Intel HD 3000 OpenGL Performance

What do you say about the open GL performance of the HD3000 from intel sandy bridge lines of processor.?

Open Gl used in mostly 3d software view port display.
- handling large No of faces/vertices
- GlSL Shading
-Textures Display

http://software.intel.com/en-us/ar [...] -graphics/ the Intel HD 2000/3000 Graphics support Open GL 3.0

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team

I can't find any benchmarks off the top of my head but if you need GPU performance for DX or OpenGL, Intel integrated graphics is definitely not the place to look. They are developing in support and performance but still lag behind AMD and Nvidia in both while also sacrificing quality for performance

Where to look?

If you are willing to sacrifice CPU performance, look at AMD A-series processors.
If you are not willing to sacrifice CPU performance, add a dedicated AMD Radeon or Nvidia video card to your system for under $80.
If you are looking at a laptop, look at the AMD A-series mobile processors
Or purchase a laptop with dedicated AMD or Nvidia graphics.

You are right that using Intel GMA will not reduce CPU capability; what was meant is that the A-series (Fusion) does not have the CPU power of Intel's Sandy Bridge CPUs, but it does have MUCH better GPU power right on the chip.

If you need integrated and don't need maximum CPU power go Fusion all the way.

My current plan is to settle on a Sandy bridge CPU with Intel HD and Keep my PCI x16 express Slots Empty..Till the prices Of GPU fall under Budget. No extensive Gamings.Only light works and so on.
Hope i can live with that for some time What do you say?