Latest Intel Arc Driver Brings up to 313% Performance Uplift In Assassins Creed Unity

The latest Intel Arc and Iris Xe driver version 31.0.101.4514 has been released once again bringing gaming support and performance improvements of up to 313%.

Intel Arc & Iris Graphics Drivers Version 31.0.101.4514

The latest driver has introduced game-on driver support for both AEW: Fight Forever, a wrestling game due to release on the 29th of June, and Layers of Fear the narrative-focused psychological horror experience. Moving on to the information that is much more interesting, performance improvements. First off we have Assassin’s Creed Unity (DX11) which has received up to a whopping 313% uplift at 1440p high settings and 271% at 1080p with very high settings. Intel hasn’t shared any specific performance numbers but it’s good news for DX11 titles which Intel had struggled with in the past. Next up is F1 22 (DX12) which has received an acceptable 36% at 1080p high, 20% at 1440p high and 10% at ultra-high with raytracing enabled. Finally, we have Deathloop which has received up to 10% at 1080p ultra and up to 8% at 1440p Very High.

Once again Intel Arc is still crawling upwards, You can install this new driver from Intel.com.

GAMING HIGHLIGHTS: 

Intel® Game On Driver support on Intel® Arc™ A-series Graphics for:

• AEW: Fight Forever*
• Layers of Fear*

Game performance improvements versus Intel® 31.0.101.4502 software driver for:

• Assassin’s Creed Unity* (DX11)
  • Up to 271% uplift at 1080p with Very High settings
  • Up to 313% uplift at 1440p with High settings
• F1 22* (DX12)
  • Up to 36% uplift at 1080p with High settings
  • Up to 20% uplift at 1440p with High settings
  • Up to 10% uplift at 1080p with Ultra High settings and all Ray Tracing settings on
• Deathloop* (DX12)
  • Up to 10% uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
  • Up to 8% uplift at 1440p with Very High settings

Platform (OS Support)

• 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family (Codename Tiger Lake, Rocket Lake, Tiger Lake-H)
• 12th Gen Intel® Core™ 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)
• Intel® Iris® Xe Dedicated Graphics family (Codename DG1)
• Intel® Arc™ Graphics family (Codename Alchemist)