Windows 10: Is Intel HD Graphics Family better than Intel G41 express chipset?

Is Intel HD Graphics Family better than Intel G41 express chipset?


The name is only Intel HD Graphics Family there isnt a number after it in dxdiag

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Update display adapter driver

Hello I want to update my Display card from wddm 1.1v to 1.3v

Card name: Intel(R) G41 Express Chipset (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.1)

Manufacturer: Intel Corporation

Chip type: Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family

 

Graphics: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for G41 Express Chipset for Windows 10

All the intel drivers for the G41 are

Downloads for Graphics Drivers for Intel® G41 Express Chipset

 

Intel G41 express is the very old, Core 2 equivalent on-motherboard-gpu aka Eaglelake. It only supports up to dx10, it has awful and old drivers, and incomplete opengl support (less apps can run on it). It can idle in recent games like Dota 2 with up to 30fps with everything on low. Key word: idle. Don't even think about playing under more than 15-20fps.

Intel HD Graphics Family is on-cpu-die-gpu aka Sandy Bridge, it's still old now, but does have support for dx11 and opengl, and it has a lot more raw power than x4500(g41), depending on the cpu. It even supports overclocking with sizeable improvements.

Really there is no contest between the two families.

 

G41 and HD are several generations apart, so the difference is huge. The first was in socket 775 motherboards, while the second is at least 1155 or newer. Also see previous poster's reply.