Intel-based computers have an integrated Intel graphics card, which provides essential services for viewing videos and images on your computer without pretending to function as a GPU processor of a separate graphics card from Nvidia or AMD. It is a graphics chip integrated in all Intel processors, especially suitable for laptops, so as to leave them light and cheap (lacking the additional video card).
There are different types of Intel graphics cards depending on the processor mounted, which can be an Intel Core i3, i5, i7 or in the processors of the cheapest laptops of the Braswell series (called Intel Celeron ) or an Intel Atom .
Those who have a Windows computer with an Intel processor and an integrated Intel Graphics card must absolutely keep the video drivers up to date if they want to try to get the maximum performance possible with this type of configuration and try to have the least possible performance affected by the lack of a card. real video.
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To find the updated drivers of the Intel Graphics video card you have to go to the official Intel website, starting from this page .
Depending on the type of processor on your computer, you can choose the most updated driver to download and install.
To check the model of the Intel integrated video card you can go to the Windows Control Panel (from the Start menu) and find the section for Intel HD Graphics to open the graphics performance management program.
You can then click on Options and support and then go to Information Center to find all the data relating to the integrated video card, the model number and precise name of the processor.
Once we know all about the Intel processor and video card we can download the right driver .
- The latest driver supported for Windows 10 64 bit by Intel Core 6, 7 and 8 processors and then the Intel HD 500 and later Graphics video cards can be downloaded from this page.
- The same drivers are also available on Windows 7 and 8.1 32 or 64 bit PCs from this page.
- Drivers for Intel Graphics HD BayTrail and third generation Intel Core processors (link)
- Intel® Graphics Driver for Windows 10, Windows 7 and 8.1 for previous generation processors (link)
- The latest driver for the Intel HD graphics card on Celeron processors (link)
Anyone who uses a Windows 10 PC and has not disabled the automatic download of driver updates via Windows Update can be confident that updated Intel drivers will always be downloaded automatically.
Those who have difficulties can always install the Intel driver update support program, which guides the user in downloading the correct driver and installing the latest one.
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