With almost every driver release, Intel’s performance gains can be insane. Indeed, with this new version 101.5234, the blues are announcing gains of up to 268% on Just Cause 4 in DirectX 11.
Arc Graphics Driver 101.5234, what’s new :
The program includes support for new games. These include Enshrouded, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Like a Dragon: Infinite, Tekken 8 and Palworld. Core UltraiGPU support for the latter three games has also been added.
Of course, the company has also announced a looooooong list of games benefiting from performance gains:
- Albion Online (DX11):
- Up to 11% more performance in 1080p with ultra detail.
- Anno 1800 (DX11):
- Up to 33% performance in 1080p with high detail.
- Apex Legend (DX11):
- Up to 26% performance in 1080p with ultra detail.
- Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (DX11):
- Up to 13% performance in 1080p with ultra-high detail.
- Black Desert Online (DX11):
- Up to 18% performance in 1080p with ultra-high detail.
- Elder Scrolls Online (DX11):
- Up to 10% performance in 2160p with ultra detail.
- Elex II (DX11):
- Up to 101% performance in 1080p with ultra detail.
- Humankind (DX11):
- Up to 11% performance in 1080p with Fantastic detail.
- Hunt: Showdown (DX11):
- Up to 27% performance in 1080p with high detail.
- Just Cause 3 (DX11):
- Up to 160% performance in 1080p with very high detail.
- Just Cause 4 (DX11):
- Up to 268% performance in 1080p with very high detail.
- News World (DX11):
- Up to 13% performance in 1080p with very high detail.
- Albion Online (DX11):
- Up to 11% performance in 1080p with ultra detail.
- Reteurnal (DX12):
- Up to 8% performance in 1080p with Epic detail.
- Civilization VI: Gathering Storm (DX11) :
- Up to 32% performance in 1080p with high detail.
- Sons of the Forest (DX11):
- Up to 15% performance in 1080p with ultra detail.
- Space Engineers (DX11):
- Up to 69% performance in 1080p with Extreme detail.
- Star Citizen (DX11):
- Up to 9% performance in 1080p with Extreme detail.
- Star Wars Squadrons (DX11):
- Up to 6% performance in 1080p with ultra-high detail.
- Stellaris (DX11):
- Up to 5% performance in 1080p with high detail.
- Tekken 8 (DX12):
- Up to 15% performance in 2160p with ultra detail.
- The Last of Us Par 1 (DX12):
- Up to 8% performance in 1080p with ultra detail.
- Warframe (DX11):
- Up to 20% performance in 1080p with high detail.
- Watch Dogs: Legion (DX11) :
- Up to 20% performance in 1080p with high detail.
- XCOM2 (DX11):
- Up to 4% performance in 1080p with maximum detail.
With this, some Core Ultra iGPU-specific performance improvements are also made:
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (DX12):
- Up to 25% higher performance in 1080p with high detail.
- Returnal (DX12):
- Up to 6% performance in 1080p with low detail.
- The Last of Us Part 1 (DX12):
- Up to 6% performance in 1080p with very low detail.
Patches and known issues of 101.5234:
This new version 101.5234 also includes the following fixes:
- Intel Arc A-series:
- No more white corruptions on reflective surfaces when transparency is set to off.
- No more corruptions on object text in inventory on Sons of the Forest (DX11).
- Intel Smooth Sync will work correctly with some DirectX 11 games.
- Intel Arc for Core Ultra:
- No more crashes on The Talos Principle 2 (DX12) in game with certain upscaling presets.
- No more crashes on Call of Duty Modern Warfare III (DX12) during certain scenario gameplays.
- No more intermittent crashes on Blackmagic Fusion during rendering operations.
Finally, we close this changelog with the following known issues:
- Intel Arc Graphics Products:
- In-game crashes on Dead by Daylight may be experienced.
- Topaz Video AI may encounter errors when using certain templates for video enhancement.
- Intel Core Ultra with Intel Arc Graphics Products:
- Field corruptions may be observed on Diablo 4 (DX12).
- Crashes may occur on Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves (DX12) after loading into gameplay.
- Menu and in-game corruptions may occur on Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 (DX12).
- When launching the SPECAPC benchmark on Autodesk Maya, the software may crash.
- With certain memory configurations, Blender may crash when rendering certain scenes.
- Topaz Video AI may encounter errors when using certain templates for video enhancement.
- Serif Affinity Photo 2 may crash in benchmark mode.
- Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics Products:
- Driver installation may not complete successfully on some notebooks equipped with both Intel Iris Xe and Intel Iris Xe Max. A system restart may solve the problem.
- Intel Core Processor (12th-14th Generation) Products :
- Sporadic crashes can be observed on Dragon Quest X Online (DX9).
- Intel Arc Control:
- With some games, Arc Control Studio may incorrectly generate multiple video files.
- When using an HDMI connection, the “Display” page may incorrectly show DisplayPort in the “Connector” tab.
- HDR recording with Arc Control Studio may be corrupted when the mouse cursor is.
- Finally, the camera preview may cut out when the system enters a connected standby mode.
To download version 101.5234, click on the link below:
