Intel ® Z68 Express Chipset; Graphics Subsystem; Integrated Graphics - Intel BLKDZ68DB Technical Product Specification

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1.6 Intel
Intel Z68 Express Chipset with Direct Media Interface (DMI) interconnect provides
interfaces to the processor and the USB, SATA, LPC, LAN, PCI, and PCI Express
interfaces. The Intel Z68 Express Chipset is a centralized controller for the board's I/O
paths.
For information about
The Intel Z68 chipset
Resources used by the chipset
1.7

Graphics Subsystem

The board supports graphics through either Intel HD Graphics or a PCI Express 2.0
x16 add-in graphics card.
1.7.1

Integrated Graphics

The board supports integrated graphics through the Intel
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(Intel FDI) for processors with Intel HD Graphics.
NOTE
The board will support up to two integrated graphics interfaces plus one PCI Express
Graphics card simultaneously with required changes to the BIOS setup.
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1.7.1.1 Intel
The Intel HD graphics controller features the following:
• 3D Features
⎯ DirectX10.1 and OpenGL 3.0 compliant
⎯ DirectX 11.0* CS4.0 only
⎯ Shader Model 4.0
• Video
⎯ Hi-Definition content at up to 1080p resolution
⎯ Hardware accelerated MPEG-2, VC-1/WMV and H.264/AVC Hi-Definition video
formats
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⎯ Intel HD Technology with Advanced Hardware Video Transcoding
⎯ Blu-ray S3D via HDMI 1.4
⎯ Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) 5.0 support
⎯ Support of up to 1.7 GB Video Memory with 4 GB and above system memory
configuration
Z68 Express Chipset
Refer to
http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/index.htm
Chapter 2
High Definition (Intel
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Flexible Display Interface
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HD) Graphics
Product Description
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