Intel has released version 25.20.100.6373 of its graphics driver for Windows 10 users. The update is available for systems with the sixth, seventh, and eighth generations of Intel Core processors, as well as related Pentium and Celeron CPUs, plus mobile Xeon chipsets with Intel HD Graphics 510 or higher. Pentium and Celeron processors with Intel HD Graphics 500, 505 or UHD Graphics 600 and 605 are also supported, as is the Intel Xeon E3-1500M v5 family with Intel HD Graphics P530.
The driver brings launch support for football/soccer management title Football Manager 2019, and it also adds support for a few other titles including NBA 2K Playgrounds 2, SoulCalibur VI, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, and Mega Man 11 on devices with Intel UHD Graphics 620, as well as Warriors Orochi 4, LEGO DC Super-Villains, and My Hero One's Justice for those with Iris Pro Graphics or better. It also includes a new audio driver, version 10.26.00.01, after the weird downgrade that came with last month's release. Here are the new features with this release:
Game Performance Improvements and optimizations for Warhammer Vermintide 2 on 6th Generation Intel® Core processors or higher.
Display Quality Improvements in Multi Display Setups
PowerDVD* quality Improvements and playback corruption fixes
Vulkan* memory optimizations
Security Fixes
There are also a number of bug fixes with this update:
Intermittent crashes or hangs may occur in Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker*, Mothergunship*
Minor Graphics anomalies may be observed in Assassins Creed Odyssey*, Boundless*, Rend*
Screen may flicker at low brightness levels in certain panels when DPST is enabled
Stereo 3D may not work since Windows* 10 April 2018 Update
Display Pattern and +/- buttons may not show up sometimes in Intel Graphics Control Panel when enabling Bezel Correction in Collage mode
Despite all of the fixes and improvements, the driver isn't without its problems, and here's the list of issues acknowledged by Intel:
Intermittent crashes or hangs may occur in FIFA 19* (DX12*), Assassins Creed Odyssey, and other games
Minor Graphics anomalies may be observed in NBA 2K19*, FIFA*19 (DX12*), and other games
Windows Advanced Display Settings may show incorrect bit-depth on some primary monitors which leads to inaccurate colors.
To download the driver, you can head to Intel's website and get it manually, or use the Intel Driver & Support Assistant to get these updates automatically. To get more information about the update, including the full list of supported devices, you can read the full release notes here.
Intel has released a new integrated graphics (GPU) driver bumping the version up to 24.20.100.6286. The driver is compatible with sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-generation processors as well as some older Pentium, Celeron, or Xeon CPUs with Intel HD Graphics 500 or better, and comes with game optimizations.
According to the release highlights, this driver update has performance improvements and optimizations for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth on systems with a sixth-generation Intel CPU or better. As for new features, these are listed below:
- Performance improvements and optimizations for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth* (for both DirectX* 11 and 12 versions) and Jurassic World Evolution* on 6th Generation Intel® Core processors or higher
- Playability improvements for Vampyr* and Monster Hunter: World*
- Media streaming improvements while using the AVC* codec at low bitrates for 6th Generation Intel® Core processors or higher
- Power optimizations when dynamically switching to lower refresh rates during video playback
- Security fixes and improvements
This driver update contains quite a few fixes, listed below:
- Steam* overlay may not work in Dota 2* when running in Vulkan* mode
- Minor Graphics anomalies may be observed in Titanfall® 2 (6th Gen Intel® Core™ Only), Minecraft*, and LEGO NINJAGO* Movie Video Game
- Intermittent crashes or hangs may occur in Unravel 2*
- While using two displays, the arrangement settings in Windows* may reset if the resolution of the second display is changed.
- Inaccurate color may be observed during YouTube* playback in web browsers when hardware acceleration is turned on
- Sketchup* application may become unresponsive
- Stereoscopic 3D may not work when viewing a 3D video
- Remote desktop protocol (RDP) and Virtual Network Computing (VNC) applications show a black screen when updating the graphics driver in guest user mode
Perhaps notably, Intel has fixed inaccurate color being shown with YouTube playback when hardware acceleration is enabled, which is the default setting for the major (Chrome, Edge, and Firefox) browsers, which should please those suffering from that bug. It's also a good reminder to check and re-enable the setting for hardware acceleration in your browser if you were affected.
And finally, here are the known issues:
- Minor Graphics anomalies may be observed in Monster Hunter: World*, Stonehearth* and other games
- Windows Advanced Display Settings may show incorrect bit-depth on some primary monitors which leads to inaccurate colors.
- Virtual machine (VM) session may go blank when running some 3D benchmarks and YouTube* sessions
Intel also recommends that people keep their drivers up to date with the Intel Driver & Support Assistant, as a side note, the assistant will never recommend updates for custom Intel drivers that were installed by device manufacturers such as Dell or HP.
Download: Windows 10, 64-bit (.exe) 364MB or (.zip) 367.13 Release notes (PDF)
Source: Intel + list of supported devices - Sent in via anonymous News Tip, Thanks!