Following the previous full driver release with performance upgrades (opens in new tab)intel is new beta driver (opens in new tab) Features at least 13 game enhancements. From old DX9 classics like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to his latest DX12 titles including Dying Light 2, the new beta driver supports all Intel Arc discrete graphics, from A310 to top-of-the-line Intel Arc A770 boards. Compatible with (opens in new tab).
Ostensibly a “Game On” driver release to coincide with the launch of WoW: Dragonflight, Warhammer 40K: Darktide, Midnight Suns, The Callisto Protocol, and the latest Unreal Engine 5.1 version of Fortnite.
For GPU architectures that have hit and miss so much in terms of gaming performance, it’s certainly welcome to have new drivers aimed at improving performance across a wider suite of games.
Intel has not quantified the performance boost offered, presumably because this is not a final release driver. Some games stepped up by as much as 19% in the last official release, so hopefully this latest beta his driver will offer similar functionality when it finally makes it to the full he release. increase.
Full release notes and Download the driver here (opens in new tab).
Full list of DX9 titles:
- league of legends
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- payday 2
- Stellaris
- starcraft 2
- guild wars 2
- Nijan
- moonlight blade
DX11 and DX12 titles:
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
- Far Cry New Dawn
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider
- DOTA 2
- dying light 2