Stunning graphics from the start—no extra hardware needed
Whether you’re designing games or playing them, Intel® HD Graphics1enables new and greater levels of visual experiences and performance for immersive2 gaming without the need for additional discrete graphics hardware. That’s because the graphics engine and media processing in 3rd generation Intel® Core™ processor family are integrated on a single chip and incorporate advanced 3D processing.
Intel HD Graphics on 3rd generation Intel Core processors is 2x faster than HD Graphics on 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processors,234 enhancing 3D game playability for a fast, smooth, and entertaining experience overall.
Seamlessly integrated gaming technology
Intel HD Graphics is the enhanced graphics technology in the new 3rd generation Intel Core processor. Intel HD Graphics integrates powerful graphics and media processing right on the processor, putting the two key gaming components—CPU processing and graphics—together on a single chip. Two versions of Intel HD Graphics are available: Intel® HD Graphics 4000 and Intel® HD Graphics 2500.
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (Intel® AVX) enables higher performance for floating-point-intensive applications, such as code found in games and other media and graphics programs.
