Intel's latest Arc Game-On GPU driver is here and it brings another healthy boost in titles such as the Crysis series along with new DLC support for games like Destiny 2 and Elden Ring.
Intel Brings Another Solid Performance Boost To Older Titles Including Crysis 1 & Crysis 2, Arc Game-On GPU Driver Adds Elden Ring & Destiny 2 DLC Support Too
Intel has rolled out another performance-boosting Arc Game-On GPU driver for its Arc A-series graphics cards and Arc-integrated graphics featured on Core Ultra CPUs. The main highlights are the support for the latest DLCs for Elden Ring and Destiny 2, Shadow of The Endtree, and The Final Shape.
Along with the latest game support, Intel's Arc Game-On GPU driver also brings performance add-ons for existing titles such as Chivalry 2 which is now up to 16% faster, and the Crysis series (Crysis 1 and Crysis 2) which is now up to 10% faster. There's also a fix for crashes within No Rest for the Wicked. Following is the full changelog for the Intel Graphics Driver 31.0.101.5590 (WHQL) which can be downloaded here:
GAMING HIGHLIGHTS:
Game On Driver support on Intel Arc A-series Graphics GPUs and Intel Core Ultra with built-in Intel Arc GPUs for:
- Destiny 2: The Final Shape
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
Game performance improvements on Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products versus Intel 31.0.101.5534 software driver for:
- 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
Game performance improvements on Intel Core Ultra with built-in Intel Arc GPUs versus Intel® 31.0.101.5534 software driver for:
- 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
Fixed Issues:
Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products:
- No Rest for the Wicked (DX11) may experience an intermittent application crash during gameplay.
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) may exhibit 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 may experience 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 may experience errors on 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 may result in VSync persisting 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.
