A new generation of thin and light notebooks equipped with 12th-generation Core P and U series processors have been gradually launched, ranging from 9W to 28W models, and some are equipped with a new Xe architecture core display.
Moreover, Intel has released a DCH driver of 30.0.101.1631 WHQL version, with a size of 597.9MB, suitable for Xe-specific Intel Graphics Driver, 12th generation Core processor graphics card, and related Intel Atom, Pentium, and Celeron processor.
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According to reports, the new version of the driver is the boot driver for the 12th generation Intel Core processors with Intel Iris Xe graphics and Intel UHD graphics (codenamed Alder Lake-P, Alder Lake-U).
Additionally, this release fixes an intermittent crash or hangs in Red Dead Redemption 2 (Vulkan) when running in fullscreen (window borderless) mode on Intel Iris Plus graphics on 10th Gen Core processors.
Supported APIs :
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API Version Intel Graphics1
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DirectX*4 12 6th Generation Intel® Core™ processors and higher
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Vulkan* 3 1.2 6th Generation Intel® Core™ processors and higher
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OpenGL* 4.6 6th Generation Intel® Core™ processors and higher
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OpenCL* 3.0 6th Generation Intel® Core™ processors and higher
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Intel® oneAPI*5 Level Zero 1.75 6th Generation Intel® Core™ processors and higher
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Intel® oneAPI Video Processing
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Library*6 GPU RT
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2.6 11th Generation Intel® Core™ processors and higher and Xe Graphics and newer
Release version: Planned Release
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Intel(R) Graphics Driver: 30.0.101.1631
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Intel(R) Display Audio Driver: 10.26.0.12
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Intel(R) Display Audio Driver: 10.27.0.12
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Intel(R) Display Audio Driver: 11.1.0.20
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Intel(R) Display Audio Driver: 11.2.0.10
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Build Date: March 03, 2022
Operating System Reference:
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Microsoft Windows® 10-64 – October 2018 Update (1809)
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Microsoft Windows 10 -64 – May 2019 Update (1903)
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Microsoft Windows 10-64 – November 2019 Update (1909)
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Microsoft Windows 10-64 – May 2020 Update (2004)
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Microsoft Windows 10-64 – October 2020 Update (20H2)
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Microsoft Windows 10-64 – May 2021 Update (21H1)
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Microsoft Windows 10-64 – November 2021 Update (21H2)
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Microsoft Windows 11 *-64 – October 2021 Update (21H2)
Platform (OS Support)
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6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family (codenamed Skylake) (1903-21H1)
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7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family (Codename Kaby Lake) (1903-21H1)
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8th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family (Codename Kaby Lake R, Coffee Lake, Whiskey Lake (1903+)
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9th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family (Codename Coffee Lake-R) (1903+)
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10th Gen Intel® Core™ Processor Family (Codenames Comet Lake, Amber Lake, Ice Lake) (1903+)
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11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processor Family (Codename Tiger Lake, Rocket Lake, Tiger Lake-H) (1909+)
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12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family (Codenames Alder Lake, Alder Lake-H, Alder Lake-P, Alder Lake-U) (20H2+)
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Intel® Core™ Processor with Intel® Hybrid Technology (codename Lakefield) (1909+)
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Intel® Atom® Motion, Pentium® and Celeron® Processor Family (Codename Apollo Lake, Elkhart Lake) (1809+)
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Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® Processor Family (Codename Gemini Lake, Jasper Lake) (1903-21H1, 1909+)
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Intel Iris® Xe Dedicated Graphics Family (Codename DG1) (2004+)
