Intel's Arc GPU drivers continue to add even more performance to DX12 and DX11 games with the latest one boosting DX11 titles by up to 750%.
The latest driver release (101.4952) is now out for Intel Arc & Iris Xe graphics and offers some huge performance improvements to DX12 & DX11 titles. Starting with the game support, the new driver is adding support for The Talos Principle 2, Robocop: Rouge City, Star Ocean II Remake, COD: MW3 Remake, and Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.
But the most significant update is not the support for the latest titles but the optimizations that are included within the Arc driver update. You are looking at up to a 53% boost in DX12 titles such as Returnal and up to an insane 750% boost in Halo: The Master Chief Collection, which is a DX11 game.
GAMING HIGHLIGHTS:
Intel Game On Driver support on Intel Arc A-series Graphics for:
The Talos Principle 2
Robocop: Rogue City
Star Ocean II R
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
Game performance improvements versus Intel 31.0.101.4900 software driver for:
The Talos Principle 2* (DX12)
Up to 19% average FPS uplift at 1440p with High settings
Up to 19% average FPS uplift at 1440p with High settings
Returnal* (DX12)
Up to 53% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Epic Ray Tracing settings
Up to 53% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Epic Ray Tracing settings
Game performance improvements versus Intel 31.0.101.4887 software driver for:
Guild Wars 2* (DX11)
Up to 53% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Up to 53% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Halo: The Master Chief Collection* (DX11)
Up to 750% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Enhanced settings
Up to 750% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Enhanced settings
Sid Meier’s Civilization V* (DX11)
Up to 6% average FPS uplift at 1080p with High settings
Up to 6% average FPS uplift at 1080p with High settings
Total War: Warhammer* (DX11)
Up to 10% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Up to 10% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Lost Ark* (DX11)
Up to 15% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Very High settings
Up to 15% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Very High settings
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (DX11)
Up to 16% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Extreme settings
Up to 16% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Extreme settings
Sniper Elite 3* (DX11)
Up to 37% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Up to 37% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
World War Z* (DX11)
Up to 113% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Up to 113% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Euro Truck Simulator 2* (DX11)
Up to 27% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Up to 27% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Yakuza 0* (DX11)
Up to 154% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Up to 154% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare* (DX11)
Up to 20% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Up to 20% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Alien: Isolation* (DX11)
Up to 9% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Up to 9% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Far Cry* Primal (DX11)
Up to 14% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Up to 14% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Far Cry 5 (DX11)
Up to 14% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Up to 14% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Far Cry New Dawn (DX11)
Up to 11% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Up to 11% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
OS Reference:
Microsoft Windows 10-64 - October 2020 Update (20H2)
Microsoft Windows 10-64 - May 2021 Update (21H1)
Microsoft Windows 10-64 - November 2021 Update (21H2)
Microsoft Windows 10-64 - October 2022 Update (22H2)
Microsoft Windows 11*-64 - October 2021 Update (21H2)
Microsoft Windows 11-64 - September 2022 Update (22H2)
Platform (OS Support)
11th Gen Intel Core processor family (Codename Tiger Lake, Rocket Lake, Tiger Lake-H)
12th Gen Intel Core processor family (Codename Alder Lake-S, Alder Lake-H, Alder Lake-P, Alder Lake-U, Alder Lake-HX, Alder Lake-N)
13th Gen Intel Core processor family (Codename Raptor Lake-S, Raptor Lake-HX, Raptor Lake-H, Raptor Lake-P, Raptor Lake-U)
Intel Iris Xe Dedicated Graphics family (Codename DG1)
Intel Arc Graphics family (Codename Alchemist)
In addition to these games, Intel also released an Arc Game On Driver last month which added support for Alan Wake 2, Cities: Skylines 2, WRC, and Ghostrunner 2. The driver also featured a range of performance improvements for Alan Wake 2 (DX12) offering up to 22% performance & a 34% increase in Cities Skylines 2 (DX11).
