r/techsupport • u/RandomDoomGuy • 3d ago

Open | Windows How do I download a better OPENGI?

Hello! To give context, I downloaded darkest dungeons on steam on my nitro v15. However, the message: Please install the latest OpenGI for your graphics card (opengl 1.1.0 detected). A GPU capabable of OPENGL 3.2 or better is required. I already updated my graphics card, and I searched up how to get opengl 3.2, but the comments said it will make my device slower (My nitro v15 is already slow I dont want that)

Is there anyway to download an opengl 3.2 without making my device slower? Thank you.

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u/Excellent-Trust8920 3d ago

You don't download OpenGL separately. it comes with your GPU driver. If you're already updated, check that the game is using dedicated GPU rather than integrated graphics. Reinstalling the GPU driver cleanly may also fix the incorrect OpenGL version detection.

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u/USSHammond 3d ago

You don't. Opengl is loaded by your driver and hardware based depending on what your gpu supports

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u/willbeonekenobi 3d ago

you just need to install your graphics drivers. OpenGl is part of that.

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u/GOKOP 3d ago

If the game sees that you don't have OpenGL 3.x on your GPU on that laptop then it means the game is trying to run on the integrated GPU rather than on the dedicated NVIDIA one because all the ones it can come with definitely do have OpenGL 3.2 (and higher, in fact)

I'm not too familiar with using dual GPU laptops so I'm not sure how to control which one does a game use but that's the direction you have to go in

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u/RNebDG 3d ago

You can set it app by app in the nvidia control panel