Driver update: Intel Arc & Iris Xe Graphics driver 31.0.101.4369 WHQL

Intel has released new stable video drivers. The drivers carry version number 31.0.101.4369 WHQL, are suitable for Windows 10 and higher, and can be used on cards based on the Arc architecture or the internal GPU from the eleventh generation of Core processors or higher. In this edition we find improvements for the games The Outlast Trials, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum and the early access of Starship Troopers: Extermination. The changelog also shows a number of bug fixes and problems that are already known, but for which there is no solution yet.

Gaming Highlights:

• Intel Game On Driver support on Intel Arc A-series Graphics for:
  • The Outlast Trials*
  • The Lord of the Rings: Gollum*
  • Starship Troopers: Extermination Early Access*

• Game performance improvements versus Intel 31.0.101.4335 software driver for:
  • The Outlast Trials* (DX12)
    • Up to 65% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
    • Up to 52% uplift at 1440p with High settings
  • The Lord of the Rings: Gollum* (DX12)
    • Up to 4% uplift at 1080p with Epic settings
    • Up to 11% uplift at 1440p with High settings
  • Minecraft Bedrock* (DXR)
    • Up to 30% uplift at 1080p with Ray Tracing enabled at 8 RT chunks
    • Up to 34% uplift at 1440p with Ray Tracing enabled at 8 RT chunks
    • Up to 28% uplift at 1440p with Ray Tracing enabled at 24 RT chunks

Fixed Issues:

• Battlefield: 2042*(DX12) may exhibit color corruption at the game menu.
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2* (DX12) may experience color corruption in Quick Play

Known Issues:

Intel Arc Graphics Products:

• The Last of Us (DX12) may experience an application crash during gameplay.
• System may hang while waking up from sleep. May need to power cycle the system for recovery.
• GPU hardware acceleration may not be available for media playback and encode with some versions of Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Topaz Video AI may experience errors when using some models for video enhancement.

Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics Products:

• Driver installation may not complete successfully on certain notebook systems with both Intel Iris Xe + Iris Xe MAX devices. A system reboot and re-installation of the graphics driver may be required for successful installation.

Intel Core Processor Products:

• Total War: Warhammer III (DX11) may experience an application crash when loading battle scenarios.
• Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 (DX12) may exhibit corruption on certain light sources such as fire.
• Conqueror’s Blade (DX12) may experience an application crash during game launch.
• A Plague Tale: Requiem (DX12) may experience application instability during gameplay.