Intel’s Latest Arc GPU Driver Introduces Multiple Fixes for “B-Series” GPUs and Various Games

Intel has rolled out a fresh update for its Arc GPU drivers, addressing a host of issues for its newest Battlemage SKUs and boosting the gaming experience across several titles.

Intel’s "Game On" GPU Driver v101.6253: Fixes and Issues in Focus for Battlemage GPUs

Intel’s latest beta driver, version 101.6253 for Arc GPUs, marks a significant step with its initial set of patches for the B-series GPUs that have caught consumers’ attention lately. Additionally, fixes have been deployed for popular games like The Crew: Motorfest and Elden Ring, along with performance improvements for applications like Topaz Labs. Here’s what the changelog reveals:

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Fixed Issues:
Intel Arc B-Series Graphics Products have seen resolutions for several problems, including:

• Flickering issues in certain scenarios with The Crew Motorfest (VK).
• A crash during launch for Saleco (VK).
• Stuttering in specific scenes while playing Elden Ring (DX12).
• Launch crashes in Homeworld 3 (DX12).
• F1 24 (DX12) experiencing stuttering during gameplay when high ray tracing quality is enabled.
• Occasional corruptions during night scenes.

Known Issues:
Intel Arc B-Series Graphics Products still face challenges such as:

• F1 24 (DX12) with XeSS FG showing corruptions and potential application crashes.
• Instability when XeSS FG settings are altered mid-game. The trick here is to tweak the settings in the game menu prior to a race.
• A crash when using the "Alt + Enter" shortcut to toggle display modes.
• Skull and Bones (DX12) may crash upon game start.
• MLPerf may show errors in multi-GPU setups; disabling the integrated GPU is suggested as a workaround.
• Anomalies in Topaz Labs Photo AI with certain image enhancements and Magix Vegas Pro might appear when applying style transfer.
• Dassault Systèmes CATIA could crash when employing the HQAO option.
• Some capture cards could display visual issues.
• Adobe Lightroom Classic menus may underperform; a recommended fix is to alter the preferences to use the "Custom" graphics processor and enable GPU options for display, processing, and export.

Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products:

• In Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (DX12), shadows might appear overly dark in certain campaign segments.
• Exporting images using Topaz Gigapixel AI may result in intermittent crashes.

For Intel Core Ultra Series 1 and 2 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:

• SPECworkstation3.1 can show instability under certain tasks.
• Errors might pop up on PugetBench when you push DaVinci Resolve Studio V19 with extensive benchmarks.
• Video export in Adobe Premiere Pro with 8K AV1 Encoding could lead to corrupt output.
• Issues are also noted in Call of Duty Modern Warfare III (DX12), like gameplay flickering.
• A crash could occur in the remastered Horizon Zero Dawn (DX12) when frame generation is on.

Intel Graphics Software Known Issues:

• There could be sporadic crashes while moving through pages due to a fundamental framework issue. Relaunching should bypass this, and a long-term fix is on the way.
• Using the "reset all settings" option in Windows 10 settings might cause a crash but individual resets should work fine.
• Frequent reconfigurations post-sleep states are common, but optimizations are on the horizon.
• Occasionally, a crash might happen on the first attempt to rearrange metrics in the metrics window.
• The FPS Limiter might not work as expected with VSync on and Low Latency Mode enabled.
• Conflicts might arise between profile and global controls.
• Display scaling on non-native resolutions could lead to issues.

Intel Graphics Software Performance Tuning (BETA):
Currently in beta, the Performance Tuning feature may present unpredictable behaviors, especially in multi-GPU settings where changes might affect multiple devices. Refinements are expected in upcoming releases.

This update represents ongoing efforts by Intel to finetune the gaming and user experiences, with a clear path towards addressing the standing issues in future updates.