Guide to Running PPSSPP on Intel GMA 965/X3100

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Excellent write up for integrated card owners. +1 rep to you.

On the PC ecosystem, the current hierarchy for best graphics card to own for PPSSPP (in terms of compatibility due to drivers and performance) is as follows:-

1. NVIDIA dedicated cards

(currently peerless due to NVIDIA's excellent OpenGL support in their drivers, best compatibility and performance in all games.)

2. AMD/ATI dedicated cards

(arguable, since NVIDIA integrated solutions do not have certain issues in games that AMD cards do, thanks to AMD's crappy OGL drivers. See FF IV and Danganronpa for examples as to how certain hacks that work for NVIDIA cards to make those games playable fails to work for AMD cards)

3. NVIDIA integrated solutions

(only here due to potentially lower performance, still greater compatibility in games as compared AMD's dedicated cards)

4. AMD/ATI integrated solutions

5. Intel Integrated solutions

(Worst Open GL support, worst performance. This is heavily dependent on the age of the solution however. Ivy Bridge (HD 4000) and newer Haswell (HD 5000?) solutions could rival the above 2 solutions for speed)