Do i have pixel shader 2?

Question

what is pixel shader 2? and how can i tell if my computer has it?

Answer 1

Pixel Shader 2.0 is actually a feature of a video card, not the computer in general. Virtually all cards that support DirectX 9 hardware acceleration (everything released in the last five years) have Pixel Shader 2.0 support. If you are getting error messages related to this, make sure your video card drivers are properly installed.

Answer 2

A shader in the field of computer graphics is a set of software instructions, which is used by the graphic resources primarily to perform rendering effects. Shaders are used to allow a 3D application designer to program the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) "programmable pipeline", which has mostly superseded the older "fixed-function pipeline", allowing more flexibility in making use of advanced GPU programmability features.

You have it if your Graphic card fully supports DirectX 9.0 or better