Intel has released a big new graphics driver for customers with supported processors and graphics cards. Intel Arc and Xe 31.0.101.5444 non-WQHL driver delivers significant performance improvements for a lot of different DirectX 11 games, plus a few fixes for known issues.
Here are the performance uplifts you can expect from the latest release:
| Game | Intel Arc A-Series GPUs | Intel Core Ultra CPUs |
|---|---|---|
| American Truck Simulator (DX11) | - | Up to 10% more FPS at 1080p Medium |
| Astroneer (DX11) | Up to 30% more FPS at 1080p Ultra | - |
| Days Gone (DX11) | Up to 5% more FPS at 1080p Very High | - |
| Dyson Sphere Program (DX11) | Up to 15% more FPS at 1080p Default | Up to 17% more FPS at 1080p Default |
| Fortnite Performance Mode (DX11) | Up to 15% more FPS at 1080p Ultra | Up to 12% more FPS at 1080p Medium |
| Lethal Company (DX11) | Up to 14% more FPS at 1080p Default | Up to 24% more FPS at 1080p Default |
| Mass Effect Legendary Edition (DX11) | Up to 14% more FPS at 1080p Ultra | Up to 48% more FPS at 1080p Medium |
| Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (DX11) | Up to 8% more FPS at 1080p Very High | - |
| Need for Speed Heat (DX11) | Up to 36% more FPS at 1080p Ultra | Up to 19% more FPS at 1080p Medium |
| Unturned (DX11) | Up to 5% more FPS at 1080p Ultra | - |
| VRChat (DX11) | Up to 5% more FPS at 1080p High | - |
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World of Warships (DX11) |
Up to 7% more FPS at 1080p Maximum | - |
In addition, Intel's latest GPU driver fixed the following issues:
Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics Products:
- No Rest for the Wicked* (DX11) may experience application crash while launching prologue gameplay.
- Assetto Corsa* (DX11) may exhibit full screen corruption while switching windows using Alt+Tab during gameplay.
- Halo Infinite* (DX12) may exhibit corruption with ray traced shadows enabled during gameplay.
Intel® Core™ Ultra with built-in Intel® Arc™ GPUs:
- Diablo IV* (DX12) may exhibit corruption on the terrain during gameplay.
You can download the Intel Arc 31.0.101.544 non-WHQL driver from the official website. Full release notes, including known issues, are available via this link (PDF).
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