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Shader Model 2 is a feature on your graphics card. As graphics cards get newer, they support newer "Shader Models" which are able to do more complex special effects. If you computers graphics card does not support Shader Model 2, there is no other way but to buy a new one. You can pick up a new 7600GT for as little as £40 ($60) if you know where to look. Just make sure the rest of your PC can cope, if your PC is old, it may need more than one parts to get it up to speed. Good Luck.

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Any time I want to play the Sims 3 I get an error message saying your video card doesn't support Shader Model 2 what can I do without buying a new video card?

well it means your video card won't work with the sims 3, the only solution is to get a new video card that will support Shader Model 2.


How do you check shader model of PC?

if you have Dx ver-10 you should have shader model 3


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Yes, the GTX 460 has pixel shader 5.0, which will run Sims 3 (as well as pretty much every game on the market).


When trying to play on my sims 3 game it says your video card does not apper to support at least shader model two what does this mean?

well that means u dont have the requirement sorry


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Do you become a model on The Sims?

sims 2, sims 3, expansion pack at all? We can't answer if you're not specific.


Does swiftshader give you pixel shader 3 0 I know its not a real one but can it emulate it My graphics card only supports pixel shader 2 0?

Yes, SwiftShader gives you Shader Model 3.0 support regardless of what your graphics hardware supports.


What is Shader Model 3.0?

Since the release of DirectX 8.0 graphics cards have used programs/instructions known as Shader Models to help interpret instructions on how to render graphics sent from the CPU to the graphic card. Many games are increasingly listing Shader Model versions in their system requirements.However these shader versions are tied to the version of DirectX that you have installed on your PC which is then in turn tied to your graphics card. This can make it difficult to determine if your system can handle a certain shader model or not.To determine the version of DirectX you have running:1. Click on the Start menu, then "Run".2. In the "Run" box type "dxdiag" (without the quotes) and click "Ok". This will open up the DirectX Diagnostic Tool.3. In the System tab, listed under the "System Information" heading you should see a "DirectX Version" listed.4. Match your DirectX version with the Shader version listed below.Once you've determined the version of DirectX running on your PC you can use the below chart to determine what Shader Model version is supported.Please note DirectX versions prior to DirectX 8.0 do not support shader models• DirectX 8.0 - Shader Model 1.0 & 1.1• DirectX 8.0a - Shader Model 1.3• DirectX 8.1 - Shader Model 1.4• DirectX 9.0 - Shader Model 2.0• DirectX 9.0a - Shader Model 2.0a• DirectX 9.0b - Shader Model 2.0b• DirectX 9.0c - Shader Model 3.0• DirectX 10.0* - Shader Model 4.0• DirectX 10.1* - Shader Model 4.1• DirectX 11.0* - Shader Model 5.0*DirectX 10.0 and higher will not run in Windows XPOne recommendation prior to installing a newer version of DirectX is to ensure that your graphics card supports that version of DirectX.


With sims 3 can you have sims 2 pets?

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Where can you buy a video card that supports shader model 2.0?

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To download pixel shader 2.0 before you can play on the sims 3 is there anyway you can play on it without downloading the pixel sahder 2.0 first?

I believe you need a Video card that will support pixel shader 2.0.