Intel released new Arc 4953 graphics drivers with improved game support for a handful of games. These include Starfield (DX12), Alan Wake 2 (DX12), Halo: The Master Chief Collection (DX11), and World War Z (DX11). We're typically seeing two or more new drivers each month from Intel, which is good news, though the number of bugs and issues that seem to appear in recently launched games is still generally higher than what we experience with AMD and Nvidia GPUs. Intel's Arc A750 does rank among the best graphics cards, if mostly by virtue of its low pricing, and we're glad to see a third player in the GPU space.
The previous 4952 drivers mentioned a known issue where Starfield exhibited flickering color corruption in the sky during the game's night scenes. This is now fixed. Additionally, the corruption on the water and reflective surfaces seen in Alan Wake 2 has been fixed. Both of these are DX12 games, while the other game-specific fixes are for a couple of DX11 games.
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection (DX11) may experience lower-than-expected performance with the Xbox Game Pass version.
- World War Z (DX11) may experience lower-than-expected performance with the Epic Games Store version.
