Driver Update: Intel (U)HD Graphics Driver 26.20.100.6890

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 26.20.100.6890. The list of changes looks like this:

GAMING HIGHLIGHTS

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PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS:

• Improved performance when Conservative Morphological Anti-Aliasing (CMAA) is enabled for DX12 games and 3D applications.
• Lower latency optimizations for remote gaming scenarios.
• Support for MPEG Common Encryption (CENC) V1 protected video playback in Chrome Browser

KEY ISSUES FIXED:

NOTE: This driver contains stability and security improvements.

• Intermittent crashes or hangs may occur in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.
• Minor graphics anomalies may be observed in Rust (Vulkan) and Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (DX12).
• Corruptions may be observed in Creo View 5.1 (OpenGL).
• Improved support for HDR monitors and panels.
• Improved support for DP-VGA dongles.