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

@Tom I'm thinking about getting an Intel Arc card to replace my GTX 960 video and I was wondering have you used Handbrake much with the Intel Arc cards.

I have seen a lot of reputable reviewers on youtube that the Intel Arc cards perform much better then the Nvidia and AMD cards for encoding video.

What I was wondering and that I haven't seen anyone really address is will there be much more of a performance gain from an A310 to an A580 when encoding video.

Intel released Intel® Arc™ Graphics Windows* DCH as 31.0.101.5534 (Non-WHQL) for Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics, Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics and Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra processor family (Codename Meteor Lake) on May 28, 2024.

Release Version: Planned Release
Intel® Graphics Driver: 31.0.101.5534
Build Date: May 21, 2024
DriverVer = 05/12/2024, 31.0.101.5534
Cert. and signed May 22, 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 (22H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - October 2023 Update (23H2)

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
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  Graphics Limited Edition cards. Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller is available for download here .
Supported on Intel® Arc™ A770 Graphics Limited Edition on Windows®10 and Windows®11.
Intel® and Cooler Master* collaborated on the creation of this software.
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 .

Intel® Graphics Driver package now includes Intel® Arc™ Software & Drivers Uninstaller. It can be accessed after driver installation in Windows “Add or remove programs” under the name Intel Arc Software and Drivers and offers a more thorough and customizable uninstallation experience.

GAMING HIGHLIGHTS:
Intel® Game On Driver support on Intel® Arc™ A-series Graphics GPUs and Intel® Core™ Ultra with built-in Intel® Arc™ GPUs for:

• F1 24*
• MultiVersus*

FIXED ISSUES:
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:

• N/A

Intel® Core™ Ultra with Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:

• N/A

KNOWN ISSUES:
Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics Products:

• No Rest for the Wicked* (DX11) may experience intermittent application crash during gameplay.
• Enshrouded* (VK) may experience application crash during gameplay.
• Doom Eternal* (VK) may exhibit intermittent flickering corruptions in game menu and during gameplay.[
• PugetBench* Extended Preset Benchmark may fail to complete on certain Adobe Premiere Pro* Processing Tests.
• Topaz Video AI* may experience errors when using some models for video enhancement.

Intel® Core™ Ultra with Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:

• Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora* (DX12) may experience a crash during game loading.
• Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection* (DX12) may experience an application crash on loading to gameplay.
• PugetBench* Extended Preset Benchmark may fail to complete on certain Adobe Premiere Pro* Processing Tests.
• 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 enhancements.
• Procyon AI* may experience an application crash while running benchmark with precision float32.
• Topaz Video AI* may experience errors when exporting videos after using certain models for video enhancements.
• Launching a game with Endurance Gaming engaged may result in VSync persisting on after disengaging Endurance Gaming during gameplay. A workaround is to relaunch the application.]

Intel® Core™ Processor (12th-14th Generation) Products:

• Dragon Quest X Online* (DX9) may experience sporadic application crash during gameplay.

Intel® Arc™ Control Fixed Issues

• Arc Control may show intermittent error when trying to enable Virtual Camera and camera preview on Intel® Core™ Ultra with built-in Intel® Arc™ GPUs.

Intel® Arc™ Control Known Issues

• Arc Control Studio capture recording file may become corrupted when the mouse cursor is enabled during HDR capture.
• Schedule Updates for Drivers may not work intermittently.

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/823942/ReleaseNotes_101.5534.pdf
Direct Download: downloadmirror.intel.com/823942/gfx_win_101.5534.exe
                             
Cheers
Tom

Intel released Intel® Arc™ Graphics Windows* DCH as 31.0.101.5590 (WHQL) for Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics, Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics and Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra processor family (Codename Meteor Lake) on June 14, 2024.

Release Version: Planned Release
Intel® Graphics Driver: 31.0.101.5590
Build Date: June 10, 2024
DriverVer = 06/10/2023, 31.0.101.5590
Cert. and signed from June 14, 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 (22H2)
• Microsoft Windows* 11-64 - October 2023 Update (23H2)

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) Core(TM) Ultra processor family (Codename Meteor Lake)
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  Graphics Limited Edition cards. Intel® Arc™ RGB Controller is available for download here .
  • Supported on Intel® Arc™ A770 Graphics Limited Edition on Windows®10 and Windows®11.
  • Intel® and Cooler Master* collaborated on the creation of this software.
  • 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 .

GAMING HIGHLIGHTS:
Intel® Game On Driver support on Intel® Arc™ A-series Graphics and Intel® Core™ Ultra with Intel® Arc™ Graphics for:

• Destiny 2: The Final Shape*
• Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree*

Game performance improvements on Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics Products versus Intel® 31.0.101.5334 software driver for:

• Chivalry 2* (DX11)
  • Up to 13% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Epic settings
• Crysis (2007)* (DX10)
  • Up to 10% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Very High settings

Game performance improvements on Intel® Core™ Ultra with built-in Intel® Arc™ GPUs versus Intel® 31.0.101.5534 software driver for:

• Chivalry 2* (DX11)
  • Up to 16% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Medium settings
• Crysis (2007)* (DX10)
  • Up to 6% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Extreme settings

FIXED ISSUES:
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:

• No Rest for the Wicked* (DX11) may experience an intermittent application crash during gameplay.

Intel® Core™ Ultra with Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:

• N/A

KNOWN ISSUES:
Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics Products:

• No Man’s Sky* (VK) may experience an application crash during gameplay while changing window context with Alt + Tab.
• Enshrouded* (VK) may experience an application crash during gameplay.
• Doom Eternal* (VK) may exhibit intermittent flickering corruption in the game menu and during gameplay.
• PugetBench* Extended Preset Benchmark may fail to complete on certain Adobe Premiere Pro* Processing Tests.
• Topaz Video AI* may experience errors when exporting videos after using some models for video enhancements.

Intel® Core™ Ultra with built-in Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:

• Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection* (DX12) may experience an application crash on loading to gameplay
• PugetBench* Extended Preset Benchmark may fail to complete on certain Adobe Premiere Pro* Processing Tests.
• Topaz Video AI* may experience errors on running certain benchmark tests.
• Procyon AI* may experience an application crash while running benchmark with precision float32.
• Launching a game with Endurance Gaming engaged may result in VSync persisting on after disengaging Endurance Gaming during gameplay. A workaround is to relaunch the application.

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

• Arc Control Studio capture recording file may become corrupted when the mouse cursor is enabled during HDR capture.
• Schedule Updates for Drivers may not work intermittently.

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/825322/ReleaseNotes_101.5590_WHQL.pdf
Direct Download: downloadmirror.intel.com/825322/gfx_win_101.5590.exe

Cheers
Tom