The user can choose to override these power optimizations by selecting the 'Maximum Performance' power mode in Intel control panel or 'High Performance' mode in the Windows power setting.

These optimizations might result in minor performance drop in some games while yielding power savings. Several optimizations to reduce the system power consumption have been added in this driver.

Y-processor and IntelR PentiumR Y-processor product line added in this version of the driver.

Support for 3rd Generation IntelR Core.

Control Panel now accessible through New Windows 8 UI.

i5 and i7 based systems with two DisplayPort outputs.

EIZO DuraVision* FDH3601 4Kx2K resolution displays and other similar Ultra HD monitors on Intel Core.

Several video editing and playback applications (VLC Media Player*, CyberLink PowerDVD12*, Arcsoft TotalMedia Theater 5*, Media Player Classic* with CoreAVC* H.264 decoder and MediaCoder*) already provide support for this feature, with the list of applications expected to grow in the upcoming months.

High quality video playback of content up to 4096x2048 resolutions via hardware accelerated decoding.

OpenGL 4.0 on both Windows 7 and Windows 8.

processors with IntelR HD Graphics 4000/2500 now supports: Naast de nodige bugfixes voegen de drivers onder andere ondersteuning toe voor OpenGL 4.0 voor Ivy Bridge-processors. meegekregen en is beschikbaar voor Windows 7 en 8, in zowel 32bit- als 64bit-uitvoeringen. Intel heeft nieuwe videodrivers uitgebracht voor de geïntegreerde grafische processor van de tweede en derde generatie Core-processors, de zogenaamde Sandy Bridge- en Ivy Bridge-serie.

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