Intel Boosts Performance with Latest Arc Game-On GPU Driver

Intel has released its latest Arc Game-On GPU driver, bringing significant performance enhancements to older titles and adding support for new games. Let’s dive into the details:

New Game Support

The Arc Game-On GPU driver now includes DLC support for two highly anticipated titles:

1. Destiny 2: The Final Shape
2. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

Performance Improvements

Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products

• Chivalry 2 (DX11): Up to 13% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Epic settings.
• Crysis (2007) (DX10): Up to 10% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Very High settings.

Intel Core Ultra with Built-in Intel Arc GPUs

• Chivalry 2 (DX11): Up to 16% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Medium settings.
• Crysis 2 (2011) (DX11): Up to 6% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Extreme settings.

Bug Fixes

• No Rest for the Wicked (DX11): An intermittent application crash during gameplay has been resolved.

Known Issues

Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products

• No Man’s Sky (VK): May experience an application crash during gameplay while changing window context with Alt + Tab.
• Enshrouded (VK): May experience an application crash during gameplay.
• Doom Eternal (VK): Intermittent flickering corruption in the game menu and during gameplay.
• PugetBench Extended Preset Benchmark: May fail to complete certain Adobe Premiere Pro* Processing Tests.
• Topaz Video AI: Errors when exporting videos after using some models for video enhancements.

Intel Core Ultra with Built-in Intel Arc GPUs

• Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (DX12): May experience an application crash on loading to gameplay.
• PugetBench Extended Preset Benchmark: May fail to complete certain Adobe Premiere Pro Processing Tests.
• Topaz Video AI: Errors when running certain benchmark tests. Procyon AI may experience an application crash while running the benchmark with precision float32.
• Launching a game with Endurance Gaming engaged: VSync may persist after disengaging Endurance Gaming during gameplay. A workaround is to relaunch the application.

Intel Core Processor (12th-14th Generation) Products

• Dragon Quest X Online (DX9): May experience sporadic application crashes during gameplay.

Intel Arc Control Known Issues

• Arc Control Studio capture recording file: May become corrupted when the mouse cursor is enabled during HDR capture.
• Schedule Updates for Drivers: May not work intermittently.

For the full changelog and to download the Intel Graphics Driver 31.0.101.5590 (WHQL), visit the official Intel website.