cheaper cards and a new flagship.

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

Among strengths that AMD plans to use as competitive advantages for its GPUs in 2008 include:

• Support for DirectX 10.1, which first appeared on the Radeon HD 3850/3870, will be extended to all upcoming video cards (while NVIDIA does not yet plan to move beyond DirectX 10);
• The ability to combine video cards in CrossFire, including modes with more than three cards, will also be available on almost all cards, however, for the cheapest ones this feature will traditionally be implemented in software, without the use of hardware bridges;
• Digital support DisplayPort interface And further development specialized UVD unit for hardware decoding of video compressed in H.264 and VC1 formats, used on Blu-ray discs and HD-DVD;
• The most advanced technological process (55 nm) among those used for the production of graphic processors and PowerPlay technology, which dynamically controls the switching on and off of functional blocks in the chip, which allows reducing 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 the platform for enthusiasts, released last fall, and the mobile platform, which is scheduled for release this year. The platform for office and home media center PCs called Cartwheel will be based on 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. " Additional benefit" V in this case should become Hybrid CrossFire technology, which allows, when installing a video card, to combine its resources and graphics core in the chipset.

This is what the Radeon HD 3000 line will look like from now on. As for the leader, the dual-processor video Radeon cards HD 3870 X2, since we already have samples in our laboratory, and detailed practical material will be released in the near future, we will not focus on it. In the end, the success of such a card directly depends on the performance compared to the cost an equal amount competitors in demanding 3D games. In the meantime, we will look at what benefits an upgrade to inexpensive video cards from the segment less than $100-150 (by the way, the most widespread) should bring, where not everything is so simple. If only because no one buys such cards to play at maximum quality settings and high resolutions, and often the owners of such cards have no interest in those games (usually dynamic “shooters”) that 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 relative to HD 3850/3870, there is support for CrossFire and UVD decoder, among the supported interfaces there are both Dual Link DVI and HDMI, and the most modern DisplayPort, featuring double throughput and does not require licensing fees, unlike HDMI, which should speed up its adoption.

The quantity is surprising possible options, in which cards based on 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 1024 MB DDR2). Of course, the relevance of cards with a gigabyte of DDR2 memory is small, and other options will certainly find their consumers.

Of course, provided that the retail prices correspond to the recommended ones, since in this case it is correct to compare with the Radeon HD 2600 Pro from the previous line, which the 3650 confidently outperforms. Compared to the GeForce 8600 GT, an advantage is also promised everywhere, even in the game Crysis and others related high load to shader blocks.

Although the description of cards from the Radeon HD 3400 family contains references to high (for their price) 3D performance, since the price itself should be less than $50, according to the official positioning, these cards are no longer designed for fans of modern 3D games. Or rather, they are primarily designed for consumers of HD video content.

AMD compares the cost of such a card with a pair of HD-DVD drives, such costs look like a truly commensurate investment. Considering that such cards “can do” quite a lot, they can be used to build media centers and home theaters in compact body. 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 transmitting 5.1-channel audio in Dolby Digital and DTS formats through this interface.

The Radeon HD 3470 is also compatible with the upcoming 1440p HD video format.

Reference cards suggest active cooling with the help of cheap, small-sized coolers, however, as already noted, such cards are unlikely to make up the majority (maybe only the cheapest), more likely the predominance of passive radiators. At the same time, 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 about.

The main purpose is that, despite such a low cost for the platform as a whole (after all, motherboards 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 are no outstanding results in tests with maximum settings graphics and artificially twisted settings for anisotropic filtering and full-screen anti-aliasing are out of the question. The second advantage of having two graphics cores in a computer is the ability to automatically switch to using a more economical graphics core integrated into the chipset when the 3D acceleration functions of the video card or video content are not in demand. Finally, multi-monitor capability, although not directly related to Hybrid CrossFire technology (on the contrary, is implemented when it is disabled), will allow, as in the case of boards based on the AMD 690G chipset, to connect to inexpensive computer up to four monitors. Which, as prices for LCD monitors fall, becomes increasingly practical, since it can be useful in the most different situations, to increase comfort and productivity, although the old-fashioned way is still perceived by many as something exotic and accessible to few people.

How effective will it be to combine the capabilities of an integrated video and graphics core on a video card? For the upcoming AMD 780G chipset, which will have support for Hybrid CrossFire, and the Radeon HD 3470 card, the following is given: relative values, namely, performance should more than double if we take the speed of the graphics core in the chipset as one. What in absolute values in a number popular games should correspond to the difference between "unplayable" mode and "playable" mode. It sounds tempting, since the gap that has existed until now between the needs of games and the capabilities of graphics cores (even the most successful) in chipsets, as well as in the cheapest video cards, 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 conduct testing and find out how successfully this idea is implemented.

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

Information before installing the driver for ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics

After ATI was purchased by AMD, all previously released products and their support continued to be released and updated, slightly changing their name. In this regard, the name "ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics" similarly "ATI Radeon HD 3000 Series", so next we will talk about installing a driver entitled exactly that.

Due to the fact that these graphics adapters are quite outdated, there is no need to wait for firmware updates - the latest version came out several years ago with the addition of support for Windows 8. Therefore, if you Windows user 10, correct work driver is not guaranteed.

Method 1: AMD Official Website

AMD stores software for all of its video cards, be it latest models or one of the first. Therefore, here you can easily download necessary files. This method is the safest, since quite often drivers saved from unverified sources are infected with viruses.

1. Visit the AMD support page using the link above. Using the product list, select the following option:

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



2. A page will open with a list of supported operating systems. 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 plus, expand the appropriate tab and select the desired driver version. Stable version called Catalyst Software Suite, and this is what most users recommend downloading. However, in certain cases it may be preferable to download Latest Beta Driver. This updated version software, in which isolated errors have been 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 file unpacking location if necessary and click "Install".



5. Wait for the files to unzip.



6. In the manager that appears Catalyst installations specify the interface language, if required, 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. then mark active type installations – "Fast" or "Custom". Then - "Further".



9. The configuration will be analyzed.



10. Depending on the type of installation you choose, the steps vary. If “Custom” is selected, 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 "Accept".

The driver will be installed along with Catalyst. During the procedure, the screen will fade out several times for short periods of time. After installation is complete, reboot your computer - now you can configure the video card settings through Catalyst or immediately proceed full use PC.

Method 2: Programs for installing drivers

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

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

Our other article discusses in detail the best of these programs.

Most popular applications from this list are and . 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 the procedure for installing drivers through these programs.

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

Specifications

The characteristics of HD Graphics 3000 are slightly higher than those of its younger brother (HD Graphics 2000), although not by much. But overall, the chip still doesn’t stand out as anything special.

The maximum operating frequency of the video adapter reaches 1350MHz ( real value depends on the processor with which the graphics chip will work). HD Graphics 3000 is equipped with a good amount 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. Exactly how much will be given random access memory according to needs graphics adapter, depends on BIOS settings, but too much large volume you won’t be able to highlight it, no matter how much you want it.

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

Regarding the supported APIs, everything is quite sad; you can use DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3 (only OpenGL 3.1 is supported on Windows). At this moment API data hopelessly outdated. In terms of capabilities for editing and working with graphics, everything is also bad, there is no support for Cuda or OpenCL, you can only 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 - this is approximately the entire list of what the Intel HD Graphics 3000 can do.

You can’t even count on more, such chips discrete video cards, like overclocking, are completely absent here. Technology can partially replace overclocking Turbo Boost, although you shouldn’t place high hopes on it, it won’t give an impressive increase in productivity.

Gaming capabilities of the video adapter

If we are talking exclusively about new products in the gaming industry, then you can completely forget about it. Very few games will run on 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 launch and work without problems. But there are some exceptions that work great on weaker and older discrete solutions, but refuse to run normally on Intel HD Graphics.

What about the drivers?

Insufficient quality driver is the reason why it refuses to work small part old games on this video card. If for the latest versions of HD Graphics Intel company I tried to correct the situation, but they had already forgotten about this video card.

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

For Linux there is no driver from the manufacturer, instead it is used free decision, which comes with the Mesa3D libraries. The update occurs automatically, but if you want to update manually, you will have to install latest version Mesa3D and Linux kernels.

Comparison with discrete analogues

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

Conclusion

Intel HD Graphics 3000 – great choice if you need office space workhorse, and there is no desire to buy a separate video card. If you don't want to play new games or other demanding projects, a computer with integrated graphics chip will please you for a long time.

Hardcore gamers and other fans of playing new games should not even look at the HD Graphics 3000, the video card will not be able to satisfy your needs.