Intel releases new driver with Hellblade II support, better performance in Starfield, more

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:

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).