Welcome to the first Unofficial GMA 500 Driver Support website for Windows!

This project started in August 2012 when I thought,for the first time, that informations about this GPU were fragmentary and available on too many forums with too many pages!

So finally I decided to upload all into one blog  where people could find easily and quickly news and optimized drivers.

From that day over 200.000+ visitors, from all over the world, saw the first GMA 500 blog for Windows. Thank you!
In this website you can find also all you need to make your GMA 500 faster and INTEL ATOM Tips.

I talk about many things that you can read on older pages as how to: improve fsb; improve ram,video players,windows,web performance;ect ect. So it's better that you read all the blog before write a comment! (27 posts aren't too much).
The driver available here is programmed by Official Intel Embedded Team and fixed by me for a perfect fit on US15 platform (small form factor of US15W: GMA500 Devices).
Actually my release is compatible with various devices but not all cause it's not possible to determinate all displays configurations (All stuff posted is tested by my trusted device ASUS 1101HA)

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For any copyright issues or advice don't hesitate to contact me using the appropriate button.

Project ended in 2021, some old link may not work or may return Google Gdrive error so leave a comment.

ITA.Questo sito nasce dalla voglia di rendere più facilmente reperibili informazioni e nuovi driver ottimizzati per la scheda video INTEL GMA 500.

Tutto il materiale postato su questo canale è completamente gratuito e testato dal mio fedele Asus 1101HA. Per tal Motivo non posso garantirne il corretto funzionamento su altri dispositivi nè mi assumo eventuali rischi per danni a cose o persone causati dall'uso improrio delle instruzioni contenute nelle varie guide.

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Website's News

01/2024: DOWNLOAD Links are not working correctly...Mega Links ADDED!

09 Jan 2021 Optimus IEMGD (Win 7,8,8.1,10) freeware ALPHA is out!

12 Jan 2021:

-Windows 7 doesn't handle XDDM driver (xp release) backlight anymore, don't know what's wrong with Microsoft in these years(no problem with WDDM but it is another control). I will not check it, it's an obsolete soc to have a look at Microsoft documents.Probably needed acpi fix

-Intel deleted Official Xp and Vista driver web page...now only avaiable win 7 version (error or not?). Intel.com US support can't help for an EOS soc 😂 anyway still avaiable Emgd and OEM releases

-Uploaded again VBIOS patched,software and ASUS 1101ha rom patched in Optimus IEMGD post

-Backuped EMGD suite

-Retested Windows 10 2021 but nothing relevant, use windows 7 home premium 32bit or lite editions

That's all folks!

-18 June 2021 Changing Google Host with Microsoft hosting. Reason: Google uses generic antivirus that can mark as malware Microsoft Visual Studio Projects 😂 I love Google High Quality Service. Remember use only professional antivirus👍

 

Video Experience (2017)

Introdution:  I was undecided about publishing this post because i don't have enough knowledge about codecs. Anyway this post is a start point and anyone has better informations can publish here something. Video\audio quality can be changed using different settings.
There are several video players and codecs but anyway you will not notice so much difference in terms of quality but only in cpu usage.
(N.B.Codec: CoreCodec AVC wasn't tested but is good to see WMV HD videos and other HD formats. PowerDVD Codecs can be used as external filters for some players; Intel Media Codec Pack includes  also VC-1 Codecs)

TEST: Windows Media Player vs PowerDVD vs MPC-HC vs VLC vs PotPlayer

The aim is to help you in  Video Player choice so I'm going to show you faster Video Renderers.
Programs: WMP v12.0.7601.17514 (KLite Codec Pack Full 9.7.0)
                VLC v2.2.5.1 (2017)
                MPC (KLite Codec Pack Standard v13.1.6 2017)
                PotPlayer 1.7.1916 (2017)
                PowerDVD v11.0.1620.5 (i had some problems with v11.0.2024.51 and IEMGD)
                (I did't use  PVD12 because there is Cinavia)
GPU: GMA500@200MHz with latest IEMGD
CPU: ATOM Z520@1.33GHz (NO OVERCLOCK!)
O.S.: Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit

GMA500 Supported Codecs (GPU fast Rendering)

Video TEST: 
-Serenity Trailer.mp4 1280x720 HD VIDEO
-The Lincoln Lawyer.mkv 1280x544 HD VIDEO
-The Bourne Ultimatum - Trailer.mp4 Resolution 1980x816 FULLHD VIDEO
-Lincoln 720x304 DIVX
-Robotica_1080.wmv (under test) 1440x1080
-I'm Legend Trailer.mp4  (under test) 1920x816
-Big Buck Bunny (under test)
P.S. Other videos HERE


1)Windows Media Player (Klite Codec)
WMP use more CPU because doesn't have full hw support in all file video format
FullHD VIDEO: CPU 50%
HD VIDEO: The Lincoln Lawyer.mkv 1280x544 (slow fsp; CPU 100%)
HD VIDEO: Lincoln 50%

2)PowerDVD : Settings\Video\Enable Hardware Acceleration (Intel ClearVideo)
CPU USAGE:45%

Results:
DIVX: strange cpu usage but smooth
MKV video: unsupported\errors
HD VIDEO: Perfect
FullHD VIDEO: Perfect

3)Media Player Classic HOME CINEMA (with k-lite codec standard Full version)
On installation don't select LAV copy-back  (slow performace on gma500)

HOW to install correctly: (directly from Klite codec pack info) 

LAV video supports only DXVA 2.0 (supports Vista-7-8)
MPC and ffdshow DXVA 1 and 2.0 (support also for win xp)
Which form of hardware acceleration should I choose?
You use Media Player Classic Home Cinema: Use the internal DXVA decoder.
You use a basic player such as Windows Media Player?
If you need subtitles then use ffdshow DXVA.
If you do not need subtitles then use LAV DXVA native (when available)
P.S.The newer MPC version with LAV supports subtitles!
Video DirectShow on Windows Vista/7/8:
EVR Custom Presenter [recommended]
EVR Sync
EVR [not compatible with internal subtitle renderer of Media Player Classic ]
Video DirectShow on  Windows XP:
VMR-9 (renderless) [recommended]
VMR-7 (windowed) [not compatible with internal subtitle renderer of Media Player Classic ]
Overlay Mixer [not compatible with internal subtitle renderer of Media Player Classic ]

How to set it:
1)Set LAV Codec and DXVA native for best performance and powersaving
2)Open a video than check if settings are correct: right click on video

3) Disable Shaders
4)Check Hardware acceleration for the filter LAV Video Decoder:

If you have enabled Hyper Threading on your Atom processor (5xx series support it), choose 2 threads but ,anyway, there is no real difference between Auto\1 or 2.
Select DXVA native if you want the best quality\power saving ratio (suggested)
You can use also DXVA copy-back with EVR stock render or Render sync (EVR sync) but CPU load will be about 40%
Check SD,HD resolution (you can check also 4K) and H264,MPEG2,VC-1
5)Open Options and go to Output. Select the Video Renderer
The best choice is Enhanced Video Render (CPU Load 15-30% ,A. 20%) anyway you can also use EVR sync (CPU Load 20-32, A.25%).
If you use Render sync (EVR sync) you can also enable, in this page, Enable Direct3D when in fullscreen mode (will reduce tearing but no more scrollbar in fullscreen). Don't change buffer EVR 5 is the best choice (max 6 level)

Results: Enhanced Video Render is faster then Enhanced Video Render Custom Presenter
HD VIDEO: The Lincoln Lawyer.mkv 1280x544
1.Enhanced Video Render (Winner)

HD VIDEO: Serenity - HD DVD Trailer.mp4 1280x720
1.Enhanced Video Render (Winner) ->CPU LOAD 30%
2.SyncRender  (with enabled Direct3D: menu bar disabled)
3.Enhanced Video Render (custom)  (with enabled Direct3D: menu bar disabled)

FullHD VIDEO The Bourne Ultimatum - Trailer.mp4 Resolution 1980x816:
1.Enhanced Video Render (Winner) ->CPU LOAD 30%
2.SyncRender (quite Good)

FullHD VIDEO: Robotica_1080.wmv (under Test)
without CoreCodec 100% CPU
with CoreCodec 80%

4) PotPlayer
Light and easy like MPC but probably with a better UI.
It includes only internal codecs (will not change any system codec) and can be used as external youtube player via web browser extension (1080p videos) or drag & drop youtube video name link into PotPlayer
CPU Load 20-30% A.23%  Using EVR+internal codecs FFMpegs+DXVA acceleration
If you will use DXVA copy-back the CPU usage: 40-50%

5)VLC
I don't know how to play correctly videos on GMA500 :\
Results: Video output=directx quite good for 720p but not fullhd

Other Infos
What is a Video Splitter: It is a media demultiplexer, a software able to divide streams into elementary part = video, audio and or subtitles and send them to their respective decoders

Summary:
In the sea of video players, the best choices for Intel Atom Z5xx and common users are MPC and PotPlayer enabling DXVA with EVR and LAV(better) or ffmpeg. Them are freeware and easy to setup.

Final Results: "My Compatibility Chart"
1. MPC with Enhanced Video Render for every videos and low cpu usage
2. PotPlayer (minor user interface bugs)
3. PowerDVD (first for quality but not for compatibily)
4.WMP with external codecs
4.VLC