Unlock 15% More FPS in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 with Intel’s Latest Driver Update!

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As a tech enthusiast, I’m excited to share that on March 19th, Intel rolled out an update for its “Game On” driver specifically designed for Arc & Iris Xe graphics hardware. The new version, numbered 32.0.101.6651, isn’t officially tested by Windows Hardware Quality Labs, but it has been signed by Microsoft. You can download this update directly from Intel’s official website.

The new driver is compatible with Intel’s most recent Arc B-Series “Battlemage” graphics cards, such as the budget-friendly B570 and B580 models designed for high-definition gaming at 1440p resolution, in addition to the previous-generation Arc A-Series “Alchemist” cards and the integrated GPUs available in Core Ultra Series 1 and 2 mobile processors from Intel.

For those who own an Intel Arc graphics card, they can immediately delve into the finely tuned ambiance of Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, as game-specific benefits are now available. However, the most enticing advantage is reserved for enthusiasts of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 who choose to upgrade from driver version 32.0.101.6647.

FPS boosts for Black Ops 6 on Intel Arc B-Series

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For gamers using an Intel Arc B570 or B580 graphics card, whether it’s a branded Intel model or from manufacturers like Sparkle or ASRock, Intel claims that performance can increase by up to 15% on average for frames per second (FPS) at 1080p with maximum settings in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. If you decide to play at a higher resolution of 1440p, the improvement could be around 12%.

It’s important to note that for gamers utilizing Intel Arc A-Series GPUs such as the A750, which is comparable to the RTX 3060, there’s a potential issue with Black Ops 6. In certain parts of the campaign when DirectX 12 is used, the shadows may appear darker than anticipated.

Users playing Warzone 2.0 may encounter issues related to DX12 on Intel Arc B-Series graphics cards and Intel Core Ultra Series 2 integrated chips, specifically visual distortions or inconsistencies appearing in water regions during specific game situations, which have been mentioned among the list of reported problems.

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Regarding the driver issues, they’re mainly minor and likely won’t cause significant distractions for most gamers, assuming the water corruption bug doesn’t manifest in multiplayer levels. We plan to verify this ourselves before release.

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Patch notes

Gaming highlights

Intel’s Game On Driver is compatible with Intel Arc B-series, A-series Graphics GPUs, and Intel Core Ultra processors that incorporate built-in Intel Arc GPUs. This means that these specific hardware configurations can take advantage of the features offered by the Intel Game On Driver for optimal gaming performance.

  • Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Improvements in gaming performance observed with Intel Arc B-series Graphics GPUs compared to the Intel 32.0.101.6647 software driver for gameplay.

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (DX12)
    • Up to 15% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Extreme settings
    • Up to 12% average FPS uplift at 1440p with Extreme settings

Fixed issues

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Intel Arc B-Series Graphics Products:

  • Black Myth: Wukong (DX12) may experience application crash while running benchmark with Full Ray Tracing turned on.

Known issues

Intel Arc B-Series Graphics Products:

  • Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 (DX12) may exhibit corruptions on water areas in certain scenarios.
  • MLPerf may exhibit intermittent errors when running on multi-GPU system configurations. It is recommended to disable integrated
  • GPU as a workaround.
  • Topaz Labs Photo AI may exhibit corruptions with certain image enhancement operations.
  • SPECapc for Maya 2024 may experience intermittent application freeze during benchmark.
  • PugetBench for Davinci Resolve Studio V19 may experience an application crash while running the benchmark.
  • Adobe Lightroom Classic may experience lower than expected performance. Workaround is to set recommended preferences in the application
    • Under Edit, Preferences, Performance options, choose Graphics Processor as “Custom”
    • Select “Use GPU for Display”, “Use GPU for Image Processing” and “Use GPU for Export” options.

Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products:

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (DX12) may exhibit darker than expected shadows in certain campaign scenarios.
  • Topaz Gigapixel AI may experience intermittent crash while exporting images.
  • PugetBench for Davinci Resolve Studio V19 may experience an application crash while running the benchmark

Intel Core Ultra Series 1 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:

  • PugetBench for Davinci Resolve Studio V19 may experience errors intermittently with benchmark preset set to Extended

Intel Core Ultra Series 2 with built-in Intel Arc™ GPUs:

  • Adobe Premiere Pro may exhibit corruption in the output video after performing 8K AV1 Encode.
  • PugetBench for Davinci Resolve Studio V19 may experience errors intermittently with benchmark preset set to Extended.
  • Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered(DX11) may experience intermittent crash during gameplay.
  • Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 (DX12) may exhibit corruptions on water areas in certain scenarios.
  • GFXBench benchmark may experience application crash in certain scenarios.

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2025-03-20 19:40