Intel Arc and Iris Xe Graphics Driver version 31.0.101.5522 WHQL is out with support for a few upcoming games and updates. If you plan to play Senua"s Saga: Hellblade II, Starfield May Update, Wuthering Waves, or XDefiant on your Intel-powered system, then the latest driver is a must to get the best experience possible.
Besides optimizations for the new titles, version 31.0.101.5522 WHQL brings performance improvements for Starfield on systems with Intel Arc A-Series graphics products. According to Intel, players can expect up to 8% more FPS on average when playing at 1080p Ultra and up to 7% more FPS on average when playing at 1440p High.
Intel"s latest driver does not contain any bug fixes, so a pretty hefty list of known bugs still stands:
Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics Products:
- No Rest for the Wicked* (DX11) may experience intermittent application crash during gameplay.
- Enshrouded* (VK) may experience application crash during gameplay.
- Doom Eternal* (VK) may exhibit intermittent flickering corruptions in game menu and during gameplay.
- PugetBench* Extended Preset Benchmark may fail to complete on 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:
- Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora* (DX12) may experience a crash during game loading.
- Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection* (DX12) may experience an application crash on loading to gameplay.
- PugetBench* Extended Preset Benchmark may fail to complete on certain Adobe Premiere Pro* Processing Tests.
- Blender* may experience an application crash while rendering some scenes on certain system memory configurations.
- Topaz Video AI* may experience errors on running certain benchmark tests.
- Procyon AI* may experience an application crash while running benchmark with precision float32.
- Topaz Video AI* may experience errors when exporting videos after using certain models for video enhancements.
- Launching a game with Endurance Gaming engaged may result in VSync persisting on 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 crash during gameplay
Intel"s latest graphics drivers are available for PCs with 64-bit Windows 10 and Windows 11 with the following processors and graphics cards:
| Discrete GPUs | Integrated GPUs |
|---|---|
| Intel Arc A-Series (Alchemist) Intel Iris Xe Discrete Graphics (DG1) | Intel Core Ultra (Meteor Lake) Intel Core 14th Gen (Raptor Lake Refresh) Intel Core 13th Gen (Raptor Lake) Intel Core 12th Gen (Alder Lake) Intel Core 11th Gen (Tiger Lake) |
You can download Intel Arc and Iris Xe Graphics driver 31.0.101.5522 WHQL from the official website. Full release notes are available here (PDF).