• 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 2500
• 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 4000
• 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 3000/2000
• Intel® Atom™ processor Z2760 with Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator

See the following table for complete operating system support on Intel HD Graphics 4000/2500, 3000/2000, and Intel GMA for Intel Atom processor Z2760:.

Desktop graphics

• Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics
• Intel® G41 Express Chipset
• Intel® G43 Express Chipset
• Intel® G45 Express Chipset
• Intel® Q43 Express Chipset
• Intel® Q45 Express Chipset
• Intel® B43 Express Chipset
• Intel® G31 Express Chipset
• Intel® G33 Express Chipset
• Intel® G35 Express Chipset
• Intel® Q33 Express Chipset
• Intel® Q35 Express Chipset
• Intel® 82G965 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)
• Intel® 82Q963 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)
• Intel® 82Q965 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)

Laptop graphics

• Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics
• Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family
• Mobile Intel® 965 Express Chipset Family
• Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipset Family

Netbook and Tablet Graphics

• Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3600 Series
• Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 (Intel® GMA 3150)
• Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 600 (Intel® GMA 600)
• Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 500

Beginning with the 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 3000/2000, Intel provides generic versions of the Intel HD Graphics drivers for Windows 8 operating system (OS). These drivers are also intended for the 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 4000/2500. Windows 8 OS graphics drivers for the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator on the Intel® Atom™ processor Z2760 are only available from your computer manufacturer.

Intel recommends getting the latest drivers for your computer from your computer manufacturer. Some computer manufacturers require drivers specifically customized and validated for your specific computer model. The best resource for the latest graphics driver is your computer or motherboard manufacturer. Generic versions of the Intel graphics drivers are available to you. But, your computer or motherboard manufacturer could have altered the features, incorporated customizations, or made other changes to the graphics driver software or software packaging to support your computer. Intel recommends downloading the latest driver from your computer or motherboard manufacturer to avoid potential problems. Some computer manufacturers offer latest graphics drivers through Microsoft's Windows Update*.

You can choose not to use the driver from your computer manufacturer and install an Intel generic driver. Generic graphics drivers are available from the Intel® Download Center or the Intel® Driver Update Utility for automatic detection of the latest drivers for your system. If you encounter a problem while using the generic graphics drivers, Intel recommends reinstalling the graphics driver from your computer manufacturer.

• Microsoft DirectX* 11.1 support
• Stereoscopic 3D support
• Improved graphics fault tolerance with GPU preemption (to improve desktop responsiveness) and timeout detection and recovery improvements (improved resiliency to GPU hangs)
• DirectFlip to help reduce power consumption.

For more information on these new Windows 8 OS features, see Microsoft’s paper, Windows Display Driver Model Enhancements in Windows 8*.

• 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 2500
• 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 4000
• 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 3000/2000

For help, see How to Identify your Driver Version.

• Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics
• Intel® G45, G43, & G41 Express Chipsets
• Intel® Q43 & Q45 Express Chipsets
• Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family (Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset)

The graphics architecture and design of older express chipset families that include the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900 (Intel® GMA 900) was finalized before Microsoft released the WDDM 1.2 specifications. These hardware limitations in older Intel GMA architecture constrained the graphics performance and memory capabilities when attempting to run WDDM 1.2 on Windows 8.

However, updates for these graphics controllers may be available through Microsoft Windows Update*.

WDDM v1.2 graphics drivers are available on Intel Download Center only for the following graphics controllers:

• 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 3000/2000
• 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 2500
• 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 4000

Intel offers generic versions of the Intel graphics drivers for the Windows 8. If you choose not to use the validated drivers from your computer manufacturer and want to install the Intel generic driver, they are available from the Intel Download Center or the Intel Driver Update Utility for automatic detection of the latest drivers for your system. If available, this utility offers a download link to install the new driver. If the utility detects a customized computer or motherboard manufacturer graphics driver is installed, see: Customized computer manufacturer graphics driver is detected.

Minimum system requirements for Windows 8 are:

Additional requirements to use certain features:
To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multi-touch.
To access the Windows Store and to download and run apps, you need an active Internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768.
To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768.
To access web pages, you need internet access.

See this Wikipedia article* for additional information on Windows 8 hardware requirements.

Product specific compatibility with Windows 8 can be found at the Microsoft Compatibility Center for Windows 8 Release preview* Web site.