Intel has released Graphics Software version 32.0.101.9150 WHQL for Arc discrete and integrated graphics. The driver adds launch support for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 and Planet Zoo 2 while delivering double digit gaming performance gains on Core Ultra Series 2 chips. The package is available through the official Intel portal for 64 bit Windows systems.
Intel focuses performance improvements on integrated Arc chips and B Series graphics compared to previous driver release 31.0.101.9034. Core Ultra Series 2 processors see the biggest frame rate increases across DirectX 12 titles. Resident Evil Village gains up to 31% higher average frame rates at 1080p medium settings and 29% at 1080p high settings. Assassins Creed Shadows runs up to 18% faster at 1080p medium and 12% faster at 1080p high. Strange Brigade climbs up to 16% at 1080p medium, while Assassins Creed Valhalla increases by up to 11% at 1080p high. Core Ultra Series 3 systems gain a 5% bump in F1 25 at 1080p medium. Discrete Arc B Series cards gain 6% higher average frame rates in both Avatar Frontiers of Pandora and Monster Hunter Rise at 1440p high settings.
The 32.0.101.9150 update resolves several recurring software crashes across Arc hardware. Stormgate no longer triggers a black screen on launch when using DirectX 12. Pugetbench for Adobe Lightroom Classic no longer crashes during extended preset benchmarks on Arc A Series, B Series, and Core Ultra chips. A specific bug causing mouse pointers to vanish after system sleep or hibernation on Arc A Series cards is resolved. Intel also corrected a reporting bug in the Graphics Software settings page that displayed the wrong PCIe generation speed on Core Ultra Series 2 systems.
Intel documents several active bugs across supported products. Mafia The Old Country crashes during gameplay on Core Ultra Series 3 chips, while STALZONE experiences application crashes after tutorial sequences across multiple Arc devices. Enabling ray tracing causes flickering tree shadows in World of Warcraft on both retail and classic servers. Gears of War E Day runs below expected performance targets on Arc A Series and Core Ultra Series 2 systems. Video creators using Pugetbench for DaVinci Resolve Studio should set timeout limits to 1500 seconds or higher to prevent benchmark crashes on discrete Arc hardware.
