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Help: Shader Model 3.0

davey880 · 2015-02-07 17:49:14

i am trying to play farming simulator on my laptop but shader model 3.0 required or something like that comes up. the laptop is a few years old but i was wondering is there any way of updating the shader model or what does it mean??

07-02-2015 06:49PM

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davey880

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i am trying to play farming simulator on my laptop but shader model 3.0 required or something like that comes up. the laptop is a few years old but i was wondering is there any way of updating the shader model or what does it mean??

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#2 07-02-2015 07:59PM

K.O.Kiki

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It's likely your laptop's graphics card (likely an Intel integrated) is too old/not powerful enough to run the 3D graphics of your simulator.

Unfortunately there's nothing you can upgrade to fix that.
The only option is to buy a new laptop/desktop with a graphics card.

Try the latest graphics drivers just to be sure:
http://www.farming-simulator.com/faq.php

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#3 07-02-2015 10:15PM

TerrorFirmer

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It must be a very many few years old if its doesn't support SM3. Intel graphics have supported it since 2007 or so.

Otherwise it's just a driver issue.

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