This The new release solves a long list of bugs and features improved VP9 video format playback through partial hardware acceleration, support for GPU accelerated HEVC (4K) video decoding, and additional OpenCL extension support.
New driver now available with support for 5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 5500, Intel® HD Graphics 6000, and Intel® Iris™ Graphics 6100 and key enhancements for 4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors. Benefits of updating to this driver include addition of video playback of VP9 video format (for Chrome video playback, Google Hangouts), HEVC video format (for 4K Ultra HD video playback) and expanded Open CL and Open GL extension support. This new driver release is timed with the newly released 5th Generation Intel Core Processor which has faster 3D graphics, faster CPU performance, faster video conversion, and more than 1.5 hours longer battery life.
This download is valid for the product(s) listed below.
- 4th Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel HD Graphics 4200
- 4th Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel HD Graphics 4400
- 4th Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel HD Graphics 4600
- 4th Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel HD Graphics 5000
- 4th Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel Iris Graphics 5100
- 4th Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
- Intel HD Graphics 5300 for Intel Core M Processors
- Intel HD Graphics 5500 for 5th Generation Intel Core Processors
- Intel HD Graphics 6000 for 5th Generation Intel Core Processors
- Intel Iris Graphics 6100 for 5th Generation Intel Core Processors
