I've always wondered how games did this -- auto-configure your video settings.
For example, with my R9600, LOTR: Battle for Middle Earth set my graphics to High, and resolution to 1024x768.
Do the programmers make a list of video cards, test them on their game and take note of the optimal settings per video card, or does the video card itself have a way of sending information to the game like, "hey, I'm a dumb video card. Lower the settings."
For example, with my R9600, LOTR: Battle for Middle Earth set my graphics to High, and resolution to 1024x768.
Do the programmers make a list of video cards, test them on their game and take note of the optimal settings per video card, or does the video card itself have a way of sending information to the game like, "hey, I'm a dumb video card. Lower the settings."