Recommended System Requirements | ||
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Game | Intel Q43 Express Chipset | Intel Q45 Express Chipset |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5180% | 5180% |
Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 4729% | 4729% |
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 4573% | 4573% |
FIFA 21 | 2564% | 2564% |
Grand Theft Auto VI | 7330% | 7330% |
Far Cry 6 | 7540% | 7540% |
Genshin Impact | 5180% | 5180% |
Hitman 3 | 6769% | 6769% |
Watch Dogs Legion | 4993% | 4993% |
Mafia: Definitive Edition | 7470% | 7470% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Q43 Express Chipset and the Q45 Express Chipset are equal.
Both the Q43 Express Chipset and the Q45 Express Chipset were released at the same time, so are likely to be quite similar.
Both GPUs exhibit very poor performance, so rather than upgrading from one to the other you should consider looking at more powerful GPUs. Neither of these will be able to run the latest games in any playable way.
The Q43 Express Chipset and the Q45 Express Chipset have the same amount of video memory, but are likely to provide slightly different experiences when displaying game textures at high resolutions.
The memory bandwidth of the Q43 Express Chipset and the Q45 Express Chipset are the same, which means the Q43 Express Chipset and the Q45 Express Chipset have equal limitations when it comes to graphical data transfer.
Both the Q43 Express Chipset and the Q45 Express Chipset have 0 Shader Processing Units. Having the same number of SPUs and using the same architecture means that the performance they offer can be compared by looking at the memory bandwidth, Texture and Pixel Rates. In this case, the two GPUs have extremely similar stats, so any gaming performance difference would most likely be negligible.
Core Speed | 533 MHz | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 533 MHz |
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Boost Clock | - | vs | - | ||
Architecture | Eaglelake | Eaglelake | |||
OC Potential | - | vs | - | ||
Driver Support | - | vs | - | ||
Release Date | 01 Aug 2008 | vs | 01 Aug 2008 | ||
GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
Approved | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Comparison |
Memory | N/A | vs | N/A | ||
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Memory Speed | - | vs | - | ||
Memory Bus | - | vs | - | ||
Memory Type | DDR3 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | DDR3 |
Memory Bandwidth | - | vs | - | ||
L2 Cache | - | vs | - | ||
Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
Memory Performance | 0% | ![]() |
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0% |
Comparison |
Shader Processing Units | - | vs | - | ||
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Actual Shader Performance | - | vs | - | ||
Technology | - | vs | - | ||
Texture Mapping Units | - | vs | - | ||
Texture Rate | - | vs | - | ||
Render Output Units | - | vs | - | ||
Pixel Rate | - | vs | - | ||
Comparison |
Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | - | vs | - | ||
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VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
DVI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
HDMI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
DisplayPort Connections | - | vs | - | ||
Comparison |
Max Power | - | - | |||
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Recommended PSU | - | - |
DirectX | 10 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 10 |
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Shader Model | 4.0 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 4.0 |
Open GL | 2.1 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 2.1 |
Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
Dedicated | no | vs | no | ||
Comparison |
Recommended Processor | - | - | |||
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Recommended RAM | - | - | |||
Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | - | - |
Performance Value | ![]() |
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Mini Review | Intel Q43 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 Q45) 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. | 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. |
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Recommended CPU | - | - | |||
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Possible GPU Upgrades | N/A | N/A | |||
GPU Variants | - | - |