Intel’s New Graphics Driver Enhances Silent Hill 2 and GoW Ragnarök FPS

Intel has unveiled new driver versions 32.0.101.6083 (non-WHQL) and 32.0.101.5736 (WHQL), packed with enhancements aimed at boosting gaming performance. This update notably optimizes several new titles, including Silent Hill 2, DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO, and the Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred Expansion, along with a remarkable performance increase in God of War Ragnarök—up to 34%!

Key highlights from the update include:

Intel Game On Driver compatibility featuring:

• Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred Expansion
• DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO
• Silent Hill 2

Performance enhancements on Intel Arc A-Series Graphics products compared to version 31.0.101.6079 for:

God of War Ragnarök (DX12):

• Average FPS increase of up to 9% at 1080p on Ultra settings
• Average FPS rise of up to 34% at 1440p on Ultra settings

The update has also addressed several bugs:

Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products:

• FC25 (DX12) may show intermittent green artifacts in the game menus and during play.

Additionally, here are the known issues:

Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products:

• Doom Eternal (VK) may intermittently flicker and show corruption in menus and during gameplay.
• The Blender application may crash when rendering particular benchmark scenes.
• Topaz Video AI may face errors during video exports after utilizing some enhancement models.

For Intel Core Ultra (Series 1 and 2) with integrated Intel Arc GPUs:

• Horizon Forbidden West (DX12) could exhibit color distortion while playing.
• Enshrouded (VK) may crash while in gameplay.
• Fortnite (DX12) might stutter or crash when using Alt + Tab.
• DirectML-based AI applications may experience increased initial latency.
• 3DMark WildMark Extreme may witness a 5% decrease in performance.
• Chaos Enscape Benchmark 4.1 could have visual distortion issues.
• Adobe Premiere Pro may show artifacts in output videos following 8K AV1 encoding.
• SPECworkstation3.1 might generate system instability under certain workloads.
• PugetBench for Davinci Resolve Studio V19 could intermittently encounter errors with the Extended benchmark preset.
• Adjusting Endurance Gaming might not retain the correct frame rate settings; if this occurs, re-select the intended mode to reapply the settings.

Specific to Intel Core Ultra Series 2 with integrated Intel Arc GPUs:

• Star Wars Outlaws (DX12) could crash or freeze while transitioning to gameplay.
• Final Fantasy XVI (DX12) may experience texture issues during play.
• Silent Hill 2 (DX12) might crash upon game launch.

To acquire Intel’s most recent graphics driver, visit the official download page. For comprehensive release notes, check this PDF document.

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