Thread: Video Card for Unity

i upgraded version 11.04, based on purchase of official ubuntu book sixth edition. when started got message cannot use unity because hardware not adequate. book says if have video card able handle unity, desktop 3.1.

video card cannot handle unity. trying keep latest version , capability of ubuntu. can find information on hardware requirements handle unity?

paddyjoe

athlone
ireland

unityhardwarerequirements


une qualification requirements table



cpu*
arch
ram
hd
gpu**
opengl
glx
display
reference
minimum
1.66 ghz
32 bits

1gb
4 gb
intel gma 950
1.4
1.4
1024x600
dell mini 9
recommended
1.66 ghz
32 bits
2gb
16 gb
geforce 9400m
2.0
1.5
1280x800
hp mini 311





software requirements
os
ubuntu 10.04 lts (lucid lynx)
kernel version
2.6.32
x.org version
1.7.5
opengl
1.4
glx
1.5





gpu driver requirements
intel gma 950
20091221 2009q4 x86/mmx/sse2
geforce 9400m
195.36.15 nvidia certified
radeon
fglrx ati certified


minimum gpu requirements

intel graphics core
intel® gma 950
intel® gma 3000
intel® gma 3100
intel® gma x3000
intel® gma x3100
intel® chipset
945g, 945gm
946gz, q963, q965
g31, g33, q33, q35
g965
gm965, gl960
opengl support
1.4 + extensions
1.4 + extensions
1.4 + extensions
1.5
1.5
video memory
256mb
256mb
256mb
384mb
384mb
hardware vertex shader
no
no
no
yes
yes
glsl shader
no
no
no
no
no
arb shader program
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes


recommended intel gpu

intel® chipset
g45, gm45, gs45, g43, g41, gl40 express
core i3-500, core i3-300m
core i7-600m, core i5-600, core i5-500m, core i5-400m
opengl support
2.0
2.1
2.1
video memory
1.7gb
1.7gb
1.7gb
hardware vertex shader
yes
yes
yes
glsl shader
yes
yes
yes
arb shader program
yes
yes
yes


recommended nvidia gpu

nvidia gpu
geforce 9400m
geforce 9100m g, geforce 9200m g, geforce 9300m g
opengl support
3.2
3.2
video memory
512m (minimum)
512m (minimum)
hardware vertex shader
yes
yes
glsl shader
yes
yes
arb shader program
yes
yes


recommended amd gpu

amd gpu
radeon hd 2400 series
radeon hd 3400 series
opengl support
3.2
3.2
video memory
512m (minimum)
512m (minimum)
hardware vertex shader
yes
yes
glsl shader
yes
yes
arb shader program
yes
yes


opengl extension requirements

opengl extensions
gl_arb_framebuffer_object
gl_arb_vertex_program
gl_arb_fragment_program
gl_arb_texture_non_power_of_two
gl_arb_vertex_buffer_object
gl_arb_texture_rectangle

capabilities


max_texture_units
8
max_texture_coords_arb
8
max_texture_image_units_arb
16
max_program_tex_indirections_arb
4
max_program_tex_instructions_arb
32
max_program_alu_instructions_arb
64


*: intel , amd cpus supported. arm platforms not yet supported.
**: intel, nvidia , ati gpus supported.



desktopexperienceteam/unityhardwarerequirements (last edited 2011-04-22 10:23:10 didrocks)


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