Driver Update: Intel (U)HD Graphics Driver 26.20.100.6709

Intel has released new video drivers for the Windows 10 platform for the embedded GPU of its Skylake, Kaby Lake (Refresh), Coffee Lake (Refresh), Amber Lake, Apollo Lake, Gemini Lake, and Whiskey processors. Lake generations. Those are the Intel UHD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Intel Iris Plus Graphics and Intel Iris Pro Graphics. The version number is pinned to 26.20.100.6709. The list of changes looks like this:

Intel® Graphics – Windows® 10 DCH Drivers

This launch driver is WDDM 2.6 compliant and ready for the Windows 10 May 2019 update. It introduces support for the new DirectX 12 Shader Model 6.4 compiler on 7th Generation Intel Core processors or higher (Intel HD Graphics 610 or higher). This driver is provided with the early access release of the brand-new Intel Graphics Command Center. The Intel Graphics Command Center (IGCC) is a software interface that provides consumers a modern design to optimize their visual experience – built on community feedback, and designed for simplicity and ease of use:

• IGCC scans for installed games to provide 1-click optimization of in-game settings based on the user’s hardware, and the ability to create custom game profiles to directly tune individual game settings.
• Additionally, IGCC helps consumers understand graphics settings with simple explanations and before-and-after images to recognize how each setting will tax their hardware.

GAMING HIGHLIGHTS:
Join the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century and start building your industry empire with Anno 1800, help save humanity from a zombie invasion in World War Z or use your hearing sense to investigate crimes in Unheard on Intel UHD Graphics 620 or better.

DEVELOPER HIGHLIGHTS:

• This driver is WDDM 2.6 compliant.
• Support for DirectX 12 Shader Model 6.4 compiler.
• Support for PSO cache for Compute Shaders.
• Various performance improvements for D3D12 MetaCommands in DirectML.

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS:

• Power savings improvements for integrated panels.

KEY ISSUES FIXED:
NOTE: This driver contains stability and security improvements.

• Intermittent crashes or hangs may occur in Devil May Cry 5 (DX11).
• Minor graphics anomalies may be observed in Re-Legion, Arma 3 (6th generation processors only) and Dreamfall the Longest Journey.
• Rise of the Tomb Raider might display an error message when running DX12.