Intel Arc Graphics Driver increases Yakuza: Like a Dragon performance by up to 91%

Intel's latest Game On Graphics Driver for Intel Arc covers discrete Intel Arc GPUs and Intel Core Ultra chips with integrated Arc Graphics. It brings a sizeable performance boost to the critically acclaimed RPG Yakuza: Like a Dragon.

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Stormgate is a new RTS from ex-Blizzard developers.

According to Intel, if you've got an Intel Arc A750, A770, A580, or A380 desktop graphics card, you can expect up to a massive 91% boost to performance when playing in 1080p using the game's Ultra image quality setting. Bump up the resolution to 1440p, and you'll still find a respectable 35% increase in performance.

Intel Game On Graphics Driver Version: 32.0.101.5768 WHQL also brings performance improvements to Metro: Last Light Complete Edition, which, like Yakuza, is a DirectX 11 title. The difference isn't quite as huge, but the 20% performance bump at 1080p and 23% at 1440p is respectable.

The latest driver release is not just about performance increases for a couple of seemingly random DirectX 11 titles. The new driver adds support for Stormgate, the highly anticipated RTS from ex-Blizzard developers who worked on the iconic Warcraft III and StarCraft II.

Some outstanding issues have also been fixed, covering games like Dirt Rally, Sid Meier's Civilization V, and Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess. Here are the Fixed Issues and outstanding Known Issues with Intel Game On Graphics Driver Version 32.0.101.5768 WHQL.

Fixed Issues

Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products:

• Dirt Rally (DX11) may exhibit corruptions on water bodies while running the benchmark.
• Sid Meier's Civilization V (DX11) may experience an application crash during gameplay.
• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (DX12) may experience application instability on the first launch of the game.
• Blender 4.2 may exhibit corruptions and incomplete scenes while rendering.

Intel Core Ultra with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:

• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (DX12) may experience application instability on the first launch of the game.

Known Issues

Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products:

• Doom Eternal (VK) may exhibit intermittent flickering corruption in the game menu and during gameplay.
• Topaz Video AI may experience errors when exporting videos after using some models for video enhancements.

Intel Core Ultra with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:

• Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (DX12) may experience an application crash on loading to gameplay.
• Enshrouded (VK) may experience an application crash during gameplay.
• Diablo IV (DX12) may experience an application crash with ray tracing settings enabled.
• Fortnite game may crash while performing Alt + Tab operations
• SPECworkstation3.1 may exhibit system instability while running certain workloads.
• Procyon AI may experience an application crash while running benchmark with precision float32.