Frequently Asked Questions about Collage Display Mode

Collage Display is a feature that enables you to share one image across multiple independent displays, regardless of the panel or monitor type. The number of supported displays depends on the capabilities of your computer or motherboard.

• The minimum number of displays required to use Collage Display is two.
• The maximum number of displays for Collage Display, without an external splitter, is three.
• Using an external DisplayPort* splitter, the maximum number of displays is four.
• In Windows 10 and Windows 11, a Local Flat Panel (LFP) such as laptop built-in display will not count towards the number of displays when using collage mode. Only an External Flat Panel (EFP) will count towards the number of displays in collage mode.

Check with your computer or motherboard manufacturer for more information.

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The following Intel® products support Collage Display.

Intel® Processors:

• Intel® UHD Graphics 770/750/730
• Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
• Intel® UHD Graphics
• Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
• Intel® UHD Graphics 620/630/600/605
• Intel® Iris™ Plus Graphics 640/650/655
• Intel® HD Graphics 620/630/610/615
• Intel® HD Graphics 500/505/510/515/520/530
• Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics 580
• Intel® Iris™ Graphics 540
• Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200
• Intel® Iris® Graphics 5100
• Intel® HD Graphics 5000/5500/4600/4400/4200
• Intel® HD Graphics 4000/2500
• Intel® Pentium® Processor G3000 Series for Desktop
• Intel® Pentium® Processor 3000 Series for Mobile
• Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series for Mobile

Intel® Chipsets:

• Intel® 7 Series Chipsets
• Intel® 8 Series Chipsets
• Intel® 9 Series Chipsets
• Intel® 100 Series Chipsets
• Intel® 200 Series Chipsets
• Intel® 300 Series Chipsets
• Intel® 400 Series Chipsets
• Intel® 500 Series Chipsets
• Intel® 600 Series Chipsets

Collage Display supports 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the below operating systems:

• Windows 7*
• Windows 8.1*
• Windows® 10
• Windows® 11

Verify your computer has an Intel® Processor, Graphics, and Chipset that supports Collage Display. 

When using the Intel Graphics Command Center follow the steps below.

1. Press Ctrl + Alt + F1 (default hot-key) to open Intel Graphics Command Center.
2. Click Display.
3. Verify the option Combined Desktop is available and can be toggled on/off.

• Note: Combine desktop setting is only available when two or more external displays with the same physical dimensions and native timings are connected.

  

Blu-ray Disc playback is not possible, as one image is shared across displays.

Collage Display mode across multiple displays supports higher resolutions. Achieve 4K x 2K display mode resolution by applying 2K x 2K resolutions on two displays. 4K x 2K resolution is one of the display resolutions in Collage Display Modes.

Performance for video/game playback in Collage Display mode varies in accordance with the computer workload.

Only one audio stream is possible across all monitors in Collage Display.

3rd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors, Intel® Pentium® Processor 3000/G3000 Series, and Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series don't support 4K x 2K display mode.

In Windows 10 and Windows 11, a Local Flat Panel (LFP) such as laptop built-in display will not count towards the number of displays when using collage mode. Only an External Flat Panel (EFP) will count towards the number of displays in collage mode. 

Minimum resolution supported in Collage Display is in accordance with two parameters:

1. Resolution supported by operating system (OS)

   For Windows 7*, minimum OS resolution could be 800x600, so minimum Collage Display resolution = 800x600xNumber of displays participating in Collage Display Mode.
   Example: 1600x600 and 800x1200 in case of 2 displays and 2400x600 & 800x1800 in case of 3 displays.

   For Windows 8.1*/Windows® 10, minimum OS resolution could be 1024x768, so minimum Collage Display resolution = 1024x768xNumber of displays participating in Collage Display Mode.
   Example: 2048x768 and 1024x1536 in case of 2 displays and 3072x768 & 1024x2304 in case of 3 displays.

2. Native resolution of display panel
   If the native resolution of a panel is less than the minimum resolution supported by the OS, we cannot apply Collage Display with the display panels.

1. Make sure your computer is connected to a minimum of two displays.
2. Press Ctrl + Alt + F12 to open the Intel Graphics Control Panel.
3. Click Display drop-down menu at the top of the screen, and select Multiple Displays.
   
4. Click the drop-down menu and select Multiple Displays.
   1. Select Collage. Under Enable Collage, select On. Click Apply.
      
5. Select the Active Displays using the drop-down menus.
6. Under Arrange Displays, choose the desired display mode.

   If Horizontal is selected, one image is stretched from left to right across two or three displays.
   

   If Vertical is selected, one image is stretched from top to bottom across two or three displays.
   

7. Click Apply.
8. Select the Display drop down menu, and click the Resolution drop down arrow. Select the desired resolution.
9. Click Apply.

If using Intel Graphics Command Center follow the steps below.

1. Press Ctrl + Alt + F1 to open Intel Graphics Command Center.
2. Click Display
3. Under the 'Connected Displays' section arrange the monitors that are going to be Combined in either Horizontal or Vertical configuration.

   
   Example - Horizontal configuration

   
   Example - Vertical configuration

4. Click Apply.
5. Turn on the option 'Combined Desktop'.

   

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+F12 to open the Intel® Graphics Control Panel.
2. Select Display.
3. Click the drop-down menu and select Multiple Displays.
   Select Collage, under Enable Collage, select Off. Click Apply.
   

To enable Collage Display, you can connect VGA, DisplayPort*, DVI, HDMI, and embedded DisplayPort in any combination of two or three displays.

To enable Collage Display on four displays, you can connect two external DisplayPort splitters with four DisplayPort panels, with a native resolution up to 1920 x 1200.

Yes, it supports up to four displays. You need third-party DisplayPort* splitters.

Only the following hardware is required:

• Four DisplayPort* displays that support up to 1920 x 1200 native resolution.
• A computer with two DisplayPort ports.
• Two DisplayPort splitters. One splitter connects the computer DisplayPort port to two DisplayPort displays.

One image is shared across multiple monitors from left to right. The Windows* taskbar starts on the first monitor and ends on the last monitor.

One image is shared across multiple monitors from top to bottom. Windows* taskbar remains on the first monitor only.

The images show one image shared across four displays, using external DisplayPort splitters and four 1920 x 1200 native resolution panels. Maximum resolutions of 7680 x 1200 and 3840 x 2400, are possible with four displays.

Horizontal collage with external DisplayPort splitter:

Vertical collage with external DisplayPort splitter:

A bezel is the outside frame area around the monitor glass. When two or more displays are connected to share one image, then uniformity of image across different monitors gets disrupted. In order to provide a continuous image, the user can change the bezel correction settings using these steps:

1. Verify Collage Display mode is enabled. See How do I enable Collage Display?
2. Keep or reopen the Intel Graphics Control Panel and open the Display settings.
3. Under Bezel Correction, select On.
4. Drag the circular patterns or press the arrow keys until it looks like a complete circle. Alternatively, bezel values can be directly entered in the text boxes.