Dell Systems Supporting HBR3 Specifications

Table of Contents:

1. Dell Computer Models That Support HBR3
2. Dell Computer Models That Do Not Support HBR3
3. Steps For Checking HBR2 or HBR3 Compatibility
4. Additional Information

Dell Computer Models That Support HBR3

The following Dell computer models support HBR3.

Note: Any computer supporting Switchable Graphics must have this feature disabled in the BIOS (Figure 1) for HBR3 functionality.

(Figure 1. Clear Enable Switchable Graphics)

For more information about Switchable Graphics, see Switchable Graphics Information for Notebooks.

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Dell Computer Models That Do Not Support HBR3

The following models do NOT support graphics muxing (manual selection of graphics card used for processing) and as such will be limited to HBR2 (This includes those units ordered with discrete NVIDIA or AMD graphics).

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Steps For Checking HBR2 or HBR3 Compatibility

The following steps can be used to find out if your processor has HBR2 or HBR3 compatibility.

1. Go to Intel Search.
2. Search for the processor model that is installed in your computer (example: i5 12,600 K) and select the first search result.
3. Locate the "Processor Graphics" and "Max Resolution DP" information (Figure 1 and 2).
   
   Figure 1 - HBR2
   
   
   Figure 2 - HBR3

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Recommended Articles

Here are some recommended articles related to this topic that might be of interest to you.

• Switchable Graphics Information for Laptops
• How to Enable Display Stream Compression on Latitude, Precision and XPS

Links to an Intel site detailing the processor model by code name:

• Intel Tiger Lake Processors
• Intel Ice Lake Processors
• Intel Comet Lake Processors