Intel has released a new Arc Graphics driver promising massive performance uplifts alongside new game support and bug fixes. The blue team claims improvements from five to 174%, depending on the game.
Arc and Iris Xe Graphics driver version 101.5379 (non-WHQL) unlocks more performance for gamers rocking an Arc A-series GPU. Notably, this update brings up to 36% average fps uplift in God of War, 54% in Conqueror’s Blade, 172% in Dragon’s Dogma 2, and a whopping 174% in Granblue Fantasy: Relink.
Moreover, Intel Core Ultra processors with integrated Arc GPUs are also benefiting from this update. The brand claims up to 27% average fps increase in Conqueror’s Blade, 29% in Granblue Fantasy: Relink, and 117% in Assassin’s Creed Origins. These are very nice improvements, especially for the iGPU that needs every drop of optimisation.
But that’s not all, version 101.5379 also adds support for four games, two of which are much awaited – namely, Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Horizon Forbidden West.
Lastly, we find a bunch of bug fixes targeting crashes in Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Serif Affinity Photo 2, plus corruption in Alan Wake 2. Intel seems to have a fixation on the number 2. That said, there is still work to do, actually, as Intel notes a bunch of known issues to fix. These effect games such as Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Diablo IV, and Helldivers 2.
It’s nice to see Intel continuing to push its hardware further, meaning early adopters won’t be left behind those who opted for the competition.
The Arc and Iris Xe Graphics driver version 101.5379 can be downloaded (770.2MB) from Intel’s website here.
The full list of changes goes as follows:
Gaming Highlights:
The new driver brings Game On support on Intel Arc A-series graphics for:
- Diablo IV Ray Tracing Update
- Dragon’s Dogma 2
- Horizon Forbidden West
- The Legend of the Condor Heroes
Game performance improvements on Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products versus 31.0.101.5333 software driver for:
- Assassin’s Creed Origins (DX11)
- Up to 35% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra High settings
- Conqueror’s Blade (DX11)
- Up to 54% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Highest settings
- Detroit: Become Human (VK)
- Up to 137% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
- Up to 172% average FPS uplift at 1440p with Ultra settings
- Dragon’s Dogma 2 (DX12)
- Up to 36% average FPS uplift at 1080p with High settings and Progressive Rendering Mode
- Up to 31% average FPS uplift at 1440p with High settings and Progressive Rendering Mode
- Fortnite (DX12)
- Up to 6% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Epic settings
- Up to 6% average FPS uplift at 1440p with Epic settings
- God of War (DX11)
- Up to 36% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
- Granblue Fantasy: Relink (DX11)
- Up to 174% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
- Horizon Forbidden West (DX12)
- Up to 6% average FPS uplift at 1440p with High settings
- Sons of the Forest (DX11)
- Up to 8% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
- Up to 9% average FPS uplift at 1440p with High settings
Game performance improvements on Intel Core Ultra with built-in Intel Arc GPUs versus 31.0.101.5333 software driver for:
- Assassin’s Creed Origins (DX11)
- Up to 117% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Medium settings
- Conqueror’s Blade (DX11)
- Up to 27% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Medium settings
- Dragon’s Dogma 2 (DX12)
- Up to 18% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Low settings and Progressive Rendering Mode
- Fortnite (DX12)
- Up to 6% average FPS uplift at 1080p with High settings
- God of War (DX11)
- Up to 17% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Original settings
- Granblue Fantasy: Relink (DX11)
- Up to 29% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Standard settings
- Sons of the Forest (DX11)
- Up to 5% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Low settings
Fixed Issues:
Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products:
- Counter Strike 2 (VK) may experience an application crash while launching game
- DOTA 2 (VK) may experience an application crash while launching game
Intel Core Ultra with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:
- Serif Affinity Photo 2 may experience an application crash while running benchmark.
- Alan Wake 2 (DX12) may experience corruption while turning off global reflection settings.
Known Issues:
Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products:
- Horizon Forbidden West (DX12) may experience longer than expected load times while launching into gameplay during the first run of the game. It is recommended to allow the loading process to complete in full before exiting the game.
- Topaz Video AI may experience error when using some models for video enhancement.
Intel Core Ultra with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:
- Diablo IV (DX12) may exhibit corruption on the terrain during gameplay.
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (DX12) may experience a crash during game loading.
- Helldivers 2 (DX12) may experience application hang during gameplay.
- Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (DX12) may experience application crash on loading to gameplay before shader compilation complete in the main menu
- Autodesk Maya may experience an application crash while running SPECPC benchmark
- Blender max experience an application crash while rendering some scenes on certain system memory configurations
- Topaz Video AI may experience errors when using some models for video enhancements.
- Procyon AI may experience an application crash while running benchmark with precision Float32.
Intel Core Processor (12th—14th Generation) Products:
- Dragon Quest X Online (DX9) may experience sporadic application crash during gameplay.
