Intel Arc Game on Driver 31 update.0.101.4885: Support Assassin’s Creed Mirage and Forza Motorsport

A new version of the Intel ARC driver is available & Iris Xe Graphics Driver 31.0.101.4885 Non-WHQL for Windows 11 and Windows 10. The update includes support for new games on Intel ARC A-Series: Assassin’s Creed Mirage and Forza Motorsport, as well as improving performance.

Intel announced the availability of Intel ARC driver & Iris Xe Graphics Driver version 31.0.101.4885 non-wHQL. This driver update will significantly improve game experience for computers with Intel ARC A-Series graphic processors, providing improved performance in popular games and support for new titles..

In updating the Intel Arc Game on Driver 31 driver.0.101.4885 The following innovations and improvements for gamers are presented:

Support for new games

This driver supports new games on the Intel ARC A-Series graphic processors:

Improving performance in games

Comparison with previous versions of Intel drivers shows a noticeable improvement in performance in a number of popular games:

  • Forza Motorsport (DX12): Improving performance by 19% at 1440p with high settings.
  • Resident Evil 4 (DXR): Improving performance by 27% at 1080p with high rays trace settings. (Dx12): Improving performance by 12% at 1080p with ultra-settings.

Compared to Intel 31.0.101.4669:

    (Dx11): Improvement by 9% at 1080p with maximum settings. (Dx11): Improvement by 37% at 1080p with ultra-settings. (Dx11): improvement by 5% at 1080p with the highest settings. (Dx11): Improvement by 32% at 1080p with ultra-settings.
  • Final Fantasy XIV Online (DX11): Improvement by 7% at 1080p with ultra-settings. (Dx11): Improvement by 42% at 1080p with ultra-settings. (Dx11): Improvement by 88% at 1080p with high settings. (Dx11): improvement by 10% at 1080p with ultra-settings. (Dx11): improvement by 10% at 1080p with ultra-settings. (Dx11): improvement by 6% at 1080p with very high settings. (Dx11): Improvement by 14% at 1080p with ultra-settings. (Dx11): Improvement by 90% at 1080p with additional settings. (Dx11): Improvement by 119% at 1080p with high settings. (Dx11): improvement by 8% at 1080p with very high settings. (Dx11): improvement by 10% at 1080p with high settings. (Dx11): improvement by 22% at 1080p with ultra-high settings.
  • Divinity: Original Sin – Enhanced Edition (DX11): Improvement by 9% at 1080p with ultra-settings.

Fixed problems

In updating the Intel Arc Game on Driver 31 driver.0.101.4885 The following problems were fixed:

Intel ARC video cards

    (Dx12): The game could suddenly fly out during gameplay. This problem is now fixed.
  • UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection (DX12): characters in the game could have distorted textures. Now the textures are displayed correctly. (DX12): Players could face random instability in some areas of the game. The problem is resolved. (DX12): During the game, there could be problems with color distortion. Fixed in this update. (DX12): The game could fly out when the Global Illumination settings was installed on Lumen Epic. Now this bug is fixed.
  • Adobe After Effects: The program could fly out during rendering operations. This problem was also fixed.
  • Some laptops with Intel ARC A-Series graphics could incorrectly display the overstated default frequency value. This problem is now resolved, and the frequency reports should now be accurate.

Famous problems

Famous problems in updating the Intel ARC driver & Iris Xe Graphics Driver 31.0.101.4885: