Intel today released the latest version of the Arc GPU Graphics Drivers. Version 101.6460 Beta comes with Game On day-zero optimization for "Final Fantasy VII Rebirth." It improves the performance in this game by up to 12.8% at 1080p with high settings, and up to 11.6% at 1440p with high settings, when tested with an Arc B580. On Core Ultra 200-series integrated graphics, the uplift can be up to 9% with medium settings at 1080p. The drivers fix no new issues, but identify several new teething problems with the Arc B-series GPUs that will be fixed in near-future driver releases.DOWNLOAD: Intel Arc GPU Graphics Drivers 101.6460

Gaming Highlights
Intel Game On Driver support on Intel Arc B-series, A-series Graphics GPUs, and Intel Core Ultra with built-in Intel Arc GPUs for:

• FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH

Performance Improvements:
Intel Arc B-series Graphics GPUs (vs. Intel 31.0.101.6257 driver):
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH (DX12):

• Up to 12.8% average FPS uplift at 1080p with High settings
• Up to 11.6% average FPS uplift at 1440p with High settings

Intel Core Ultra Series 2 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs (vs. Intel 31.0.101.6458 driver):
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH (DX12):

• Up to 9.0% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Medium settings

Known Issues Intel Arc B-Series Graphics Products

• F1 24 (DX12) with XeSS FG:
  • Application crashes may occur when dynamically changing XeSS FG settings during gameplay. Recommended to toggle settings in the game menu before starting a race.
  • "Alt + Enter" shortcut may change the display mode to fullscreen exclusive, causing crashes.
• MLPerf: May show intermittent errors on multi-GPU systems. Disabling the integrated GPU is recommended.
• Topaz Labs Photo AI: Corruptions may occur with certain image enhancement operations.
• Magix Vegas Pro: Corruptions may occur when using the style transfer feature.
• Dassault Systèmes CATIA: Application may crash when using the HQAO option.
• Cyberlink Power Director: May experience tearing and lag in the preview window and exported video.
• Adobe Lightroom Classic: Lower-than-expected performance. Workaround:
  • Edit > Preferences > Performance
  • Set Graphics Processor to "Custom"
  • Enable "Use GPU for Display," "Use GPU for Image Processing," and "Use GPU for Export."

Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (DX12): Shadows may appear darker than expected in certain campaign scenarios.
• Topaz Gigapixel AI: Intermittent crashes may occur during image export.
• Adobe After Effects: Flickering may occur in the preview window during playback.
• Cyberlink Power Director: Tearing and lag in the preview window and exported video.

Intel Core Ultra Series 1 with Built-in Intel Arc GPUs

• PugetBench for Davinci Resolve Studio V19: Intermittent errors with the Extended benchmark preset.
• Davinci Resolve Studio v19.0: Errors may occur during OpenVino test scenario rendering.
• Topaz Video AI: Corruptions may occur during video export after applying some enhancement models.
• Adobe After Effects: Flickering in the preview window during playback.
• Cyberlink Power Director: Tearing and lag in the preview window and exported video.

Intel Core Ultra Series 2 with Built-in Intel Arc GPUs

• Adobe Premiere Pro: Output video may show corruption after performing 8K AV1 encode.
• PugetBench for Davinci Resolve Studio V19: Intermittent errors with the Extended benchmark preset.
• Davinci Resolve Studio v19.0:
  • Errors while rendering OpenVino test scenarios.
  • Errors may occur intermittently during AI/ML scenario rendering.
• Topaz Video AI: Corruption during video export after applying enhancement models.
• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered (DX12): Crash may occur during gameplay with frame generation enabled.
• Adobe After Effects: Flickering in the preview window during playback.
• Cyberlink Power Director: Tearing and lag in the preview window and exported video on certain Intel Core Ultra Series 2 Mobile Processors.

Intel Graphics Software Known Issues

• Application crashes when navigating pages or dialogue boxes due to framework issues. A fix will be available in IGS with WinAppSDK 1.7.
• Intermittent crashes when resetting settings via "Reset All Settings" in Windows 10. Individual page resets are unaffected.
• Single application crash may occur on the first re-arrange of metrics in the select metrics window. Subsequent usage unaffected.
• FPS Limiter may not function with VSync ON and Low Latency Mode enabled.
• Profile controls may not always supersede global controls.
• Non-native panel resolution scaling may result in unintended behavior.
• Incorrect reporting of Xe Cores for some Intel Arc B-Series Graphics Products.

Intel Graphics Software Performance Tuning (BETA)

• Performance and features may behave unexpectedly in multi-GPU scenarios:
  • The performance tuning page may attempt to apply changes to multiple devices simultaneously instead of per GPU selector.