Intel has released a driver that supports Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Jan 24, 2025

Intel has released the latest version of the Arc Graphics driver 32.0.101.6460/6259 for Intel Arc graphics cards (B and A series) and integrated graphics of Intel Core Ultra processors. The software includes support for the game Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

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Intel notes that the new Arc Graphics driver 32.0.101.6460/6259 increases the average FPS in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth at 1080p and high settings by up to 12.8%, and up to 11.6% at 1440p and high settings on graphics cards Intel Arc (B and A series). It also improves average FPS by up to 9% at 1080p resolution and medium settings on the integrated graphics of Intel Core Ultra processors.

List of known issues:

In F1 24 (DX12) with Xess FG, using ALT+Enter, a failure may occur to change the display mode, since the XESS 2 does not support exclusive full -screen mode;
MLPerf experiences crashes on systems with multiple GPUs (it is recommended to disable integrated graphics);
Topaz Labs Photo AI displays distortion in some operations;
Magix Vegas Pro exhibits distortion when using the Style Transfer feature;
Dassault Systemes CATIA crashes when using HQAO option;
Adobe Lightroom Classic may be slower than expected. It is recommended to change the application settings to Graphics Processor: Custom, and also activate the Use GPU for Display, Use GPU for Image Processing and Use GPU for Export options;
Cyberlink Power Director exhibits image tearing and delays in the preview window and exported video;
In Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (DX12), shadows are displayed darker than necessary;
Topaz Gigapixel AI may crash when exporting images;
For Intel Core Ultra Series 1 processors with integrated Intel Arc graphics, PugetBench for DaVinci Resolve Studio V19 may produce errors when using the Extended preset;
On the same hardware configuration, DaVinci Resolve Studio V19.0 may fail with errors in OpenVino tests;
On the same configuration, Topaz Video AI may crash when exporting video after using some models;
Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processors with integrated Intel Arc graphics may experience output video distortion when encoding 8K AV1 in Adobe Premiere Pro;
On the same hardware configuration, errors may be observed when using the Extended preset in PugetBench for DaVinci Resolve Studio V19 and errors when rendering certain OpenVino and AI/ML scripts;
On the same hardware configuration, distortion may be observed when exporting video after using some video enhancement models in Topaz Video AI;
Flickering in the preview window during playback in Adobe After Effects;
In Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered (DX12), application crashes may occur when frame generation is enabled.