<s>
The	O
Intel	B-Device
Graphics	I-Device
Media	I-Device
Accelerator	I-Device
(	O
GMA	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
integrated	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
introduced	O
in	O
2004	O
by	O
Intel	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
earlier	O
Intel	O
Extreme	O
Graphics	O
series	O
and	O
being	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Intel	B-Application
HD	I-Application
and	I-Application
Iris	I-Application
Graphics	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
products	O
in	O
this	O
series	O
are	O
integrated	O
onto	O
the	O
motherboard	B-Device
,	O
have	O
limited	O
graphics	O
processing	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
main	O
memory	O
for	O
storage	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
dedicated	O
video	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
commonly	O
found	O
on	O
netbooks	B-Device
,	O
low-priced	O
laptops	B-Device
and	O
desktop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
business	O
computers	O
which	O
do	O
not	O
need	O
high	O
levels	O
of	O
graphics	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2007	O
,	O
about	O
90%	O
of	O
all	O
PC	B-Device
motherboards	I-Device
sold	O
had	O
an	O
integrated	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GMA	O
line	O
of	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
replaces	O
the	O
earlier	O
Intel	O
Extreme	O
Graphics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Intel740	B-General_Concept
line	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
discrete	O
unit	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
AGP	B-Architecture
and	O
PCI	B-Protocol
cards	I-Protocol
with	O
technology	O
that	O
evolved	O
from	O
companies	O
Real3D	B-Device
and	O
Lockheed	O
Martin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Intel	O
integrated	O
the	O
i740	B-General_Concept
core	O
into	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
810	I-Device
northbridge	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
GMA	O
performance	O
has	O
been	O
widely	O
criticized	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
as	O
being	O
too	O
slow	O
for	O
computer	O
games	O
,	O
sometimes	O
being	O
derogatorily	O
nicknamed	O
Intel	O
'	O
GMD	O
 '	O
(	O
Graphics	O
Media	O
Decelerator	O
)	O
and	O
being	O
essentially	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
"	O
graphics	O
decelerator	O
"	O
since	O
the	O
low-performing	O
S3	B-Device
ViRGE	I-Device
,	O
the	O
latest	O
GMA	O
generation	O
should	O
ease	O
many	O
of	O
those	O
concerns	O
for	O
the	O
casual	O
gamer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
similarities	O
,	O
Intel	O
's	O
main	O
series	O
of	O
GMA	O
Integrated	O
Graphics	B-Architecture
Processors	I-Architecture
(	O
IGPs	O
)	O
is	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PowerVR	B-Device
technology	O
Intel	O
licensed	O
from	O
Imagination	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
used	O
the	O
low-power	O
PowerVR	B-Device
MBX	O
designs	O
in	O
chipsets	B-Device
supporting	O
their	O
XScale	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
and	O
since	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
XScale	B-Application
in	O
2006	O
has	O
licensed	O
the	O
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX	O
and	O
used	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
GMA	O
500	O
IGP	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
their	O
Atom	B-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Platform	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Graphics	O
Media	O
Accelerator	O
series	O
ceased	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
CPU-based	O
Intel	B-Application
HD	I-Application
and	I-Application
Iris	I-Application
Graphics	I-Application
series	O
was	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GMA	O
900	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
graphics	O
core	O
produced	O
under	O
Intel	O
's	O
Graphics	O
Media	O
Accelerator	O
product	O
name	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
incorporated	O
in	O
the	O
Intel	O
910G	O
,	O
915G	O
,	O
and	O
915Gx	O
chipsets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
architecture	O
of	O
the	O
GMA900	O
was	O
a	O
significant	O
upgrade	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Extreme	O
3D	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
4	O
pixel	O
per	O
clock	O
cycle	O
design	O
supporting	O
DirectX	B-Application
9	I-Application
pixel	O
shader	B-Language
model	I-Language
2.0	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
operates	O
at	O
a	O
clock	O
rate	O
ranging	O
from	O
160	O
to	O
333MHz	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
particular	O
chipset	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
architecture	O
still	O
lacks	O
support	O
for	O
hardware	B-Algorithm
transform	I-Algorithm
and	I-Algorithm
lighting	I-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
similar	O
vertex	O
shader	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
Intel	B-Device
integrated	I-Device
graphics	I-Device
parts	O
,	O
the	O
GMA	O
900	O
has	O
hardware	O
support	O
for	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
motion	B-Algorithm
compensation	I-Algorithm
,	O
color-space	B-Algorithm
conversion	O
and	O
DirectDraw	B-Device
overlay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
unit	O
includes	O
a	O
400MHz	O
RAMDAC	B-Device
,	O
two	O
25	O
–	O
200Mpixel/s	O
serial	O
DVO	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
display	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mobile	O
chipsets	B-Device
,	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
18-bit	O
25	O
–	O
112MHz	O
LVDS	B-Architecture
transmitters	I-Architecture
are	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GMA	O
950	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
graphics	O
core	O
produced	O
under	O
Intel	O
's	O
Graphics	O
Media	O
Accelerator	O
product	O
name	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
incorporated	O
in	O
the	O
Intel	O
945G	O
chipsets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
video	O
memory	O
through	O
DVMT	B-General_Concept
scheme	O
,	O
1.6GPixels/s	O
and	O
1.6GTexels/s	O
fill	O
rate	O
,	O
a	O
max	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3D-wise	O
,	O
GMA	O
950	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
pixels	O
per	O
clock	O
rendering	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
DirectX	I-Application
9.0	O
hardware	O
acceleration	O
&	O
Vertex	O
shader	O
3.0	O
and	O
OpenGL	O
1.4	O
with	O
ARB	O
extensions	O
on	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Integrated	O
graphics	O
found	O
on	O
Q33	O
,	O
Q35	O
,	O
G31	O
and	O
G33	O
chipsets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Found	O
in	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
D4xx	O
,	O
D5xx	O
,	O
N4xx	O
and	O
N5xx	O
(	O
codenamed	O
Pineview	O
)	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supports	O
up	O
to	O
384	O
MB	O
video	O
memory	O
(	O
Using	O
the	O
Windows	O
XP	O
driver	O
)	O
,	O
DirectX	B-Application
9.0c	I-Application
,	O
Shader	B-Language
Model	I-Language
2.0	I-Language
,	O
OpenGL	O
1.4	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
and	O
OpenGL	O
2.1	O
with	O
Linux	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
946GZ	O
,	O
Q963	O
and	O
Q965	O
chipsets	B-Device
use	O
the	O
GMA	O
3000	O
graphics	O
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
GMA	O
3000-equipped	O
chipsets	B-Device
,	O
only	O
the	O
Q965	O
retains	O
dual	O
independent	O
display	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GMA	O
X3000	O
's	O
underlying	O
3D	O
rendering	O
hardware	O
is	O
organized	O
as	O
a	O
unified	O
shader	O
processor	O
consisting	O
of	O
8	O
scalar	B-General_Concept
execution	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
scalar	B-General_Concept
nature	O
of	O
the	O
execution	O
units	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
only	O
process	O
data	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
pixel	O
component	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GMA	O
X3000	O
supports	O
DirectX	B-Application
9.0	I-Application
with	O
vertex	O
and	O
pixel	O
Shader	B-Language
Model	I-Language
3.0	I-Language
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shaders	O
support	O
shader	B-Language
model	I-Language
4.0	I-Language
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
major	O
difference	O
between	O
them	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
GMA	O
X3500	O
supports	O
Shader	B-Language
Model	I-Language
4.0	I-Language
and	O
DirectX	B-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
earlier	O
X3000	O
supports	O
Shader	B-Language
Model	I-Language
3.0	I-Language
and	O
DirectX	B-Application
9	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GMA	O
X3100	O
is	O
the	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
GMA	O
X3500	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Intel	O
GL960/GM965	O
chipsets	B-Device
and	O
also	O
in	O
the	O
GS965	O
chipset	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X3100	O
supports	O
hardware	B-Algorithm
transform	I-Algorithm
and	I-Algorithm
lighting	I-Algorithm
,	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
programmable	O
shader	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
384MB	O
video	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X3100	O
display	O
unit	O
includes	O
a	O
300MHz	O
RAMDAC	B-Device
,	O
two	O
25	O
–	O
112MHz	O
LVDS	B-Architecture
transmitters	I-Architecture
,	O
2	O
DVO	O
encoders	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
TV	O
encoder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
Windows	O
,	O
the	O
driver	O
supports	O
DirectX	O
10.0	O
,	O
Shader	B-Language
Model	I-Language
4.0	I-Language
and	O
OpenGL	O
1.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Integrated	O
graphics	O
found	O
on	O
B43	O
,	O
Q43	O
and	O
Q45	O
chipsets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GMA	O
X4500	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
G43	O
chipset	B-Device
and	O
the	O
GMA	O
X4500HD	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
G45	O
chipset	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GMA	O
X4500	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
G41	O
chipset	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
X3500	O
,	O
X4500	O
supports	O
DirectX	B-Application
10	I-Application
and	O
Shader	B-Language
Model	I-Language
4.0	I-Language
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
designed	O
the	O
GMA	O
X4500	O
to	O
be	O
200%	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
GMA	O
3100	O
(	O
G33	O
chipset	B-Device
)	O
in	O
3DMark06	O
performance	O
and	O
70%	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
GMA	O
X3500	O
(	O
G35	O
chipset	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GMA	O
4500MHD	O
for	O
laptops	B-Device
was	O
launched	O
on	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GMA	O
4500MHD	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
GL40	O
,	O
GS40	O
,	O
GM45	O
and	O
GS45	O
chipsets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GMA	O
X4700MHD	O
for	O
laptops	B-Device
was	O
launched	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
product	O
of	O
Intel	B-Device
GMA	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
way	O
,	O
it	O
belongs	O
to	O
the	O
4500MHD	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
GM47	O
chipsets	B-Device
,	O
Montevina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
80	O
shading	O
units	O
,	O
10	O
texture	B-General_Concept
mapping	I-General_Concept
units	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
1	O
ROPs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
developed	O
a	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
low	O
power	O
graphics	O
architecture	O
based	O
on	O
PowerVR	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
available	O
Linux	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
do	O
not	O
support	O
much	O
of	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Intel	O
SCH	O
(	O
System	O
Controller	O
Hub	O
;	O
codenamed	O
Poulsbo	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Atom	B-Device
processor	I-Device
Z5xx	O
series	O
features	O
a	O
GMA	O
500	O
graphic	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
being	O
developed	O
in-house	O
,	O
this	O
core	O
is	O
a	O
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX	O
535	O
core	O
licensed	O
from	O
Imagination	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
include	O
screen	O
tiling	O
,	O
internal	O
true	O
color	O
processing	O
,	O
zero	O
overhead	O
anti-aliasing	O
,	O
programmable	O
shader	O
3D	B-Architecture
accelerator	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
32-bit	O
floating-point	O
operations.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
launched	O
the	O
Atom	B-Device
Z24xx	O
(	O
Medfield	O
)	O
platform	O
as	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
ultra-low	O
power	O
processors	O
for	O
smartphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Intel	O
indicates	O
that	O
this	O
chip	O
contains	O
an	O
Intel	B-Device
Graphics	I-Device
Media	I-Device
Accelerator	I-Device
,	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
specify	O
a	O
GPU	B-Architecture
model	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
GPU	B-Architecture
is	O
known	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX540	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
revised	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Intel	O
SCH	O
(	O
System	O
Controller	O
Hub	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Atom	B-Device
Z6xx	O
series	O
CPU	O
codenamed	O
Lincroft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
integrated	O
graphics	O
system	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
(	O
Cedar	O
Trail	O
,	O
32nm	O
)	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX545	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
PowerVR	B-Device
solution	O
,	O
this	O
model	O
is	O
clocked	O
at	O
400MHz	O
instead	O
of	O
200MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
specifically	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
N2600	O
processor	O
and	O
Atom	B-Device
D2500	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
DirectX	B-Application
version	O
9.0c	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
found	O
in	O
Atom	B-Device
N2800	O
,	O
Atom	B-Device
D2550	B-Device
,	O
Atom	B-Device
D2500	O
,	O
Atom	B-Device
D2600	O
and	O
Atom	B-Device
D2700	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
DirectX	B-Application
version	O
9.0c	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
newer	O
chipsets	B-Device
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
G45	O
)	O
and	O
operating	O
systems	O
(	O
since	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PAVP	O
can	O
be	O
configured	O
in	O
the	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
disables	O
Windows	O
Aero	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
setting	O
in	O
most	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
is	O
PAVP	O
Lite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
Intel	B-Application
HD	I-Application
Graphics	I-Application
,	O
the	O
successor	O
of	O
Intel	B-Device
GMA	I-Device
,	O
a	O
similar	O
technology	O
called	O
Intel	O
Insider	O
exists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.4	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
supports	O
the	O
GMA	O
950	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
previous	O
revisions	O
of	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
,	O
Mac	B-Device
mini	I-Device
,	O
and	O
17-inch	O
iMac	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
all	O
Intel-based	O
Mac	B-Device
minis	I-Device
until	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
mini	I-Device
released	O
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.5	I-Application
Leopard	I-Application
contains	O
drivers	O
for	O
the	O
GMA	O
X3100	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
recent	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late-release	O
versions	O
of	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.4	I-Application
also	O
supported	O
the	O
GMA	O
900	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
in	O
Apple	O
's	O
Developer	O
Transition	O
Kit	O
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
PowerPC-to-Intel	B-Device
transition	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
special	O
modifications	O
to	O
the	O
kext	B-Application
file	O
must	O
be	O
made	O
to	O
enable	O
Core	O
Image	O
and	O
Quartz	O
Extreme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
new	O
MacBook	B-Device
line	O
no	O
longer	O
uses	O
the	O
X3100	O
,	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.5	I-Application
shipped	O
with	O
drivers	O
supporting	O
it	O
that	O
require	O
no	O
modifications	O
to	O
the	O
kext	B-Application
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
10.6	O
(	O
Snow	O
Leopard	B-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
64-bit	B-Device
kernel	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
32-bit	O
one	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
64-bit	B-Device
X3100	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
MacBooks	B-Device
with	O
the	O
X3100	O
have	O
64-bit	B-Device
capable	O
processors	O
and	O
EFI	O
,	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
must	O
load	O
the	O
32-bit	O
kernel	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
32-bit	O
X3100	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
9	O
's	O
10.6.2	O
update	O
ships	O
with	O
64-bit	B-Device
X3100	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
removed	O
the	O
64-bit	B-Device
GMA	O
X3100	O
drivers	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
affected	O
Macs	O
were	O
forced	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
32-bit	O
kernel	O
despite	O
being	O
64-bit	B-Device
clean	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
hardware	O
and	O
firmware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
64-bit	B-Device
drivers	O
were	O
offered	O
in	O
OS	O
X	O
Lion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combination	O
of	O
these	O
two	O
changes	O
in	O
graphics	O
driver	O
code	O
resulted	O
in	O
many	O
Mac	O
revisions	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Mountain	O
Lion	O
,	O
as	O
their	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
cannot	O
be	O
replaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
while	O
MacBook	B-Device
and	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	O
notebooks	B-Device
instead	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
far	O
more	O
powerful	O
NVIDIA	O
GeForce	O
9400M	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
15	O
"	O
and	O
17	O
"	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	O
notebooks	B-Device
shipped	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
GeForce	O
9600GT	O
supporting	O
hybrid	O
power	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NVIDIA	O
GeForce	O
9400M	O
chipset	B-Device
implemented	O
in	O
Apple	B-Device
MacBooks	I-Device
did	O
not	O
support	O
composite	O
or	O
S-video	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreeBSD	O
8.0	O
supports	O
the	O
following	O
Intel	O
graphic	O
chipsets	B-Device
:	O
i810	B-Device
,	O
i810-DC100	O
,	O
i810e	O
,	O
i815	O
,	O
i830M	O
,	O
845G	O
,	O
852GM	O
,	O
855GM	O
,	O
865G	O
,	O
915G	O
,	O
915GM	O
,	O
945G	O
,	O
945GM	O
,	O
965G	O
,	O
965Q	O
,	O
946GZ	O
,	O
965GM	O
,	O
945GME	O
,	O
G33	O
,	O
Q33	O
,	O
Q35	O
,	O
G35	O
,	O
GM45	O
,	O
G45	O
,	O
Q45	O
,	O
G43	O
and	O
G41	O
chipsets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
practice	O
,	O
chipsets	B-Device
through	O
4500MHD	O
are	O
supported	O
with	O
DRM	O
and	O
3D	O
using	O
FreeBSD	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
to	O
integrate	O
GEM	O
and	O
KMS	O
is	O
currently	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
i-series	O
integrated	O
graphics	O
and	O
improving	O
support	O
for	O
earlier	O
chipsets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
Intel	O
added	O
support	O
to	O
the	O
open-source	O
X.Org/XFree86	O
drivers	O
for	O
the	O
latest	O
965	O
series	O
that	O
include	O
the	O
GMA	O
(	O
X	O
)	O
3000	O
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2007	O
,	O
version	O
2.0	O
of	O
the	O
driver	O
(	O
xorg-video-intel	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
965GM	O
chipset	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
2.0	O
driver	O
added	O
native	O
video	O
mode	O
programming	O
support	O
for	O
all	O
chipsets	B-Device
from	O
i830	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
features	O
are	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
X.Org	B-Operating_System
7.3	O
X	O
server	O
release	O
and	O
will	O
eventually	O
be	O
supported	O
across	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
open	O
source	O
X.Org	B-Operating_System
video	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.1	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
G33	O
,	O
Q33	O
and	O
Q35	O
chipsets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
G35	O
is	O
also	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
driver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
is	O
common	O
for	O
X.Org	B-Operating_System
drivers	O
on	O
Linux	O
,	O
the	O
license	O
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
GPL	B-License
(	O
for	O
the	O
Linux	O
kernel	O
parts	O
)	O
and	O
MIT	B-License
(	O
for	O
all	O
other	O
parts	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
drivers	O
were	O
mainly	O
developed	O
by	O
Intel	O
and	O
Tungsten	O
Graphics	O
(	O
under	O
contract	O
)	O
since	O
the	O
chipsets	B-Device
 '	O
documentation	O
were	O
not	O
publicly	O
available	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
Intel	O
released	O
the	O
complete	O
developer	O
documentation	O
for	O
their	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
latest	O
chipsets	B-Device
(	O
965	O
and	O
G35	O
chipset	B-Device
)	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
further	O
external	O
developers	O
 '	O
involvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
Intel	O
released	O
documentation	O
for	O
their	O
newer	O
G45	O
graphics	O
(	O
including	O
X4500	O
)	O
chipsets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
Intel	O
employee	O
Emma	O
Anholt	O
stated	O
Intel	O
was	O
"	O
still	O
working	O
on	O
getting	O
docs	O
for	O
 [ 8xx ] 	O
chipsets	B-Device
out.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	O
support	O
for	O
hardware	O
accelerated	O
H.264	O
playback	O
is	O
available	O
and	O
working	O
for	O
X4500HD	O
and	O
X4500MHD	O
using	O
VAAPI	B-Application
and	O
the	O
g45-h264	O
branch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GMA	O
500	O
,	O
GMA	O
600	O
,	O
GMA	O
3600	O
,	O
GMA	O
3650	O
are	O
PowerVR	B-Device
based	O
chips	O
incompatible	O
with	O
Intel	O
GenX	O
GPU	B-Architecture
architecture	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
no	O
Intel	O
supported	O
FOSS	B-License
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
available	O
FOSS	B-License
drivers	O
(	O
included	O
in	O
Linux	O
3.3	O
onwards	O
)	O
only	O
support	O
2D	O
acceleration	O
(	O
not	O
3D	B-Architecture
acceleration	I-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	O
supports	O
GMA500	O
(	O
Poulsbo	O
)	O
through	O
the	O
ubuntu-mobile	O
and	O
gma500	O
repositories	O
on	O
Launchpad	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joli	O
OS	O
,	O
a	O
Linux-based	O
OS	O
optimized	O
for	O
netbooks	B-Device
,	O
has	O
a	O
driver	O
for	O
the	O
GMA500	O
built	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PixieLive	O
,	O
a	O
Linux	O
live	O
distribution	O
optimized	O
for	O
GMA500	O
netbooks	B-Device
,	O
it	O
can	O
boot	O
from	O
USB	O
Pendrive	O
,	O
SD	O
Card	O
or	O
HardDisk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
releases	O
official	O
Linux	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
through	O
the	O
IEGD	O
(	O
Intel	O
Embedded	O
Graphic	O
Driver	O
)	O
supporting	O
some	O
Linux	O
distributions	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
embedded	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
released	O
the	O
details	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
rewritten	O
Linux	B-Application
driver	I-Application
that	O
would	O
support	O
this	O
chipset	B-Device
and	O
Intel	O
's	O
other	O
upcoming	O
chipsets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Direct	B-Application
Rendering	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
and	O
X.org	B-Operating_System
parts	O
would	O
be	O
free	O
software	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
3D	O
component	O
(	O
using	O
Gallium3D	O
)	O
will	O
still	O
be	O
proprietary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oracle	O
Solaris	O
11	O
provides	O
64-bit	B-Device
video	O
driver	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
following	O
Intel	O
graphic	O
chipsets	B-Device
:	O
i810	B-Device
,	O
i810-dc100	O
,	O
i810e	O
,	O
i815	O
,	O
i830M	O
,	O
845G	O
,	O
852GM/855GM	O
,	O
865G	O
,	O
915G	O
,	O
E7221	O
(	O
i915	O
)	O
,	O
915GM	O
,	O
945G	O
,	O
945GM	O
,	O
945GME	O
,	O
Pineview	O
GM	O
,	O
Pineview	O
G	O
,	O
965G	O
,	O
G35	O
,	O
965Q	O
,	O
946GZ	O
,	O
965GM	O
,	O
965GME/GLE	O
,	O
G33	O
,	O
Q35	O
,	O
Q33	O
,	O
GM45	O
,	O
4	O
Series	O
,	O
G45/G43	O
,	O
Q45/Q43	O
,	O
G41	O
,	O
B43	O
,	O
Clarkdale	O
,	O
Arrandale	O
,	O
Sandybridge	O
Desktop	O
(	O
GT1	O
)	O
,	O
Sandybridge	O
Desktop	O
(	O
GT2	O
)	O
,	O
Sandybridge	O
Desktop	O
(	O
GT2+	O
)	O
,	O
Sandybridge	O
Mobile	O
(	O
GT1	O
)	O
,	O
Sandybridge	O
Mobile	O
(	O
GT2	O
)	O
,	O
Sandybridge	O
Mobile	O
(	O
GT2+	O
)	O
,	O
Ivybridge	O
Mobile	O
(	O
GT1	O
)	O
,	O
Ivybridge	O
Mobile	O
(	O
GT2	O
)	O
,	O
Ivybridge	O
Desktop	O
(	O
GT1	O
)	O
,	O
Ivybridge	O
Desktop	O
(	O
GT2	O
)	O
,	O
Ivybridge	O
Server	O
(	O
GT1	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Ivybridge	O
Server	O
(	O
GT2	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Solaris	O
open-source	O
community	O
developers	O
provide	O
additional	O
driver	O
support	O
for	O
Intel	B-Application
HD	I-Application
Graphics	I-Application
4000/2500	O
graphic-based	O
chipsets	B-Device
(	O
aka	O
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
)	O
,	O
OpenGL	O
3.0/GLSL	O
1.30	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
libva/va	O
-api	O
library	O
enabling	O
hardware	O
accelerated	O
video	O
decode	O
for	O
the	O
prevailing	O
coding	O
standards	O
today	O
(	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
,	O
MPEG-4	O
ASP/H.263	O
,	O
MPEG-4	O
AVC/H.264	O
,	O
and	O
VC-1/WMV3	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GMA	O
900	O
is	O
theoretically	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
's	O
(	O
and	O
7	O
's	O
)	O
Aero	O
interface	O
and	O
is	O
certified	O
as	O
DirectX	B-Application
9	I-Application
compliant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
no	O
WHQL	O
certified	O
WDDM	B-Device
driver	O
has	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presumably	O
this	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
hardware	O
scheduler	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Intel	B-Device
GMA	I-Device
900	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Intel	O
integrated	O
GPU	B-Architecture
not	O
to	O
have	O
support	O
or	O
drivers	O
for	O
Windows	O
9x	O
operating	O
systems	O
(	O
including	O
98	B-Device
and	O
ME	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
owners	O
of	O
GMA900	O
hardware	O
believed	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
Aero	O
on	O
their	O
systems	O
as	O
early	O
release	O
candidates	O
of	O
Vista	B-Application
permitted	O
XDDM	O
drivers	O
to	O
run	O
Aero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
contends	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
final	O
specs	O
for	O
Aero/WDDM	O
certification	O
did	O
not	O
permit	O
releasing	O
a	O
WDDM	B-Device
driver	O
for	O
GMA900	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
hardware	O
scheduler	O
,	O
as	O
mentioned	O
above	O
)	O
,	O
so	O
when	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Vista	B-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
no	O
WDDM	B-Device
driver	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
minute	O
pulling	O
of	O
OpenGL	O
capabilities	O
from	O
the	O
GMA	O
drivers	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
left	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
GMA	O
based	O
workstations	O
unable	O
to	O
perform	O
basic	O
3D	O
hardware	O
acceleration	O
with	O
OpenGL	O
and	O
unable	O
to	O
run	O
many	O
Vista	B-Application
Premium	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
DVD	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Aero	O
effects	O
are	O
enabled	O
with	O
VGA	O
compatibility	O
driver	O
via	O
software	O
rendering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
no	O
native	O
GMA900	O
drivers	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
since	O
XDDM	O
support	O
is	O
removed	O
from	O
this	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
GMA900	O
based	O
laptops	B-Device
with	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
users	O
may	O
experience	O
a	O
serious	O
bug	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
chipset	B-Device
's	O
native	O
backlight	O
control	O
method	O
failing	O
to	O
change	O
brightness	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
brightness	O
becoming	O
stuck	O
on	O
a	O
particular	O
value	O
after	O
driver	O
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bug	O
did	O
not	O
occur	O
when	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
was	O
initially	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
and	O
is	O
commonly	O
observed	O
after	O
running	O
Windows	O
Update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
bug	O
also	O
occurs	O
in	O
GMA3150	O
based	O
laptops	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
IGP	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
displaying	O
the	O
Aero	O
interface	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drivers	O
are	O
shipped	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
since	O
beta	O
versions	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
mid-2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
run	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
's	O
Aero	O
interface	O
since	O
Intel	O
released	O
drivers	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
in	O
mid-June	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GMA	O
950	O
is	O
integrated	O
into	O
many	O
netbooks	B-Device
built	O
on	O
Intel	O
945GSE	O
Express	O
chipset	B-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
display	O
a	O
resolution	O
up	O
to	O
2048×1536	O
at	O
75Hz	O
utilizing	O
up	O
to	O
224	O
MB	O
of	O
shared	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
reviews	O
about	O
this	O
IGP	O
were	O
negative	O
,	O
since	O
many	O
games	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
Theory	I-Application
or	O
Oblivion	B-Application
)	O
need	O
Pixel	O
Shader	O
2.0	O
or	O
higher	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
supported	O
in	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
Vertex	O
Shader	O
2.0	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
software-emulated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Crysis	B-Application
will	O
start	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
frame	O
rates	O
below	O
acceptable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
T&L	B-Algorithm
and	O
Vertex	O
Shaders	O
3.0	O
are	O
supported	O
by	O
Intel	O
's	O
newest	O
15.6	O
drivers	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
as	O
of	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XP	O
support	O
for	O
VS3	O
and	O
T&L	B-Algorithm
was	O
introduced	O
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
"	O
pre-beta	O
"	O
(	O
or	O
Early	O
Beta	O
)	O
drivers	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
XP	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
for	O
Vista	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beta	O
drivers	O
for	O
Vista	B-Application
and	O
XP	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
hardware	B-Algorithm
T&L	I-Algorithm
and	O
vertex	O
shading	O
has	O
been	O
enabled	O
in	O
drivers	O
individual	O
applications	O
can	O
be	O
forced	O
to	O
fall	O
back	O
to	O
software	O
rendering	O
,	O
which	O
raises	O
performance	O
and	O
compatibility	O
in	O
certain	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
has	O
released	O
production	O
version	O
drivers	O
for	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
that	O
enable	O
the	O
Aero	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
introduced	O
DirectX	B-Application
10	I-Application
for	O
the	O
X3100	O
and	O
X3500	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
in	O
the	O
Vista	B-Application
15.9	O
drivers	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
though	O
any	O
release	O
of	O
DX10	O
drivers	O
for	O
the	O
X3000	O
is	O
uncertain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WDDM	B-Device
1.1	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
X3100	O
but	O
DXVA-HD	B-General_Concept
is	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenGL	O
2.0	O
support	O
is	O
available	O
since	O
Vista	B-Application
15.11	O
drivers	O
and	O
XP	O
14.36	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
ships	O
with	O
a	O
driver	O
for	O
the	O
X3100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
latest	O
available	O
driver	O
revisions	O
from	O
the	O
Intel	O
website	O
for	O
Windows	O
XP	O
,	O
Vista	B-Application
and	O
7	O
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
4.0.2	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
5.0.0.2030	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
performance	O
and	O
functionality	O
of	O
GMA	O
processors	O
are	O
limited	O
,	O
attaining	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
only	O
low-cost	O
discrete	B-Device
GPUs	I-Device
at	O
best	O
and	O
very	O
old	O
DirectX	B-Application
6	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
(	O
Such	O
as	O
the	O
RIVA	B-Device
TNT2	I-Device
)	O
at	O
the	O
worst	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
an	O
Atom	B-Device
N450	O
CPU	O
and	O
GMA	O
3150	O
will	O
perform	O
comparably	O
to	O
a	O
10	O
years	O
older	O
RIVA	B-Device
TNT2	I-Device
PC	O
with	O
a	O
Tualatin	O
Pentium	O
3	O
,	O
even	O
worse	O
,	O
the	O
GPU	B-Architecture
was	O
sometimes	O
even	O
underclocked	O
,	O
hindering	O
the	O
already	O
poor	O
performance	O
even	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Intel	B-Device
Graphics	I-Device
Media	I-Device
Accelerator	I-Device
Software	O
Development	O
concerns	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
the	O
Integrated	O
Graphics	O
Software	O
Development	O
Forum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
that	O
review	O
the	O
GMA	O
X3000	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
PC	O
games	O
Battlefield	O
2	O
and	O
Oblivion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
ExtremeTech	O
review	O
found	O
that	O
games	O
which	O
are	O
n't	O
as	O
graphically	O
demanding	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Civilization	B-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
"	O
look	O
good	O
"	O
when	O
the	O
GMA	O
X3000	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
run	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
performed	O
by	O
The	O
Tech	O
Report	O
,	O
by	O
ExtremeTech	O
and	O
by	O
Anandtech	O
all	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
AMD	O
's	O
Radeon	O
X1250	O
integrated	O
graphics	O
solutions	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
AMD	O
690G	O
chipset	B-Device
was	O
a	O
better	O
choice	O
than	O
the	O
GMA	O
X3000	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
G965	O
chipset	B-Device
,	O
especially	O
when	O
considering	O
3D	O
gaming	O
performance	O
and	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
performed	O
by	O
Register	O
Hardware	O
in	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
author	O
Leo	O
Waldock	O
argued	O
that	O
because	O
the	O
GMA	O
X3500	O
is	O
not	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
any	O
PC	O
game	O
that	O
requires	O
DirectX	B-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
DirectX	B-Application
10	I-Application
support	O
to	O
the	O
GMA	O
X3500	O
was	O
"	O
irrelevant	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
that	O
same	O
review	O
,	O
the	O
GMA	O
X3500	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
run	O
Crysis	B-Application
and	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
published	O
in	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
GMA	O
X4500	O
showed	O
a	O
superior	O
game	O
performance	O
to	O
the	O
lowest-end	O
1-year-older	O
GeForce	O
8400M	O
graphics	B-Device
card	I-Device
in	O
some	O
CPU-bound	O
tests	O
,	O
while	O
losing	O
to	O
the	O
still	O
low-end	O
GeForce	O
8400M	O
GS	O
with	O
a	O
slower	O
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
