Intel® Arc™ Graphics Windows* DCH Driver 3x Series (WDDM 3.0 & WDDM 3.1)

Intel released Intel® Arc™ Graphics Windows* DCH as 31.0.101.4972 (Non-WHQL) for Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics and Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics on November 20, 2023.

Release Version: Planned Release
Intel® Graphics Driver: 31.0.101.4972
Build Date: November 17, 2023
DriverVer = 11/17/2023, 31.0.101.4972
Cert. and signed from November 18, 2023

Operating Systems:
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - October 2020 Update (20H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - November 2021 Update (21H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - May 2021 Update (21H1)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - October 2021 Update (21H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - September 2022 (22H2)

Platforms:
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Tiger Lake, Rocket Lake, Tiger Lake-H)
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Alder Lake-S, Alder Lake-H, Alder Lake-P, Alder Lake-U, Alder Lake-HX, Alder Lake-N)
13th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family (Codename Raptor Lake-S, Raptor Lake-HX, Raptor Lake-H, Raptor Lake-P, Raptor Lake-U)
14th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Raptor Lake Refresh)
Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Dedicated Graphics family (Codename DG1)
Intel(R) Arc(TM) Graphics family (Codename Alchemist)

NOTES
• Take your system lighting to the next level with Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller. Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller was custom designed to allow users to harness 90 individually addressable LEDs on Intel® Arc™ A770 GraphicsLimited Edition cards. Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller is available for download here .
o Supported on Intel® Arc™ A770 Graphics Limited Edition on Windows®10 and Windows®11.
o Intel® and Cooler Master* collaborated on the creation of this software.
o For more information on how to enable the RGB lighting for your Intel® Arc™ A770
Graphics Limited Edition card, see the Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics – Desktop Quick Start Guide .

FIXED ISSUES:
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
• Starfield* (DX12) may experience lower than expected performance with Update 1.8.86.

KNOWN ISSUES:
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
• Ghostrunner 2* (DX11) may experience sporadic application crash during gameplay.
• Total War: PHARAOH* (DX11) may exhibit corruption after changing resolution in game on certain displays.
• Dead by Daylight* (DX11) may experience an application crash during gameplay.
• Topaz Video AI* may experience errors when using some models for video enhancement.

Intel® Iris™ X MAX Graphics Products:
• Driver installation may not complete successfully on certain notebook systems with both Intel® Iris™ Xe + Iris™ Xe MAX devices. A system reboot and re-installation of the graphics driver may be required for successful installation..

Intel® Core™ Processor (12th-14th Generation) Products:
• Dragon Quest X Online* (DX9) may experience sporadic application crash during gameplay.

Intel® Arc™ Fixed Issues
• N/A

Intel® Arc™ Control Known Issues
• Using Arc Control Studio capture with certain games may incorrectly generate multiple video files.
• The “Connector” type in the Display page may incorrectly show DP* when using an HDMI* display connection.
• May observe “stream has already ended” pop-up after the power events with Capture/Highlights/Broadcast toggle on.
• Arc Control may not retain overall application settings in Overlay mode after system reboot. A workaround is to use Desktop mode of Arc Control.

Intel® Arc™ Control Performance Tuning (BETA):
• Intel® Arc™ Control Performance Tuning is currently in Beta. As such, performance and features may behave unexpectedly. Intel® will continue to refine the Performance Tuning software in future releases.

Supported Subsystem IDs:


Contents of the Package:


Info and Download: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download...raphics-windows.html
Release Notes: downloadmirror.intel.com/793688/ReleaseNotes_101.4972%20.pdf
Direct Download: downloadmirror.intel.com/793688/gfx_win_101.4972.exe

Cheers
Tom

Intel released Intel® Arc™ & Iris® Xe Graphics Windows* DCH  drivers 31.0.101.5081 (WHQL) for Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics and Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics and 31.0.101.5122 (WHQL) for Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra processor family (Codename Meteor Lake) on December 14, 2023.

Release Version: Planned Release
Intel® Graphics Driver: 31.0.101.5081 (Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics and Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics)
Build Date: December 9, 2023
DriverVer = 12/09/2023, 31.0.101.5081
Cert. and signed from December 14, 2023

Release Version: Planned Release
Intel® Graphics Driver: 31.0.101.5122 (Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra processor family)
Build Date: November 30, 2023
DriverVer = 11/30/2023, 31.0.101.5122
Cert. and signed from December 13, 2023

Operating Systems:
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - October 2020 Update (20H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - November 2021 Update (21H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - May 2021 Update (21H1)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - October 2021 Update (21H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - September 2022 (22H2)

Platforms:
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Tiger Lake, Rocket Lake, Tiger Lake-H)
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Alder Lake-S, Alder Lake-H, Alder Lake-P, Alder Lake-U, Alder Lake-HX, Alder Lake-N)
13th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family (Codename Raptor Lake-S, Raptor Lake-HX, Raptor Lake-H, Raptor Lake-P, Raptor Lake-U)
14th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Raptor Lake Refresh)
Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Dedicated Graphics family (Codename DG1)
Intel(R) Arc(TM) Graphics family (Codename Alchemist)
Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra processor family (Codename Meteor Lake)

NOTES
Intel® Graphics Driver package size has temporarily increased because of the inclusion of Intel® Core™ Ultra with Intel® Arc™ Graphics and Intel® Graphics driver.
• Take your system lighting to the next level with Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller. Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller was custom designed to allow users to harness 90 individually addressable LEDs on Intel® Arc™ A770 GraphicsLimited Edition cards. Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller is available for download here.
o Supported on Intel® Arc™ A770 Graphics Limited Edition on Windows®10 and Windows®11.
o Intel® and Cooler Master* collaborated on the creation of this software.
o For more information on how to enable the RGB lighting for your Intel® Arc™ A770
Graphics Limited Edition card, see the Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics – Desktop Quick Start Guide.

HIGHLIGHTS:
Launch driver for Intel® Core™ Ultra with Intel® Arc™ Graphics and Intel® Graphics.
GAMING HIGHLIGHTS
Game performance improvements versus Intel® 31.0.101.5074 software driver for:
Battlefield 1* (DX11)
Up to 30% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
INTEL® ARC™ CONTROL HIGHLIGHTS:
Support for Neural style transfer webcam filters over background effects.
Support for HDR Capture and HDR to SDR streaming on HDR compatible displays.
Support for hotkey customization.
FIXED ISSUES:
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
• Fortnite* (DX12) may exhibit line corruption during gameplay with certain Anti-Aliasing settings.

KNOWN ISSUES:
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
• Dead by Daylight* (DX11) may experience an application crash during gameplay.
• Topaz Video AI* may experience errors when using some models for video enhancement.
• Intel® Smooth Sync may not work as expected with certain DX11 games.

Intel® Core™ Ultra with Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
• Diablo 4* (DX12) may exhibit corruption on the terrain during gameplay.
• Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection* (DX12) may experience application crash after loading into gameplay.
• The Talos Principle 2* (DX12) may experience an application crash during gameplay with certain Upscaling
Presets.
• Autodesk Maya* may experience application crash while running SPECAPC* benchmark.
• Blender* may experience application crash while rendering some scenes on certain system memory
configurations.
• Topaz Video AI* may experience errors when using some models for video enhancement.

Intel® Iris™ X MAX Graphics Products:
• Driver installation may not complete successfully on certain notebook systems with both Intel® Iris™ Xe + Iris™ Xe MAX devices. A system reboot and re-installation of the graphics driver may be required for successful installation..

Intel® Core™ Processor (12th-14th Generation) Products:
• Dragon Quest X Online* (DX9) may experience sporadic application crash during gameplay.

Intel® Arc™ Fixed Issues
• Virtual camera may intermittently fail to activate on hybrid system configurations.
• May observe error pop-up after power events with Capture/Highlights/Broadcast toggle on.
• Arc Control may not retain overall application settings in Overlay mode after system reboot.
• Camera preview may intermittently fail to show preview when changing camera resolution to 1440p.
• Arc control UI window may incorrectly become cropped while minimizing and changing display resolution.
• Capture and Highlights recording file may become corrupted if Overlay mode is disabled during active recording.
• Performance Graphs may scale incorrectly with maximum reported values.
• GPU Voltage Offset may show unformatted maximum values on Intel® Arc™ A-series Graphics.
• Arc Control notifications time on-screen has been reduced.

Intel® Arc™ Control Known Issues
• Using Arc Control Studio capture with certain games may incorrectly generate multiple video files.
• The “Connector” type in the Display page may incorrectly show DP* when using an HDMI* display connection.
• Arc Control Studio capture recording file may become corrupted when the mouse cursor is enabled during HDR capture.
• Camera preview may turn off after the system goes into connected standby mode.

Intel® Arc™ Control Performance Tuning (BETA):
• Intel® Arc™ Control Performance Tuning is currently in Beta. As such, performance and features may behave unexpectedly. Intel® will continue to refine the Performance Tuning software in future releases.

Supported Subsystem IDs:


Contents of the Package:


Info and Download: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download...raphics-windows.html
Release Notes: downloadmirror.intel.com/795441/ReleaseN...81_101.5122_WHQL.pdf

Cheers
Tom

Intel released Intel® Arc™ & Iris® Xe Graphics Windows* DCH  drivers 31.0.101.5084 (WHQL) for Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics and Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics and 31.0.101.5122 (WHQL) for Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra processor family (Codename Meteor Lake) on December 22, 2023 December 29, 2023.

Release Version: Planned Release
Intel® Graphics Driver: 31.0.101.5084 (Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics and Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics)
Build Date: December 21, 2023
DriverVer = 12/21/2023, 31.0.101.5084
Cert. and signed from December 22, 2023 December 29, 2023

Release Version: Planned Release
Intel® Graphics Driver: 31.0.101.5122 (Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra processor family)
Build Date: November 30, 2023
DriverVer = 11/30/2023, 31.0.101.5122
Cert. and signed from December 13, 2023

Operating Systems:
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - October 2020 Update (20H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - November 2021 Update (21H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - May 2021 Update (21H1)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - October 2021 Update (21H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - September 2022 (22H2)

Platforms:
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Tiger Lake, Rocket Lake, Tiger Lake-H)
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Alder Lake-S, Alder Lake-H, Alder Lake-P, Alder Lake-U, Alder Lake-HX, Alder Lake-N)
13th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family (Codename Raptor Lake-S, Raptor Lake-HX, Raptor Lake-H, Raptor Lake-P, Raptor Lake-U)
14th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Raptor Lake Refresh)
Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Dedicated Graphics family (Codename DG1)
Intel(R) Arc(TM) Graphics family (Codename Alchemist)
Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra processor family (Codename Meteor Lake)

NOTES
Intel® Graphics Driver package size has temporarily increased because of the inclusion of Intel® Core™ Ultra with Intel® Arc™ Graphics and Intel® Graphics driver.
• Take your system lighting to the next level with Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller. Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller was custom designed to allow users to harness 90 individually addressable LEDs on Intel® Arc™ A770 GraphicsLimited Edition cards. Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller is available for download here.
o Supported on Intel® Arc™ A770 Graphics Limited Edition on Windows®10 and Windows®11.
o Intel® and Cooler Master* collaborated on the creation of this software.
o For more information on how to enable the RGB lighting for your Intel® Arc™ A770
Graphics Limited Edition card, see the Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics – Desktop Quick Start Guide.

HIGHLIGHTS:
N/A
GAMING HIGHLIGHTS
N/A

KNOWN ISSUES:
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
• Dead by Daylight* (DX11) may experience an application crash during gameplay.
• Topaz Video AI* may experience errors when using some models for video enhancement.
• Intel® Smooth Sync may not work as expected with certain DX11 games.

Intel® Core™ Ultra with Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
• Diablo 4* (DX12) may exhibit corruption on the terrain during gameplay.
• Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection* (DX12) may experience application crash after loading into gameplay.
• The Talos Principle 2* (DX12) may experience an application crash during gameplay with certain Upscaling
Presets.
• Autodesk Maya* may experience application crash while running SPECAPC* benchmark.
• Blender* may experience application crash while rendering some scenes on certain system memory
configurations.
• Topaz Video AI* may experience errors when using some models for video enhancement.

Intel® Iris™ X MAX Graphics Products:
• Driver installation may not complete successfully on certain notebook systems with both Intel® Iris™ Xe + Iris™ Xe MAX devices. A system reboot and re-installation of the graphics driver may be required for successful installation..

Intel® Core™ Processor (12th-14th Generation) Products:
• Dragon Quest X Online* (DX9) may experience sporadic application crash during gameplay.

Intel® Arc™ Fixed Issues
N/A

Intel® Arc™ Control Known Issues
• Using Arc Control Studio capture with certain games may incorrectly generate multiple video files.
• The “Connector” type in the Display page may incorrectly show DP* when using an HDMI* display connection.
• Arc Control Studio capture recording file may become corrupted when the mouse cursor is enabled during HDR capture.
• Camera preview may turn off after the system goes into connected standby mode.

Intel® Arc™ Control Performance Tuning (BETA):
• Intel® Arc™ Control Performance Tuning is currently in Beta. As such, performance and features may behave unexpectedly. Intel® will continue to refine the Performance Tuning software in future releases.

Supported Subsystem IDs:


Contents of the Package:


Info and Download: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download...raphics-windows.html
Release Notes: downloadmirror.intel.com/812537/ReleaseN...01.5084_101.5122.pdf
Direct Download: downloadmirror.intel.com/812537/gfx_win_101.5084_101.5122.exe

Merry Christmas
Tom

The above driver is now Microsoft WHQL certified.
Post edited and Links updated.

Cheers
Tom and a Happy New Year

Intel released Intel® Arc™ & Iris® Xe Graphics and Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra processor family Windows* DCH  drivers 31.0.101.5186 (WHQL) for Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics and Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics and 31.0.101.5234 (WHQL) for Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra processor family (Codename Meteor Lake) on January 24, 2024.

Release Version: Planned Release
Intel® Graphics Driver: 31.0.101.5186 (Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics and Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics)
Build Date: January 18, 2024
DriverVer = 1/18/2024, 31.0.101.5186
Cert. and signed from January 24, 2024

Release Version: Planned Release
Intel® Graphics Driver: 31.0.101.5234 (Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra processor family)
Build Date: January 5, 2024
DriverVer = 1/5/2023, 31.0.101.5234
Cert. and signed from January 23, 2024

Operating Systems:
• Microsoft Windows* 10-64 - October 2022 Update (22H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - October 2021 Update (21H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - September 2022 Update (22H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - October 2023 Update (232H2)

Platforms:
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Tiger Lake, Rocket Lake, Tiger Lake-H)
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Alder Lake-S, Alder Lake-H, Alder Lake-P, Alder Lake-U, Alder Lake-HX, Alder Lake-N)
13th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family (Codename Raptor Lake-S, Raptor Lake-HX, Raptor Lake-H, Raptor Lake-P, Raptor Lake-U)
14th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) processor family (Codename Raptor Lake Refresh)
Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Dedicated Graphics family (Codename DG1)
Intel(R) Arc(TM) Graphics family (Codename Alchemist)
Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra processor family (Codename Meteor Lake)

NOTES
Intel® Graphics Driver package size has temporarily increased because of the inclusion of Intel® Core™ Ultra with Intel® Arc™ Graphics and Intel® Graphics driver.
• Take your system lighting to the next level with Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller. Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller was custom designed to allow users to harness 90 individually addressable LEDs on Intel® Arc™ A770 GraphicsLimited Edition cards. Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller is available for download here.
o Supported on Intel® Arc™ A770 Graphics Limited Edition on Windows®10 and Windows®11.
o Intel® and Cooler Master* collaborated on the creation of this software.
o For more information on how to enable the RGB lighting for your Intel® Arc™ A770
Graphics Limited Edition card, see the Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics – Desktop Quick Start Guide.

HIGHLIGHTS:
N/A
GAMING HIGHLIGHTS
Intel® Game On Driver support on Intel® Arc™ A-series Graphics for:
• Enshrouded*
• Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League*
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth*
• Tekken 8*
• Palworld*
Intel® Game On Driver support on Intel® Core™ Ultra with Intel® Arc™ Graphics for:
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth*
• Tekken 8*
• Palworld*
Game performance improvements on Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics Products versus Intel® 31.0.101.5085 software driver for:

Game performance improvements on Intel® Core™ Ultra with Intel® Arc™ Graphics versus Intel® 31.0.101.5122 software driver for:


Fixed Issues
Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics Products:
• Alan Wake 2* (DX12) may exhibit white corruption on reflective surfaces when Transparency is set to Off. A workaround is to set Transparency to Low or High.
• Sons of the Forest* (DX11) may exhibit corruption on the item text in the game inventory.
• Intel® Smooth Sync may not work as expected with certain DX11 games.
Intel® Core™ Ultra with Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
• The Talos Principle 2* (DX12) may experience an application crash during gameplay with certain Upscaling Presets.
• Call of Duty Modern Warfare III* (DX12) may experience application crash in certain gameplay scenarios.
• Blackmagic Fusion* may experience intermittent application crash during render operations.

KNOWN ISSUES:
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
• Dead by Daylight* (DX11) may experience an application crash during gameplay.
• Topaz Video AI* may experience errors when using some models for video enhancement.

Intel® Core™ Ultra with Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
• Diablo 4* (DX12) may exhibit corruption on the terrain during gameplay.
• Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection* (DX12) may experience application crash after loading into gameplay.
• Call of Duty Warzone 2.0* (DX12) may exhibit corruption in game menu and during gameplay.
• Autodesk Maya* may experience an application crash while running SPECAPC* benchmark.
• Blender* may experience an application crash while rendering some scenes on certain system memory configurations.
• Topaz Video AI* may experience errors when using some models for video enhancement.
• Serif Affinity Photo 2* may experience application crash while running benchmark.

Intel® Iris™ X MAX Graphics Products:
• Driver installation may not complete successfully on certain notebook systems with both Intel® Iris™ Xe + Iris™ Xe MAX devices. A system reboot and re-installation of the graphics driver may be required for successful installation..

Intel® Core™ Processor (12th-14th Generation) Products:
• Dragon Quest X Online* (DX9) may experience sporadic application crash during gameplay.

Intel® Arc™ Fixed Issues
N/A

Intel® Arc™ Control Known Issues
• Using Arc Control Studio capture with certain games may incorrectly generate multiple video files.
• The “Connector” type in the Display page may incorrectly show DP* when using an HDMI* display connection.
• Arc Control Studio capture recording file may become corrupted when the mouse cursor is enabled during HDR capture.
• Camera preview may turn off after the system goes into connected standby mode.

Intel® Arc™ Control Performance Tuning (BETA):
• Intel® Arc™ Control Performance Tuning is currently in Beta. As such, performance and features may behave unexpectedly. Intel® will continue to refine the Performance Tuning software in future releases.

Supported Subsystem IDs:


Contents of the Package:


Info and Download: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download...raphics-windows.html
Release Notes: downloadmirror.intel.com/814237/ReleaseN...86_101.5234_WHQL.pdf
Direct Download: downloadmirror.intel.com/814237/gfx_win_101.5186_101.5234.exe

Cheers
Tom