Intel’s latest Arc driver includes “Game On” support for two new and upcoming titles, Assassin’s Creed: Mirage and Forza Motorsport. The latter sees a 19% uplift in performance at 1440p using the “High” graphics settings. The Resident Evil 4 Remake is also up to 27% faster at 1080p when using the “High Ray Tracing” settings. The Last of Us, which was released in a deplorable state on PC also gets a slight uplift. That sums up the Arc driver optimizations for newer DirectX 12 titles.
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)
Up to 19% uplift at 1440p with High settings
Resident Evil 4* (DXR)
Up to 27% uplift at 1080p with High Ray Tracing settings
The Last of Us Part 1* (DX12)
Up to 12% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
For older DX11 games that require more attention on the driver side, a total of 17 titles have been optimized for the Arc Alchemist GPUs. The list includes popular multi-player games like Payday 3, Final Fantasy XIV Online, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3.
Game performance improvements versus Intel® 31.0.101.4669 software driver for:
War Thunder* (DX11)
Up to 9% uplift at 1080p with Maximum settings
Payday 3* (DX11)
Up to 37% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Naraka: Bladepoint* (DX11)
Up to 5% uplift at 1080p with Highest settings
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege* (DX11)
Up to 32% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Final Fantasy XIV Online* (DX11)
Up to 7% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition* (DX11)
Up to 42% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3* (DX11)
Up to 88% uplift at 1080p with High settings
Total War: Warhammer 2* (DX11)
Up to 10% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Tomb Raider* (DX11)
Up to 10% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Mad Max* (DX11)
Up to 6% uplift at 1080p with Very High settings
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor* (DX11)
Up to 14% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare* (DX11)
Up to 90% uplift at 1080p with Extra settings
Deus Ex: Human Revolution* (DX11)
Up to 119% uplift at 1080p with High settings
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4* (DX11)
Up to 8% uplift at 1080p with Very High settings
BeamNG.drive* (DX11)
Up to 10% uplift at 1080p with High settings
Kingdom Come: Deliverance* (DX11)
Up to 22% uplift at 1080p with Ultra High settings
Divinity: Original Sin – Enhanced Edition* (DX11)
Up to 9% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Deus Ex: Human Revolution gets the largest bump in performance with up to 119% uplift at 1080p High. Modern Warfare comes in a close second with a boost of up to 90% at 1080p with the “Extra” graphics settings. Black Ops 3 gets an 88% uplift at 1080p when using the High settings on an Arc A750 or A770.
Payday 3, a popular competitive title, is now up to 37% faster on Arc Alchemist GPUs at 1080p Ultra settings. Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition is also up to 42% faster with the latest Intel graphics driver. Other notable mentions include Divinity: Original Sin – Enhanced Edition, Kingdom Come Deliverance, and Rainbow Six Siege. These games are up to 9%, 22%, and 32% extra performance using the driver update.
