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CLIENT GRAPHICS
2nd Generation Intel® Core™ now with Built In Visuals, Available on Select Models of the 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family
Built In Visuals- Built for Mainstream Desktop and Mobile PC Users
Built In Visuals provide superb visual performance for sharper images, richer color, and lifelike video and audio. Watch movies and Internet videos in high definition, play popular game titles, and get full support for Microsoft* Windows* 7. There’s no need for an extra add-in graphics card-full graphics and media support is already built-in. Built-in visuals are available on the all-new 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processor family.
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Processor |
2010 Intel® Core™ processor family (Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7) |
2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor family (Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7) |
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| FEATURE |
BENEFIT |
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| Intel® Quick Sync Video | Saves valuable time for PC users who want to create and edit video, sync it to other devices, and share it - at home and on the internet. Intel® Quick Sync Video uses dedicated media processing to accelerate video encoding. |
No |
Yes1 |
| Intel InTru™ 3D Technology |
Enjoy the ultimate 3D visual experience seamlessly from your PC. Now you can watch your favorite 3D Blu-ray* movies using active shutter glasses all delivered in full 1080p resolution on your Stereo 3D over HDMI* 1.4. |
No |
Yes1 |
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Intel® Clear Video HD Technology |
Visual quality and color fidelity enhancements for spectacular 1080p HD playback and immersive web browsing. |
Yes |
Yes1 |
| Intel® Wireless Display | Intel® Wireless Display lets you enjoy all of your personal and online content on a big screen with a simple wireless connection. |
Yes |
Yes1 |
| Intel® Insider™ | Streaming or purchase of 1080p HD premium movies on the PC through participating internet movie sites. |
No |
Yes1 |
| Intel® HD Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics is built into the processor and delivers immersive mainstream gaming and 3D experiences. |
Yes |
Yes |
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Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (Intel® AVX) |
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (Intel® AVX) gives more computing power to application developers with a new, 256-bit instruction set extension to Intel® SSE. |
No |
Yes |
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Intel® Quick Sync Video makes fast work of creating, editing, syncing, and sharing your videos - at home and online. Intel® Quick Sync Video, built right into the 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processors, delivers breakthrough hardware acceleration that lets you complete in minutes what used to take hours. Create Blu-ray* discs, edit videos, convert video files for your portable media device, and convert videos for upload to your favorite social networking sites - all in a flash.
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Processor |
2010 Intel® Core™ processor family (Core™ i3/i5/i7) |
2nd gen Intel® Core™ processor family (Core™ i3/i5/i7) |
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| FEATURE |
BENEFIT |
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| H.264 Encode | Accelerates encoding of H.264 based content for a significantly faster conversion time while also enabling the processor to complete other tasks, improving overall PC responsiveness. |
No |
Yes |
| MPEG2 Encode | Accelerates encoding of H.MPEG2 based content enabling the processor to complete other tasks and improving overall PC responsiveness. |
No |
Yes |
| H.264 HW Encode MFT | Accelerates H.264 video encoding of Media Foundation based applications |
No |
Yes |
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology delivers seamless video and brings imagery to life with rich, accurate colors you expect to see when you are browsing the web, watching your videos, and enjoying your favorite HD programs. Intel® Clear Video HD Technology in 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processors lets you view images as they were meant to be seen.
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Processor |
2010 Intel® Core™ processor family (Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7) |
2nd gen Intel® Core™ processor family (Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7) |
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| FEATURE |
BENEFIT |
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Blu-ray* Disc Playback |
High-density optical disc format designed for the storage of data and high-definition video. |
Yes |
Yes |
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Blu-ray* Stereo 3-D Disc Playback1 |
Playback of Blu-ray* stereo 3-D content on the PC. |
Yes |
Yes |
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Intel® Clear Video HD Technology |
Delivers enhanced high-definition video playback, sharper images, and precise color control. |
Yes |
Yes |
| DVD Upscaling |
Provides high-quality DVD upscaling through Windows* 7. |
Yes |
Yes |
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HD Hardware Acceleration |
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| AVC/H.264, MPEG2, VC1 Decode |
Enables smoother playback and longer battery life when viewing h.264, MPEG2, or VC1 DVD, Blu-ray*, or streaming content. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Dual Video Decode |
Enables Blu-ray* picture-in-picture hardware acceleration. |
Yes |
Yes |
| HW Decode MFTs |
Enables faster Windows* 7 drag and drop transcoding for MPEG2, VC1, and h.264 content. |
Yes |
Yes |
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Video Sharpness / Detail |
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| Skin Tone Enhancement | Enhances skin tones to look more real and natural. |
No |
New |
| Total Color Control | Enables adjustment of saturation levels per base color for brighter, richer colors |
No |
New |
| Auto Contrast Enhancement | Fixes under exposed or overexposed areas of your videos |
No |
New |
| De-interlacing | Reduces static and motion artifacts, improving the clarity and stability of the video picture. |
Advanced |
Advanced |
| Sharpness Detail | Sharpens the image to provide finer detail and improved image quality. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Noise Reduction | Filters out unwanted noise to provide finer detail and cleaner images. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Film Mode Detection | Detects film cadence and recovers original film content to improve image quality. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Video Scaling / Panel Scalar | Provides high-quality scaling to view content clearly in non-native resolution. |
Yes |
Yes |
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Vibrant Color |
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Deep Color and x.v.Color |
Together, Deep Color and x.v.Color enable future HDTVs to display more natural, accurate, and vivid colors. |
Yes |
Yes |
| ProcAmp / Color Control | Enhances fine detail of video playback and allows for user control over brightness, contrast, and saturation. |
Yes |
Yes |
Display and Audio Features Comparison
Connect to a wide range of digital displays and resolutions, including the latest digital interfaces such as HDMI* and DisplayPort*. In addition, 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processors support high-definition resolutions, including 720p, 1080i, and 1080p.
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Processor |
2010 Intel® Core™ processor family (Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7) |
2nd gen Intel® Core™ processor family (Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7) |
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| FEATURE |
BENEFIT |
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| New Control Panel | New look and feel, easier to use, with custom resolution settings. |
Yes |
Yes |
| TV Setup Utility | Provides step-by-step configuration wizard for seamless TV setup and configuration. |
Intel® TV Wizard |
Intel® TV Wizard |
| Maximum Display Resolution | Higher pixel resolutions allow the PC to show more image detail. |
DisplayPort* 2560 x 1600, HDMI*, VGA |
DisplayPort* 2560 x 1600, HDMI*, VGA |
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Display Support |
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HDMI* with HDCP |
Provides a user-friendly, single-cable connector that enables transmission of superior, uncompressed digital video and audio. |
Version 1.3a |
Version 1.4 |
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DisplayPort* with HDCP |
Highly scalable and efficient display interface for the PC. |
Version 1.1 |
Version 1.1 |
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Embedded DisplayPort* |
Highly scalable and efficient display interface for notebooks. |
Yes |
Yes |
| LVDS | Low-voltage digital display interface. |
Yes |
Yes |
| DVI with HDCP | Digital video interface that maximizes the visual quality of digital displays such as LCD displays and digital projectors. |
Yes |
Yes |
| VGA | Standard analog display interfaces, such as VGA, provide basic visual quality when connected to CRTs, LCDs, or HDTVs. |
Yes |
Yes |
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Audio Support |
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Dolby* TrueHD, DTS* Premium Suite* |
Supported on a significant number of Blu-ray* titles for the |
Yes |
Yes |
Intel® HD Graphics
3-D Features Comparison
Intel® Core™ processors with Intel® HD Graphics deliver a responsive, attractive 3-D visual experience for casual and mainstream PC games. When you buy a PC equipped with Intel graphics, you get a cost-effective solution with the performance for more gaming fun.
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Processor |
2010 Intel® Core™ processor family (Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7) |
2nd gen Intel® Core™ processor family (Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| FEATURE | BENEFIT | ||
| Unified Shader Architecture |
Delivering new levels of 3D technologies to enable more realistic game play and provide greater resolution and color-depth settings to the system’s video and graphics subsystem. |
3rd Generation |
4th Generation |
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Execution Units (EUs) |
12 EUs |
6/12 EUs |
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| Core Frequency |
Up to 900 MHz |
Up to 1350 MHz |
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| Video Memory |
Up to 1.70 GB |
Up to 1.70 GB |
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DirectX* Support |
Standardized programming interface used in games as an interface to the system’s graphics through Microsoft* Windows*. |
10 |
10.1 |
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OpenGL* Support |
Standardized programming interface used by 2-D and 3-D graphics applications. |
2.1 |
3.0 |
| Shader Model Support | Enables complex animations and visual effects in games with realistic shading, lighting, and textures. |
4.0 |
4.1 |
For more information, visit the Intel Web site at:
www.intel.com/technology/visualtechnology/index.htm
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/quick-sync-video/quick-sync-video-general.html
http://www.intel.com/technology/graphics/intelhd.htm
http://www.intel.com/technology/graphics/ctv.htm
1 Feature not available on Intel® Pentium® and Intel® Celeron® processors.
2 Mobile only, not supported on desktop products
3 Mobile only, not supported on desktop products except for the Intel® A57 Express Chipset
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Copyright © 2010 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. 1010/JD/MS 321811-006US October 2010
Previous Graphics Quick Reference Guides
For Graphics Quick Reference Guides to generations of Intel graphics hardware prior to the 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family, go to: Intel HD Graphics Quick Reference Guide