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Published on June 15th, 2023 | by Andrew Bistak

New Intel Arc graphics driver

A new Intel Arc A-series 4499 beta driver was just posted, accompanied by a blog post highlighting the Game On support. You can find the release notes here.

The new driver brings Game On support for:

  • Counter-Strike 2
    • Compared to most recent 4382 driver:
      • Up to 10% uplift at 1080p with Very High settings
      • Up to 8% uplift at 1440p with High settings
  • F1 23
    • Compared to most recent 4382 driver:
      • Up to 33% uplift at 1080p with Ultra High settings with Ray Tracing off
      • Up to 18% uplift at 1080p with Ultra High settings with Ray Tracing on
      • Up to 27% uplift at 1440p with High settings
  • Aliens: Dark Descent
  • Forever Skies

F1 23 also comes with support for XeSS, offering over twice the FPS on Balanced Mode at 1440p high settings with all ray tracing on.


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