Intel® Arc™ Graphics Windows* DCH Driver 3x Series (WDDM 3.0 - WDDM 3.2)

Intel released Intel® Arc™ Graphics Windows* DCH as 31.0.101.4826 (Non-WHQL) for Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics and Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics on September 18, 2023.

Release Version: Planned Release
Intel® Graphics Driver: 31.0.101.4826
Build Date: September 13, 2023
DriverVer = 09/13/2023, 31.0.101.4826
Cert. and signed from September 14, 2023

Operating Systems:
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - October 2020 Update (20H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - November 2021 Update (21H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - May 2021 Update (21H1)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - October 2021 Update (21H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - September 2022 (22H2)

Platforms:
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Tiger Lake, Rocket Lake, Tiger Lake-H)
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Alder Lake-S, Alder Lake-H, Alder Lake-P, Alder Lake-U, Alder Lake-HX, Alder Lake-N)
13th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family (Codename Raptor Lake-S, Raptor Lake-HX, Raptor Lake-H, Raptor Lake-P, Raptor Lake-U)
Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Dedicated Graphics family (Codename DG1)
Intel(R) Arc(TM) Graphics family (Codename Alchemist)

NOTES
• Take your system lighting to the next level with Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller. Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller was custom designed to allow users to harness 90 individually addressable LEDs on Intel® Arc™ A770 GraphicsLimited Edition cards. Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller is available for download here .
o Supported on Intel® Arc™ A770 Graphics Limited Edition on Windows®10 and Windows®11.
o Intel® and Cooler Master* collaborated on the creation of this software.
o For more information on how to enable the RGB lighting for your Intel® Arc™ A770
Graphics Limited Edition card, see the Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics – Desktop Quick Start Guide .

GAMING HIGHLIGHTS
Intel® Game On Driver support on Intel® Arc™ A-series Graphics for:
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty*
• Payday 3*
• Lies of P*
• Party Animals*
Game performance improvements versus Intel® 31.0.101.4824 software driver for:
• Hitman Absolution* (DX11)
o Up to 17% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
• Bioshock Infinite* (DX11)
o Up to 27% uplift at 1080p with Very High settings

FIXED ISSUES:
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
• Trackmania* (DX11) may experience an application crash during game launch.

KNOWN ISSUES:
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
• Starfield* (DX12) may experience sporadic instability in some areas of the game.
• Starfield* (DX12) may exhibit corruption when using Dynamic Resolution Scaling. A workaround is to change the Render Resolution Scale slider value.
• Starfield* (DX12) may exhibit low texture details on certain objects in the game.
• Starfield* (DX12) may exhibit texture flickering on light sources during gameplay.
• UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection* (DX12) may exhibit texture corruption on characters.
• Halo Infinite* (DX12) campaign may experience an application crash on some system configurations.
• Dead by Daylight* (DX11) may experience an application crash during gameplay.
• Topaz Video AI* may experience errors when using some models for video enhancement.
• Adobe After Effects* may experience an application crash during render operations.
• Some Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics notebooks may incorrectly report a higher value than expected for default clock frequency value.

Intel® Iris™ X 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® Arc™ Fixed Issues
• Intel® Arc™ Control may consume higher than expected system memory.

Intel® Arc™ Control Known Issues
• Using Arc Control Studio capture with certain games may incorrectly generate multiple video files.
• The “Connector” type in the Display page may incorrectly show DP* when using an HDMI* display connection.
• May observe “stream has already ended” pop-up after the power events with Capture/Highlights/Broadcast toggle on.
• Arc Control may not retain overall application settings in Overlay mode after system reboot. A workaround is to use Desktop mode of Arc Control.

Intel® Arc™ Control Performance Tuning (BETA):
• Intel® Arc™ Control Performance Tuning is currently in Beta. As such, performance and features may behave unexpectedly. Intel® will continue to refine the Performance Tuning software in future releases.

Supported Subsystem IDs:


Contents of the Package:


Info and Download: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download...raphics-windows.html
Release Notes: downloadmirror.intel.com/788789/ReleaseNotes_101.4826.pdf
Direct Download: downloadmirror.intel.com/788789/gfx_win_101.4826.exe

Cheers
Tom

Intel released Intel® Arc™ Graphics Windows* DCH as 31.0.101.4885 (Non-WHQL) for Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics and Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics on October 4, 2023.

Release Version: Planned Release
Intel® Graphics Driver: 31.0.101.4885
Build Date: October 3, 2023
DriverVer = 10/03/2023, 31.0.101.4885
Cert. and signed from October 3, 2023

Operating Systems:
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - October 2020 Update (20H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - November 2021 Update (21H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - May 2021 Update (21H1)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - October 2021 Update (21H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - September 2022 (22H2)

Platforms:
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Tiger Lake, Rocket Lake, Tiger Lake-H)
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Alder Lake-S, Alder Lake-H, Alder Lake-P, Alder Lake-U, Alder Lake-HX, Alder Lake-N)
13th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family (Codename Raptor Lake-S, Raptor Lake-HX, Raptor Lake-H, Raptor Lake-P, Raptor Lake-U)
Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Dedicated Graphics family (Codename DG1)
Intel(R) Arc(TM) Graphics family (Codename Alchemist)

NOTES
• Take your system lighting to the next level with Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller. Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller was custom designed to allow users to harness 90 individually addressable LEDs on Intel® Arc™ A770 GraphicsLimited Edition cards. Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller is available for download here .
o Supported on Intel® Arc™ A770 Graphics Limited Edition on Windows®10 and Windows®11.
o Intel® and Cooler Master* collaborated on the creation of this software.
o For more information on how to enable the RGB lighting for your Intel® Arc™ A770
Graphics Limited Edition card, see the Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics – Desktop Quick Start Guide .

GAMING HIGHLIGHTS
Intel® Game On Driver support on Intel® Arc™ A-series Graphics for:
• Assassin’s Creed Mirage*
• Forza Motorsport*
Game performance improvements versus Intel® 31.0.101.4826 software driver for:
• Forza Motorsport* (DX12)
o Up to 19% uplift at 1440p with High settings
• Resident Evil 4* (DXR)
o Up to 27% uplift at 1080p with High Ray Tracing settings
• The Last of Us Part 1* (DX12)
o Up to 12% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Game performance improvements versus Intel® 31.0.101.4669 software driver for:
• War Thunder* (DX11)
o Up to 9% uplift at 1080p with Maximum settings
• Payday 3* (DX11)
o Up to 37% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
• Naraka: Bladepoint* (DX11)
o Up to 5% uplift at 1080p with Highest settings
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege* (DX11)
o Up to 32% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
• Final Fantasy XIV Online* (DX11)
o Up to 7% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
• Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition* (DX11)
o Up to 42% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 3* (DX11)
o Up to 88% uplift at 1080p with High settings
• Total War: Warhammer 2* (DX11)
o Up to 10% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
• Tomb Raider* (DX11)
o Up to 10% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
• Mad Max* (DX11)
o Up to 6% uplift at 1080p with Very High settings
• Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor* (DX11)
o Up to 14% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare* (DX11)
o Up to 90% uplift at 1080p with Extra settings
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution* (DX11)
o Up to 119% uplift at 1080p with High settings
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4* (DX11)
o Up to 8% uplift at 1080p with Very High settings
• BeamNG.drive* (DX11)
o Up to 10% uplift at 1080p with High settings
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance* (DX11)
o Up to 22% uplift at 1080p with Ultra High settings
• Divinity: Original Sin – Enhanced Edition* (DX11)
o Up to 9% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings

FIXED ISSUES:
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
• EA Sports FC 24* (DX12) may experience application crash during gameplay.
• UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection* (DX12) may exhibit texture corruption on characters.
• Starfield* (DX12) may experience sporadic instability in some areas of the game.
• Dying Light 2 Stay Human* (DX12) may exhibit color corruption during gameplay.
• Fortnite* (DX12) may experience application crash when Global Illumination setting is set to Lumen Epic.
• Adobe After Effects* may experience an application crash during render operations.
• Some Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics notebooks may incorrectly report a higher value than expected for default clock frequency value.

KNOWN ISSUES:
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
• Starfield* (DX12) may exhibit corruption when using Dynamic Resolution Scaling. A workaround is to change the Render Resolution Scale slider value.
• Starfield* (DX12) may exhibit texture corruptions on certain objects and light sources during gameplay.
• Minecraft* (DX12) may exhibit color corruptions in night scenes when ray tracing setting is on.
• Halo Infinite* (DX12) campaign may experience an application crash on some system configurations.
• Dead by Daylight* (DX11) may experience an application crash during gameplay.
• Topaz Video AI* may experience errors when using some models for video enhancement.

Intel® Iris™ X 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® Arc™ Fixed Issues
• None

Intel® Arc™ Control Known Issues
• Using Arc Control Studio capture with certain games may incorrectly generate multiple video files.
• The “Connector” type in the Display page may incorrectly show DP* when using an HDMI* display connection.
• May observe “stream has already ended” pop-up after the power events with Capture/Highlights/Broadcast toggle on.
• Arc Control may not retain overall application settings in Overlay mode after system reboot. A workaround is to use Desktop mode of Arc Control.

Intel® Arc™ Control Performance Tuning (BETA):
• Intel® Arc™ Control Performance Tuning is currently in Beta. As such, performance and features may behave unexpectedly. Intel® will continue to refine the Performance Tuning software in future releases.

Supported Subsystem IDs:


Contents of the Package:


Info and Download: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download...raphics-windows.html
Release Notes: downloadmirror.intel.com/790375/Release%20Notes.pdf
Direct Download: downloadmirror.intel.com/790375/gfx_win_101.4885.exe

Cheers
Tom

Intel re-released Intel® Arc™ Graphics Windows* DCH as 31.0.101.4887 (Non-WHQL) for Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics and Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics on October 10, 2023.

Release Version: Planned Release
Intel® Graphics Driver: 31.0.101.4887
Build Date: October 6, 2023
DriverVer = 10/06/2023, 31.0.101.4887
Cert. and signed from October 7, 2023

Operating Systems:
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - October 2020 Update (20H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - November 2021 Update (21H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - May 2021 Update (21H1)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - October 2021 Update (21H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - September 2022 (22H2)

Platforms:
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Tiger Lake, Rocket Lake, Tiger Lake-H)
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Alder Lake-S, Alder Lake-H, Alder Lake-P, Alder Lake-U, Alder Lake-HX, Alder Lake-N)
13th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family (Codename Raptor Lake-S, Raptor Lake-HX, Raptor Lake-H, Raptor Lake-P, Raptor Lake-U)
Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Dedicated Graphics family (Codename DG1)
Intel(R) Arc(TM) Graphics family (Codename Alchemist)

NOTES
• Take your system lighting to the next level with Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller. Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller was custom designed to allow users to harness 90 individually addressable LEDs on Intel® Arc™ A770 GraphicsLimited Edition cards. Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller is available for download here .
o Supported on Intel® Arc™ A770 Graphics Limited Edition on Windows®10 and Windows®11.
o Intel® and Cooler Master* collaborated on the creation of this software.
o For more information on how to enable the RGB lighting for your Intel® Arc™ A770
Graphics Limited Edition card, see the Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics – Desktop Quick Start Guide .

HIGHLIGHTS
• Support for Intel® Arc™ A580 Graphics.
GAMING HIGHLIGHTS
Intel® Game On Driver support on Intel® Arc™ A-series Graphics for:
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III* Beta
• Total War: PHARAOH*
• Lords of the Fallen*
Game performance improvements versus Intel® 31.0.101.4885 software driver for:
• Starfield* (DX12)
o Up to 117% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
o Up to 149% uplift at 1440p with High settings
• Forza Motorsport* (DX12)
o Up to 8% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Game performance improvements versus Intel® 31.0.101.4826 software driver for
• F1 23* (DX12)
o Up to 12% uplift at 1440p with Ultra High settings
o Up to 136% uplift at 2160p with Ultra High settings

FIXED ISSUES:
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
• Minecraft* (DX12) may exhibit color corruptions in night scenes when ray tracing setting is on.

KNOWN ISSUES:
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
• Total War: PHARAOH* (DX11) may exhibit corruption after changing resolution in game on certain displays.
• Starfield* (DX12) may exhibit corruption when using Dynamic Resolution Scaling. A workaround is to change the Render Resolution Scale slider value.
• Starfield* (DX12) may exhibit texture corruptions on certain objects and light sources during gameplay.
• Halo Infinite* (DX12) campaign may experience an application crash on some system configurations.
• Dead by Daylight* (DX11) may experience an application crash during gameplay.
• Topaz Video AI* may experience errors when using some models for video enhancement.

Intel® Iris™ X 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® Arc™ Fixed Issues
• None

Intel® Arc™ Control Known Issues
• Using Arc Control Studio capture with certain games may incorrectly generate multiple video files.
• The “Connector” type in the Display page may incorrectly show DP* when using an HDMI* display connection.
• May observe “stream has already ended” pop-up after the power events with Capture/Highlights/Broadcast toggle on.
• Arc Control may not retain overall application settings in Overlay mode after system reboot. A workaround is to use Desktop mode of Arc Control.

Intel® Arc™ Control Performance Tuning (BETA):
• Intel® Arc™ Control Performance Tuning is currently in Beta. As such, performance and features may behave unexpectedly. Intel® will continue to refine the Performance Tuning software in future releases.

Supported Subsystem IDs:


Contents of the Package:


Info and Download: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download...raphics-windows.html
Release Notes: downloadmirror.intel.com/790665/ReleaseNotes_101.4887_WHQL.pdf
Direct Download: downloadmirror.intel.com/790665/gfx_win_101.4887.exe

Cheers
Tom

Intel released Intel® Arc™ Graphics Windows* DCH as 31.0.101.4900 (Non-WHQL) for Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics and Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics on October 23, 2023.

Release Version: Planned Release
Intel® Graphics Driver: 31.0.101.4900
Build Date: October 20, 2023
DriverVer = 10/020/2023, 31.0.101.4900
Cert. and signed from October 21, 2023

Operating Systems:
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - October 2020 Update (20H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - November 2021 Update (21H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - May 2021 Update (21H1)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - October 2021 Update (21H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - September 2022 (22H2)

Platforms:
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Tiger Lake, Rocket Lake, Tiger Lake-H)
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Alder Lake-S, Alder Lake-H, Alder Lake-P, Alder Lake-U, Alder Lake-HX, Alder Lake-N)
13th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family (Codename Raptor Lake-S, Raptor Lake-HX, Raptor Lake-H, Raptor Lake-P, Raptor Lake-U)
Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Dedicated Graphics family (Codename DG1)
Intel(R) Arc(TM) Graphics family (Codename Alchemist)

NOTES
• Take your system lighting to the next level with Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller. Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller was custom designed to allow users to harness 90 individually addressable LEDs on Intel® Arc™ A770 GraphicsLimited Edition cards. Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller is available for download here .
o Supported on Intel® Arc™ A770 Graphics Limited Edition on Windows®10 and Windows®11.
o Intel® and Cooler Master* collaborated on the creation of this software.
o For more information on how to enable the RGB lighting for your Intel® Arc™ A770
Graphics Limited Edition card, see the Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics – Desktop Quick Start Guide .

HIGHLIGHTS
• Support for Intel® Arc™ A580 Graphics.
GAMING HIGHLIGHTS
Intel® Game On Driver support on Intel® Arc™ A-series Graphics for:
• Ghostrunner 2* - For the best gaming experience, it is recommended to launch the game using DirectX* 12 option.
Intel® Game On Driver support on Intel® Arc™ A-series Graphics for:
• Alan Wake 2*
• Cities: Skylines 2*
• WRC*
• Ghostrunner 2*
Game performance improvements versus Intel® 31.0.101.4887 software driver for:
• Alan Wake 2* (DX12)
o Up to 20% average FPS uplift at 1080p with High settings
o Up to 22% average FPS uplift at 1440p with Medium settings
• Cities: Skylines 2* (DX11)
o Up to 34% average FPS uplift at 1080p with High settings
o Up to 26% average FPS uplift at 1440p with Medium settings

FIXED ISSUES:
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
• N/A

KNOWN ISSUES:
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
• Ghostrunner 2* (DX11) may experience sporadic application crash during gameplay.
• Total War: PHARAOH* (DX11) may exhibit corruption after changing resolution in game on certain displays.
• Starfield* (DX12) may exhibit corruption when using Dynamic Resolution Scaling. A workaround is to change the Render Resolution Scale slider value.
• Halo Infinite* (DX12) campaign may experience an application crash on some system configurations.
• Dead by Daylight* (DX11) may experience an application crash during gameplay.
• Topaz Video AI* may experience errors when using some models for video enhancement.

Intel® Iris™ X 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® Arc™ Fixed Issues
• None

Intel® Arc™ Control Known Issues
• Using Arc Control Studio capture with certain games may incorrectly generate multiple video files.
• The “Connector” type in the Display page may incorrectly show DP* when using an HDMI* display connection.
• May observe “stream has already ended” pop-up after the power events with Capture/Highlights/Broadcast toggle on.
• Arc Control may not retain overall application settings in Overlay mode after system reboot. A workaround is to use Desktop mode of Arc Control.

Intel® Arc™ Control Performance Tuning (BETA):
• Intel® Arc™ Control Performance Tuning is currently in Beta. As such, performance and features may behave unexpectedly. Intel® will continue to refine the Performance Tuning software in future releases.

Supported Subsystem IDs:


Contents of the Package:


Info and Download: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download...raphics-windows.html
Release Notes: downloadmirror.intel.com/791578/ReleaseNotes_101.4900.pdf
Direct Download: downloadmirror.intel.com/791578/gfx_win_101.4900.exe
Cheers
Tom

Platform (OS Support)

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14th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family (Codename Raptor Lake-S, Raptor Lake-HX, Raptor Lake-H, Raptor Lake-P, Raptor Lake-U)
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