video card support?

[jbills]

so - what's the quickest way to see if a video card supports pixel shaders 2.0 or whatever is necessary to kick s+r into overdrive?

Curious if there's a quick way to check on windows and linux without going through the trouble of installing the program.

And is it JUST pixel shaders that enable the overlays, or are other factors involved?

trying to get a handle on how many of us around here would need a vid card upgrade. I'm running a quadro FX 1000, but haven't been able to check s+r performance yet.

[paulm]

I was going to write a little application you could run that would out graphics card information and let you know which s+r features were supported (or not).

I just haven't gotten the time.

[jbills]

no time like the present!

what's the matter, paul - blackjack table calling your name?

:)