Intel® HD Graphics Heightens Immersive Gaming and 3D Visual Experiences

Stunning graphics from the start—no extra hardware needed

Whether you’re designing games or playing them, Intel® HD Graphics¹ enables new and greater levels of visual experiences and performance for immersive² gaming without the need for additional discrete graphics hardware. That’s because the graphics engine and media processing in 3rd generation Intel® Core™ processor family are integrated on a single chip and incorporate advanced 3D processing.

Intel HD Graphics on 3rd generation Intel Core processors is 2x faster than HD Graphics on 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processors,²³⁴ enhancing 3D game playability for a fast, smooth, and entertaining experience overall.

Seamlessly integrated gaming technology

Intel HD Graphics is the enhanced graphics technology in the new 3rd generation Intel Core processor. Intel HD Graphics integrates powerful graphics and media processing right on the processor, putting the two key gaming components—CPU processing and graphics—together on a single chip. Two versions of Intel HD Graphics are available: Intel® HD Graphics 4000 and Intel® HD Graphics 2500.

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (Intel® AVX) enables higher performance for floating-point-intensive applications, such as code found in games and other media and graphics programs.

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How it works

Intel HD Graphics is integrated directly into the processor and has been re-architected, significantly boosting performance. Plus, the graphics engine in Intel HD Graphics 4000 includes Microsoft * DirectX* 11 support and more redesigned execution units (EUs), dramatically enhancing 3D functionality and game playability.

Intel HD Graphics frees you from design and performance challenges by providing these advanced features:

• Shared last-level cache between the processor and graphics enables accelerated graphics processing.
• Intel 22nm process technology delivers higher performance and better energy efficiency.
• Faster 3D rendering and more complex shading create more responsive and realistic 3D games and graphics.
• Intel HD Graphics 4000 delivers immersive mainstream and casual gaming capabilities.
• Intel HD Graphics 2500 delivers casual gaming capabilities.