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Will new software work with graphics card

micksmuse
Beginner
‎02-02-2023 10:16 AM
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so i have:

 

 

WIN 10

Intel® HD Graphics 530
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Intel® HD Graphics 530

PROCESSOR
Intel® Core™ i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz

 

and am installing new software for a music software program that requires. 

 

Graphics hardware support for OpenGL 2.1 or higher and Direct 3D 11.1 (Feature Level 11_0) or higher.

 

trying to determine whether it will work with my video card and processor.  any help is appreciated

if not compatible a suggestion on a different video card is appreciated.  thanks.

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AlHill
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‎02-02-2023 10:48 AM
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Your intel graphics are part of the processor.  Different graphics means different processor, which means socket, bios, and chipset compatibility are an issue.

For the nvidia card, you are on your own.

 

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)
[Maybe Windows 12 will be better]

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