Intel® Graphics Driver for Windows® 10

Highlights

Launch Driver Games

• Windows® 10 October 2018 Update Launch Driver
• HDR for Embedded Laptop Panels Launch Driver

Loaded with many visual enhancements, this WDDM 2.5 Windows® 10 October 2018 Update driver introduces brilliant HDR10 on internal displays, enabling full quality HDR10 for video streaming, games, and content creation on both external and laptop displays. Support for Wide Color Gamut has been added for capable displays as well as improvements in EDR quality. This driver also introduces support for the DirectX* 12 Shader Model 6.3 Compiler and improves hot plug audio synchronization between the Graphics and Audio drivers.

This driver also introduces performance improvements for Microsoft WinML*-based applications on 7th Generation Intel® Core processors and higher, by including an initial set of DirectML MetaCommands on supported platforms. These driver optimizations bring a substantial speedup to machine learning and AI-enabled applications that require certain types of convolution or matrix multiply operations.

This driver brings power optimizations to your system to improve battery life, including when the display is in standby. This driver also has performance improvements for Pro Evolution Soccer* 2019 (DirectX* 11 version) on 6th Generation Intel® Core processors or higher.

Slam dunk your professional career in NBA 2K19*. Exhilarating battles through space await when you hop in your Mech in Zone of the Enders the 2nd Runner: M∀RS* Remastered, or experience the growing pains of a hospital, as you cure crazy illnesses in Two Point Hospital* enjoyed on Intel® UHD Graphics 620 or better.

Every moment defines the rest of your life – make every decision count; in Life is Strange* 2 with Intel® Iris Pro Graphics or better.

Be sure to check out gameplay.intel.com, where you’ll find recommended game settings for many more of your favorite PC games.

Install the Intel® Driver & Support Assistant (previously called Intel® Driver Update Utility), which now automatically checks for drivers on a regular basis and can provide notifications when new drivers are available.

Notes

• EXE: Self-installing format (.exe) is the easiest installation method and our recommendation.
• ZIP: Manual installation format (.zip) is intended for developers and IT professionals.

Please read the Release Notes for full details of this release.

About Intel® Software and Drivers

The driver or software for your Intel® component might have been changed or replaced by the computer manufacturer. We recommend you work with your computer manufacturer before installing our driver so you don’t lose features or customizations.

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