Among the new features, Intel is highlighting support for new games. The list includes Helldrivers 2, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and Skull & Bones.
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (DX12) :
Up to 4% perfs in 1080p with very high detail.
Palworld (DX11):
Up to 5% perfs in 1080p with details in Epic.
Snowrunner (DX11):
Up to 71% performance in 1080p with ultra detail.
The patches:
In passing, Intel has taken the opportunity to correct a few annoying problems:
No more corrupted colors on Arcade Paradise (DX11).
No more lower-than-expected performance on Ghostrunner 2 (DX12).
The same goes for Starfield (DX12).
Known problems, as numerous as ever:
Intel Arc Graphics Products:
Intermittent crashes when launching Starfield (DX12).
When opening game options on Helldriver 2 (DX12), instabilities may be felt with certain displays.
During long game sessions, crashes may occur on Palworld (DX11).
In-game crashes may occur on Dead by Daylight.
Topaz Video AI may encounter errors when using certain templates for video enhancement.
Intel Core Ultra with Intel Arc Graphics Products:
Helldriver 2 (DX12): instabilities may be experienced with certain displays when opening game options.
Corruptions on the field can be observed on Diablo 4 (DX12).
Crashes on Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves (DX12) may occur after loading into gameplay.
On Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (DX12), crashes can occur after loading into gameplay on certain maps.
In-game and menu corruption may occur on Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 (DX12).
When launching the SPECAPC benchmark on Autodesk Maya, the software may crash.
With certain memory configurations, Blender may crash when rendering certain scenes.
Topaz Video AI may encounter errors when using certain templates for video enhancement.
Serif Affinity Photo 2 may crash in benchmark mode.
Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics Products:
Driver installation may not complete successfully on some notebooks equipped with both Intel Iris Xe and Intel Iris Xe Max. A system restart may solve the problem.
Intel Core Processor (12th-14th Generation) Products :
Sporadic crashes can be observed on Dragon Quest X Online (DX9).
Intel Arc Control:
With some games, Arc Control Studio may incorrectly generate multiple video files.
When using an HDMI connection, the “Display” page may incorrectly show DisplayPort in the “Connector” tab.
HDR recording with Arc Control Studio may be corrupted when the mouse cursor is.
Finally, the camera preview may cut out when the system enters a connected standby mode.
