Intel Releases Arc GPU Graphics Drivers 101.5234 WHQL

[GFreeman]

Intel has released the latest version of its Arc GPU Graphics Drivers, version 101.5234 WHQL. This appears to be a major update as it brings Game On Driver support for Arc A-Series Graphics for plenty of new games including Enshrouded, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Tekken 8, and the recently released and quiet popular Palworld, as well as Game On Driver support on Intel Core Ultra CPUs with Intel Arc Graphics for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Tekken 8, and Palworld.

The new drivers also bring plenty of game performance improvements for a rather extensive list of games for both Arc A-series Graphics and Intel Core Ultra CPUs with Arc Graphics. These improvements range anywhere from 4 percent, up to 268 percent, and include both DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 titles. You can check out the full list below. Intel also fixed a couple of issues, including Alan Wake 2 white corruption issue on reflective surfaces, Sons of the Forest corruption on the item text issue, and issues with Intel Smooth Sync in some DirectX 11 titles. It also fixes issues with on Intel Core Ultra CPUs with Arc Graphics where The Talos Principle may experience an application crash with certain upscaling presets, Call of Duty Modern Warfare III application crash issues, and Blackmagic Fusion application crash during render operations.

DOWNLOAD: Intel Arc GPU Graphics Drivers 101.5234 WHQL



GAMING HIGHLIGHTS:
Intel Game On Driver support on Intel Arc A-series Graphics for:

• Enshrouded
• Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
• Like a Dragon: Infinite
• Tekken 8
• Palworld

Intel Game On Driver support on Intel Core Ultra with Intel Arc Graphics for:

• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Tekken
• Palworld

Game performance improvements on Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products versus Intel 31.0.101.5085 software driver for:

• Albion Online (DX11)
  Up to 11% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
• Anno 1800 (DX11)
  Up to 33% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra High settings
• Apex Legends (DX11)
  Up to 26% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
• Assassin's Creed Syndicate (DX11)
  Up to 13% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra High settings
• Black Desert Online (DX11)
  Up to 18% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
• Elder Scrolls Online (DX11)
  Up to 10% average FPS uplift at 4K with Ultra settings
• Elex II (DX11)
  Up to 101% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
• Humankind (DX11)
  Up to 11% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Fantastic settings
• Hunt: Showdown (DX11)
  Up to 27% average FPS uplift at 1080p with High settings
• Just Cause 3 (DX11)
  Up to 160% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Very High settings
• Just Cause 4 (DX11)
  Up to 268% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Very High settings
• New World (DX11)
  Up to 13% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Very High settings
• Returnal (DX12)
  Up to 8% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Epic settings
• Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Gathering Storm (DX11)
  Up to 32% average FPS uplift at 1080p with High settings
• Sons of the Forest (DX11)
  Up to 15% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
• Space Engineers (DX11)
  Up to 69% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Extreme settings
• Star Citizen (DX11)
  Up to 9% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Very High settings
• Star Wars Squadrons (DX11)
  Up to 6% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
• Stellaris (DX11)
  Up to 5% average FPS uplift at 1080p with High settings
• Tekken 8 (DX12)
  Up to 15% average FPS uplift at 4K with Ultra settings
• The Last of Us Part 1 (DX12)
  Up to 8% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
• Warframe (DX11)
  Up to 20% average FPS uplift at 1080p with High settings
• Watch Dogs: Legion (DX11)
  Up to 16% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
• XCOM 2 (DX11)
  Up to 4% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Maximum settings

Game performance improvements on Intel Core Ultra with Intel Arc Graphics versus Intel 31.0.101.5122 software driver for:

• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (DX12)
  Up to 25% average FPS uplift at 1080p with High settings
• Returnal (DX12)
  Up to 6% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Low settings
• The Last of Us Part 1 (DX12)
  Up to 6% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Very Low settings

FIXED ISSUES:
Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products:

• Alan Wake 2 (DX12) may exhibit white corruption on reflective surfaces when Transparency is set to Off. A workaround is to set Transparency to Low or High.
• Sons of the Forest (DX11) may exhibit corruption on the item text in the game inventory.
• Intel Smooth Sync may not work as expected with certain DX11 games.

Intel Core Ultra with Intel Arc Graphics Products:

• The Talos Principle 2 (DX12) may experience an application crash during gameplay with certain Upscaling Presets.
• Call of Duty Modern Warfare III (DX12) may experience application crash in certain gameplay scenarios.
• Blackmagic Fusion may experience intermittent application crash during render operations.

KNOWN ISSUES:
Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products:

• Dead by Daylight (DX11) may experience an application crash during gameplay.
• Topaz Video AI may experience errors when using some models for video enhancement. Intel Core Ultra with Intel Arc Graphics Products:
• Diablo 4 (DX12) may exhibit corruption on the terrain during gameplay.
• Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (DX12) may experience application crash after loading into gameplay.
• Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 (DX12) may exhibit corruption in game menu and during gameplay.
• Autodesk Maya may experience an application crash while running SPECAPC benchmark.
• Blender may 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 enhancement.
• Serif Affinity Photo 2 may experience application crash while running benchmark.

Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics Products:

• Driver installation may not complete successfully on certain notebook systems with both Intel Iris Xe + Iris Xe MAX devices. A system reboot and re-installation of the graphics driver may be required for successful installation.

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

• Dragon Quest X Online (DX9) may experience sporadic application crash during gameplay.

INTEL ARC CONTROL KNOWN ISSUES:

• Using Arc Control Studio capture with certain games may incorrectly generate multiple video files.
• The "Connector" type in the Display page may incorrectly show DP when using an HDMI display connection.
• Arc Control Studio capture recording file may become corrupted when the mouse cursor is enabled during HDR capture.
• Camera preview may turn off after the system goes into connected standby mode. Intel Arc Control Performance Tuning (BETA):
• Intel Arc Control Performance Tuning is currently in Beta. As such, performance and features may behave unexpectedly. Intel will continue to refine the Performance Tuning software in future releases.

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[archie_kaos]

Oh yes. And once again a lot more Perfomance in just some already good performing Games. Intel keeping up the Pace.

 

[Canned Noodles]

let's go just cause 3!

 

[theouto]

Good to see that the driver team has not been sacked yet, maybe intel is here to stay after all!

 

[TumbleGeorge]

There is some evidence that quite a bit of the team is already working on the Arc Battlemage drivers

 

[T-Cat]

Ah yes classic list of "moar performance updates" and more "oh hey this bug graphically corrupts absolutely everything still!"

Still as a intel ARC user this is great as usual. Honestly surprised how fast they got palworld driver support up and running but that game has skyrocketed into the gaming stage so I guess that's not too big of a surprise.

Hope battlemage will be successful alongside continued updates.