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Welcome to the Graphics API Developer’s Guide for 6th generation Intel® Core™ processors, which provide developers and end users with cutting-edge CPU and graphics power enhancements, numerous added features and capabilities, and significant performance gains.
This guide is designed to help software developers optimize applications (apps) for use on systems with 6th gen Intel® Core™ processors, and best leverage the myriad upgrades and expansions that these processors introduce. Inside, you’ll find an overview of these processors' next-generation graphics hardware, and how to best design software to take advantage of them. You'll also find guidance on structuring and optimizing Direct3D* 12 and OpenGL* 4.4 code, as well as hints, tutorials, step-by-step instructions, and references to key code samples that will help with the app development process.
This guide expands on previous guides and tutorials. For additional details, or further hints, tips, and expert insights on Intel® processors and prior graphics APIs, you can reference a full range of reference materials at Intel's online Processor Graphics document library.