Intel publishes Windows 8 beta driver for its IGPs

Posted on Monday, May 07 2012 @ 17:30 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Intel announced the release of a beta graphics driver for Windows 8 to support the 2nd and 3rd generation Core processors:

Intel beta graphics drivers for the Microsoft Windows 8 Consumer Preview are now available to support 3rd generation Intel® Core™ processors with HD Graphics 4000/2500 and 2nd generation Intel Core processors with Intel HD Graphics 3000/2000. The 32-bit and 64-bit drivers provide support for Windows Display Driver Model version 1.2 (WDDM v1.2) features including flicker free rotation, native stereoscopic 3D and Microsoft DirectX* 11 video. Intel will provide regular driver updates for Windows 8 and encourages users to provide feedback and suggestions for future releases.

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