Intel has unveiled its latest WHQL driver, version 32.0.101.6314, designed for a range of supported graphics cards and processors featuring integrated graphics. This update addresses performance issues in popular applications such as Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Studio, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and Minecraft Bedrock Edition.
Release Notes Overview
The release notes highlight specific concerns and improvements for various Intel products:
Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products:
- Performance in Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Studio may not meet expectations on certain workloads.
Intel Core Ultra (Series 1 and 2) with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (DX12) may show texture corruption on water surfaces.
- Minecraft Bedrock (DX12) may display texture corruption during gameplay when altering anti-aliasing settings.
While the new driver brings several fixes, users should remain aware of ongoing issues that are yet to be resolved:
Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (DX12) may present darker shadows in specific campaign scenarios.
- Topaz Video AI could encounter errors during video exports after utilizing certain enhancement models.
- Topaz Gigapixel AI may experience intermittent crashes while exporting images.
Intel Core Ultra Series 1 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:
- SPECworkstation3.1 might exhibit system instability under certain workloads.
- PugetBench for DaVinci Resolve Studio V19 may show intermittent errors with the Extended benchmark preset.
- DaVinci Resolve Studio v19.0 could face issues while rendering OpenVino test scenarios.
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (DX12) may display flickering corruption during gameplay.
Intel Core Ultra Series 2 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:
- Adobe Premiere Pro may produce corrupted output videos after performing 8K AV1 encodes.
- DaVinci Resolve Studio v19.0 may encounter rendering issues with certain OpenVino test scenarios.
- DaVinci Resolve Studio v19.0 may exhibit corruption while processing specific AI workloads.
- Star Wars Outlaws (DX12) may sporadically crash during gameplay.
This driver update is compatible with PCs running 64-bit Windows 10 and Windows 11, supporting a variety of Intel graphics products:
| Discrete GPUs | Integrated GPUs |
|---|---|
| Intel Arc A-Series (Alchemist) Intel Iris Xe Discrete Graphics (DG1) |
Intel Core Ultra Series 2 (Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake) Intel Core Ultra (Meteor Lake) Intel Core 14th Gen (Raptor Lake Refresh) Intel Core 13th Gen (Raptor Lake) Intel Core 12th Gen (Alder Lake) Intel Core 11th Gen (Tiger Lake) |
For those interested in enhancing their systems, the driver can be downloaded from Intel’s official website, with full release notes available in PDF format.
