I am also running an Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU. Exact details, from chrome://gpu:
Version Information: Data exported 6/11/2015, 5:37:51 PM Chrome version Chrome/43.0.2357.81 Operating system Linux 3.13.0-54-generic Software rendering list version 0 Driver bug list version 8.06 ANGLE commit id unknown hash 2D graphics backend Skia Command Line Args --enable-pinch --flag-switches-begin --ignore-gpu-blacklist --flag-switches-end Driver Information: Initialization time 0 Sandboxed false GPU0 VENDOR = 0x8086, DEVICE= 0x0166 Optimus false AMD switchable false Driver vendor Mesa Driver version 10.1.3 GL_VENDOR Intel Open Source Technology Center GL_RENDERER Mesa DRI Intel(R) Ivybridge Mobile GL_VERSION 3.0 Mesa 10.1.3 Window manager Compiz XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP Unity GDMSESSION ubuntu Compositing manager Yes Direct rendering Yes Reset notification strategy 0x0000 GPU process crash count 0 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1463598 Title: Chromium 43 fails to use hardware acceleration To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1463598/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs