https://www.techpowerup.com/326413/intel-releases-arc-gpu-graphics-drivers-101-5989-beta Intel over the weekend released the latest version of Arc GPU Graphics Drivers. Version 101.5989 Beta comes with Game-On optimization for "Arena Breakout: Infinite," "Deadlock," "NBA 2K25," "Test Drive: Unlimited Solar Crown," and "Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2." The drivers should prove especially important for "Deadlock," where Intel claims performance improvements of up to 17% at 1080p, and up to 13% at 1440p. In "Test Drive: Unlimited Solar Crown," you can expect up to 19% performance improvements in both the 1080p and 1440p resolutions. "Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2" players can expect up to 7% performance improvements at 1080p, and up to 8% improvements at 1440p. Intel hasn't included any fixes with this release, but identified a handful new issues.
Gaming Highlights:
Intel Game On Driver support on Intel Arc A-series Graphics GPUs for:
- Arena Breakout: Infinite
- Deadlock
- NBA 2K25
- Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Intel Game On Driver support on Intel Core Ultra with built-in Intel Arc GPUs for:
- Deadlock
- NBA 2K25
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Game performance improvements on Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products versus Intel 31.0.101.5972 software driver for:
- Deadlock (DX11)
- Up to 17% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Best Looking settings
- Up to 13% average FPS uplift at 1440p with Best Looking settings
- Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown (DX12)
- Up to 19% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
- Up to 19% average FPS uplift at 1440p with High settings
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (DX12)
- Up to 7% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
- Up to 8% average FPS uplift at 1440p with Ultra settings
Known Issues:
Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products:
- Diablo IV (DX12) may intermittently crash while toggling Ray Tracing settings during gameplay.
- Doom Eternal (VK) may exhibit intermittent flickering corruption in the game menu and during gameplay.
- Blender may experience application crash while rendering certain benchmark scenes.
- 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:
- Enshrouded (VK) may experience an application crash during gameplay.
- Diablo IV (DX12) may experience an application crash with ray tracing settings enabled.
- Horizon Forbidden West (DX12) may experience color corruption during gameplay.
- Fortnite (DX12) game may crash while performing Alt + Tab operations
- SPECworkstation3.1 may exhibit system instability while running certain workloads.
- CATIA texts may not appear in quality toolbar with HQAO settings
- Procyon AI may experience an application crash while running benchmark with precision float32.
For anyone with an Intel ARC GPU