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Checking your graphics capabilities

If your computer has a processor manufactured within the last few years, you should be safe: a modern CPU has graphics capabilities itself, see for example Intel HD Graphics. If you have a dedicated graphics card, you should be even safer.

Use the steps in this section to find out what OpenGL versions your device supports.

Windows

  1. Go here: https://github.com/gkv311/wglinfo/releases/
  2. Download the latest version of the file called wglinfo64.exe and save it to Desktop
  3. Open a command prompt, and run: 
    cd %userprofile%\Desktop
wglinfo64.exe | findstr /c:"(core profile) version string"
  4. Check the output, for example: 
    [WGL] OpenGL (core profile) version string: 4.6.0 - Build 27.20.100.8681

Linux

  1. Run one of the following commands:
    • Debian (Ubuntu): sudo apt install -y mesa-utils
    • Red Hat (Fedora): sudo dnf install -y glx-utils
    • Arch (x86_64): sudo pacman -S mesa-demos
  2. Run the following command: 
    glxinfo | grep "core profile version string"
  3. Check the output, for example: 
    OpenGL core profile version string: 3.3 (Core Profile) Mesa 20.0.8

macOS

  • Versions 10.9 (Mavericks) through 10.14 (Mojave) are expected to work out-of-the-box.
  • Versions 10.15 (Catalina) and 11.0 (Big Sur) are also expected to work, even though Apple has deprecated OpenGL.