Intel has released a Windows DCH beta driver version 30.0.101.1934 earlier today. The new driver fixes several Timeout Detection and Recovery (TDR) crashes in very popular titles such as in EA"s FIFA 21 and FIFA 22, the soccer game franchise which is rumored to be renamed soon. The driver also fixes a texture corruption bug in Elden Ring. The full release notes of the driver are given below:
GAMING HIGHLIGHTS:
- Intel® Game On Driver support for Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodhunt on Intel® 12th Generation with Xe Graphics. Get a front row pass to gaming deals, contests, betas, and more with Intel Software Gaming Access.
KEY ISSUES FIXED:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War* (DX12) may experience an application crash or pop-up error message at launch.
- Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition* (DX12) may experience minor graphical corruption in game menus or during gameplay when game settings are set to low quality.
- Elden Ring* (DX12) may experience green or red texture flashing corruption during fighting while in game.
- [11th and 12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors] Genshin Impact* (DX11) may experience texture flickering or corruption on character models.
- [11th and 12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors] FIFA 21* may intermittently experience a TDR or application crash when resizing the game window.
- [12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors]: FIFA 22* may experience a TDR or application crash when a match is started.
- [12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors]: TDR while running Doom Eternal* (Vulkan®) with Steam Overlay enabled.
- Tom Clancy’s: Rainbow Six Siege* may experience an application crash or TDR in game or benchmark modes when game settings are set at high, very high or ultra.
KNOWN ISSUES:
- Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodhunt* may experience minor intermittent white texture flashes or corruption on some objects in game and a small number of character models may experience geometry corruption.
- An error message pop-up may be observed when launching Call of Duty: Vanguard* (DX12).
- An application crash may occur in Watch Dogs: Legion* (DX11) when starting the game.
- An intermittent crash or hang may occur during gameplay in Ghostwire: Tokyo* (DX12).
- Minor graphical anomalies may be observed in Call of Duty: Warzone* (DX12), Diablo II: Resurrected* (DX12), Farming Simulator 22* (DX12), Grand Theft Auto V* (DX11), Halo Infinite* (DX12) and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy* (DX12).
- An “Update driver” pop-up error message may be observed when launching Battlefield 1* after upgrading from 30.0.100.9955 or older drivers.
- [12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors]: Minor graphical anomalies may be seen in CrossFire HD* (DX9), God of War* (DX11) and Hitman 2* (DX12).
- [11th and 12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors]: Minor graphical anomalies may be seen in Gears 5* (DX12).
- [11th and 12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors]: A TDR may intermittently occur in Halo Infinite* (DX12) during gameplay.
- [11th and 12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors]: A game crash or hang may occur when changing resolution in NBA 2K21* (DX12).
- [11th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® Iris® Xe graphics]: A game crash or hang may occur when launching Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy* (DX12).
- [11th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® Iris® Xe graphics]: An intermittent crash or hang may occur in Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade* (DX12).
- [11th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® Iris® Xe graphics]: Minor graphical anomalies may be seen in Elex* (DX11), MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries* (DX12), Strange Brigade* (DX12) and The Ascent* (DX12).
- [11th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® Iris® Xe graphics]: A black screen or TDR may occur after launching, or during gameplay in Gears 5* (DX12).
- [Intel® Iris® Xe Discrete graphics]: An intermittent crash or hang may be seen in Forza Horizon 5* (DX12) when launched, Forza Motorsport 6* (DX12) when launched and Resident Evil 3* (DX12) when exiting the game.
- [Intel® Iris® Xe Discrete graphics]: Minor graphical anomalies may be observed in Call of Duty: Vanguard* (DX12), Enlisted* (DX11), Far Cry 6* (DX12) and Microsoft Flight Simulator*(DX11).
- [10th Generation Intel® Core™ processors with Intel UHD Graphics]: An intermittent crash or hang may be observed in Battlefield V*.
- [11th and 12thGeneration Intel® Core™ Processors]: Display’s connected via an external dock may exhibit a black screen when using 4K@60hz resolution.
- Running DirectX®11 games in fullscreen with the Windows® “Fullscreen Optimization” option disabled, may result in a black screen when modifying resolution in games.
To download the Intel 30.0.101.1934 beta driver, head over to the webpage here on Intel"s official site.