DRIVER VERSION: Intel® Graphics Driver PV 15.40.28.4501 32bit & 64bit
DATE: August 12, 2016
This driver is in self installing format (exe) intended for end users.
- 32bit - win32_154028.4501.exe
- 64bit - win64_154028.4501.exe
This driver is in zip format intended for developers and IT professionals.
- 32bit - win32_154028.4501.zip
- 64bit - win64_154028.4501.zip
SUMMARY:
Whether you’re a casual gamer, power user, or gamer, this driver is aimed to improve your overall experience. We’ve fixed many hangs, crashes, and graphics corruptions across a wide spectrum of games and applications. We’re especially pleased to report that this driver also fixes some long standing and frequently reported graphics issues on Intel’s Support Community, including a scaling issue with Windows 10®, and an error found when playing a particular game title. Please see below for additional details on fixed issues.
SUPPORTED PRODUCTS:
HARDWARE
All platforms with the following configurations are supported:
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Intel® Graphics1 |
DirectX*2 |
OpenGL* |
OpenCL* |
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6th Generation Intel® Core™ processors with Intel® HD Graphics 520/530 |
12 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
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6th Generation Intel® Core™ processors with Intel® Iris™ Graphics 540/550 |
12 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
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6th Generation Intel® Core™ processors with Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics 580 |
12 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
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Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1500M v5 family with Intel® HD Graphics P530 |
12 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
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Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1500M v5 family with Intel® Iris Pro Graphics P580 |
12 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
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Intel® Core™ M processors with Intel® HD Graphics 515 |
12 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
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Pentium Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 510 |
12 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
Yes |
Yes |
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5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with HD Graphics 5500 |
12 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
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5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with HD Graphics 6000 |
12 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
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5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Iris™ Graphics 6100 |
12 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
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5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Iris™ Pro Graphics 6200 |
12 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
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Intel® Core™ M with Intel® HD Graphics 5300 |
12 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
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4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics 5200 |
12 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
Yes |
Yes |
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4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® Iris™ Graphics 5100 |
12 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
Yes |
Yes |
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4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 5000/4600/4400/4200 |
12 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
Yes |
Yes |
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Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® Processors with Intel® HD Graphics based on 4th and 5th Generation Intel® Core™ |
12 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
Yes |
Yes |
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Pentium®, Celeron®, and Atom™ processors based on Braswell and CherryTrail. |
12 |
4.3 |
2.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
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SOFTWARE
On 6th Generation Intel Core and Intel Mobile Xeon processors and related Pentium/Celeron:
- Microsoft Windows 10® 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows 8.1* 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows 7* 64-bit, 32-bit
On 5th Generation Intel Core processors and related Pentium/Celeron:
- Microsoft Windows 10® 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows 8.1* 64-bit, 32-bit
- Microsoft Windows 7* 64-bit, 32-bit
On 4th Generation Intel Core processors and related Pentium/Celeron:
- Microsoft Windows 10® 64-bit, 32-bit
On Braswell/CherryTrail family processors:
- Microsoft Windows 10® 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows 8.1* 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows 7* 64-bit
Note:
- If you are uncertain of which Intel processor is in your computer, Intel recommends using the Intel Processor Identification Utility or Intel Driver Update Utility to identify your Intel processor.
- In the Intel® Iris™ and HD Graphics Control Panel (under Options > Options menu > Information Center), the ’Installed DirectX* version’ refers to the operating system’s DirectX version. The Information Center’s ‘Supported DirectX* Version’ refers to the Intel Graphics Driver’s supported DirectX version. The DirectX
12 API is supported but some optional features may not be available. Applications using the DirectX 12
API should query for feature support before using specific hardware features. Please note that DirectX12 is only supported on Windows 10 and DirectX11.3 support is also available on supported Microsoft* operating systems.
NEW FEATURES:
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Features Added in Baseline 15.40 |
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Description |
Affected OS(s) |
Affected Project(s) |
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6th Gen camera pipe Windows* 7 support |
Windows* 7 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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3 DVI/HDMI displays support on 6th Gen |
Windows* 7 Windows* 7 – 64 Windows* 8.1 – 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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LACE: Local Adaptive Contrast Enhancement |
Windows* 8.1 – 64 Windows* 10 – 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Unify color for different panels |
Windows* 8 Windows* 8 – 64 Windows* 8.1 Windows* 8.1 – 64 Windows* 10 – 64 |
5th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family 6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Support 5K3K Panels with content protection for both Overly and non-Overlay 15.36 drivers for 4th, 5th, 6th Gen and beyond |
Windows* 7 Windows* 7 – 64 Windows* 8 Windows* 8 – 64 Windows* 8.1 Windows* 8.1 – 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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User to select which outputs to make active when more display connections are available than can be driven by Intel graphics |
Windows* 7 Windows* 7 – 64 Windows* 8 Windows* 8 – 64, Windows* 8.1 Windows* 8.1 – 64 Windows* 10 – 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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x2 DP mode support in display driver for type-C support |
Windows* 7 Windows* 7 – 64 Windows* 8 Windows* 8 – 64 Windows* 8.1 Windows* 8.1 – 64 Windows* 10 – 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
KNOWN ISSUES:
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Known Issues in Build 4501 |
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Description |
Affected OS(s) |
Affected Project(s) |
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Power Director 14 Error Message when Rendering the project in “Produce” mode |
Windows* 8.1 – 64 Windows* 10 64 bit |
5th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family 6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Sandra OCL Benchmark - GP Image Processing GPU+CPU stay in 60% and still running benchmark without finish |
Windows* 7 - 64 Windows* 8.1 – 64 Windows* 10 - 64 |
5th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family 4th Generation Intel® Core™ processor family 6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Blankout observed on eDP panel while launching overlay in three display configuration |
Windows* 7 – 64 Windows* 10 - 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Overlay is closing when resume from sleep |
Windows* 7 |
4th Generation Intel® Core™ processor family |
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S3\S4 in Win* 7 OS |
Windows* 7 - 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Multiwinia- Survival of the Flattest - Corruption is seen on main menu |
Windows* 7 – 64 Windows* 10 - 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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TDR and corruption seen when selecting x8 anti-aliasing in 3DsMax2015 |
Windows* 8.1 – 64 Windows* 10 - 64 |
5th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family 4th Generation Intel® Core™ processor family 6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Blur and flicker seen while playing Doom3 BFG |
Windows* 8.1 – 64 Windows* 10 - 64 |
5th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family 6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Corruption is observed after press 'display it' button on Direct X true cove app |
Windows* 8.1 - 64 |
5th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Tessmark benchmark does not perform well |
Windows* 8.1 – 64 Windows* 10 - 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Ashes of Singularity game has some |
Windows* 10 - 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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D3D11 - Corruption During the switching of Full screenwindowed or vice versa mode in Detail Tesselation11 sample |
Windows* 10 - 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Lighting effects are missing from the Division game |
Windows* 10 - 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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TDR in story mode seen when running Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 |
Windows* 10 - 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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corruption seen in Trackmania Turbo |
Windows* 10 - 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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TDR and corruption seen when selecting x8 anti-aliasing in 3DsMax2015 |
Windows* 10 – 64 Windows* 8.1 - 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family 5th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Blur and flicker seen while playing Doom3 BFG |
Windows* 10 – 64 Windows* 8.1 – 64 Windows* 7 - 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Tessmark benchmark does not perform well |
Windows* 10 – 64 Windows* 8.1 - 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Graphics processor option is disabled when running Photoshop |
Windows* 10 – 64
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6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family 5th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Wrong output with Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 |
Windows* 10 – 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family 5th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Cursor orientation is wrong after it's moved to edge of the panel in multidisplay configuration and if displays are set in different independent rotations |
Windows* 8.1 – 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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TDR or game crash may occur when playing Rainbow Six Siege |
Windows* 10 – 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Display corruption is seen when disabling graphics driver after resuming from S4 |
Windows* 10 – 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Texture corruption may be seen when playing Doom 2016 |
Windows* 7 – 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
ISSUES RESOLVED
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Description |
Affected OS(s) |
Affected Project(s) |
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DX12 performance enhancement |
Windows* 10 – 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Root Cause/Resolution
Implemented optimizations in the driver to improve the DX12 performance of some benchmarks |
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Color blocks seen when playing video with DPST enabled |
Windows* 10 – 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Root Cause/Resolution: Enabled Dithering for eDP even if panel bpc is same as frame bpc to resolve this issue |
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TDR seen when running 3D-CAD application, "FJICAD/SX" |
Windows* 10 – 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Root Cause/Resolution: Command stack at a function caused the TDR; fix is implemented in the OGL component to resolve this. |
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Brightness dims when pressing hot key to restore default CUI values although brightness level shows at 100% |
Windows* 10 – 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Root Cause/Resolution OS and driver gamma values were not synchronized causing this issue; fix was implemented to sync the values |
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Display will not switch back to LCD-only when hot unplug HDMI cable from Type C to HDMI dongle |
Windows* 10 – 64 |
6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family |
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Root Cause/Resolution Hot plug detect was not getting sent and read properly causing the driver to assume panel was still connected. Fix added to correct this. |
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More on Intel® Core™ processors
For more information on the Intel® Core™ processor family, Intel® Xeon® processor E3 family, and 6th Generation Intel Core processors, please visit:
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/core/core-processor-family.html http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/xeon/xeon-processor-e3-family.html http://www.intel.com/graphics http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/core/6th-gen-core-family-mobile-brief.html
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