A new driver update from Intel, with the release of version 101.5252. The beta driver offers support for new games. What’s more, DirectX 11 performance has been further enhanced, as have a number of fixes. We tell you all about it.
101.5252, what’s new :
Among the new features, Intel is highlighting support for new games. The list includes Helldrivers 2, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and Skull & Bones.
With this, performance gains are felt and the brand announces :
- Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (DX12) :
- Up to 4% perfs in 1080p with very high detail.
- Palworld (DX11):
- Up to 5% perfs in 1080p with details in Epic.
- Snowrunner (DX11):
- Up to 71% performance in 1080p with ultra detail.
The patches:
In passing, Intel has taken the opportunity to correct a few annoying problems:
- No more corrupted colors on Arcade Paradise (DX11).
- No more lower-than-expected performance on Ghostrunner 2 (DX12).
- The same goes for Starfield (DX12).
Known problems, as numerous as ever:
- Intel Arc Graphics Products:
- Intermittent crashes when launching Starfield (DX12).
- When opening game options on Helldriver 2 (DX12), instabilities may be felt with certain displays.
- During long game sessions, crashes may occur on Palworld (DX11).
- In-game crashes may occur on Dead by Daylight.
- Topaz Video AI may encounter errors when using certain templates for video enhancement.
- Intel Core Ultra with Intel Arc Graphics Products:
- Helldriver 2 (DX12): instabilities may be experienced with certain displays when opening game options.
- Corruptions on the field can be observed on Diablo 4 (DX12).
- Crashes on Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves (DX12) may occur after loading into gameplay.
- On Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (DX12), crashes can occur after loading into gameplay on certain maps.
- In-game and menu corruption 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:
