The Intel Q45 Express Chipset was released on 01 Aug 2008
Intel PC game performance check Intel Q45 Express Chipset
GPU
Architecture
Eaglelake
Texture Rate
Pixel Rate
Ray Tracing
Tensor Cores
Release Price
Compatibility
Direct X
DX 10
Shader
4.0
Open GL
2.1
Notebook GPU
SLI/Crossfire
Dedicated
Integrated
Memory
Display Connectors
VGA Connection
DVI Connection
HDMI Connection
DisplayPort Connection
Clock Speeds
Core Speed
533 MHz
Power
Max Power
None
PSU
Power Connector
None
Recommended Hardware
Parent Processor
Best RAM Match
Best Resolution
GD Official
GD RATING
Approved
Intel Q45 Express Chipset Game Requirement Analysis
Intel Q45 Express Chipset comes embedded on the Intel Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo CPUS and features an Integrated GPU called Intel GMA X4500.
Various Intel Chipsets come with the Intel GMA X4500 but this one (and the Q43) seem to deliver the best performance. However, due to its characteristics (e.g. Shared Memory) the performance is still very limited but might be enough to play today's games at low or medium settings excluding, however, very demanding games like Metro 2033 or The Witcher II, that are probably unplayable, even at the lowest settings.
Note 1: Intel GMA X4500 does support DirectX 10 but even the most forgiving games might be unplayable due to the demand level.