Intel Core Ultra 7 256V CPU Graphics Driver 32.0.101.8509

The generic Intel driver provides users with the latest and greatest feature enhancements and bug fixes that computer manufacturers (OEMs) might not have customized yet. OEM drivers are handpicked and include customized features and solutions to platform-specific needs. 

Installing this Intel generic graphics driver will overwrite your handpicked OEM graphics driver. Users can check for matching OEM driver versions at OEM websites.

Any graphics issues found using Intel generic graphics drivers should be homepage. Corporate customers should always use OEM drivers and report all issues through the vendor they purchased the platforms and support through.

Highlights:

- XeSS 3: Multi-Frame Generation Extended Platform Support

This release extends support beyond the Intel Arc GPUs in Intel Core Ultra Series 3 listed products to include:
- Intel Arc B-Series discrete GPUs (Codename Battlemage)
- Intel Arc A-Series discrete GPUs (Codename Alchemist)
- Intel Arc GPUs in Intel Core Ultra 2 series processors (Codename Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake H)
- Intel Arc GPUs in Intel Core Ultra processors (Codename Meteor Lake)

Fixed Issues:

Intel Core Ultra Series 3 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:
- Ghost of Tsushima (DX12) may exhibit color corruption on terrains during gameplay.
- Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (DX11) may experience an application crash during game launch.

Intel Arc B-Series Graphics Products:
- Ghost of Tsushima (DX12) may exhibit color corruption on terrains during gameplay.
- GPU 3D utilization in Task Manager may show inconsistent metrics

Intel Core Ultra Series 2 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:
- Ghost of Tsushima (DX12) may exhibit color corruption on terrains during gameplay.
- GPU 3D utilization in Task Manager may exhibit inconsistent metrics

Known Issues:

Intel Core Ultra Series 3 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:
- John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando (DX12) may experience an application crash during gameplay.
- Naraka Bladepoint (DX12) may experience an application crash with Ray Tracing settings enabled.
- The Finals (DX12) may experience an intermittent application crash.
- No Man’s Sky (VK) may exhibit corruptions on certain terrains during gameplay.
- Star Citizen (VK) may experience an application crash on game launch.
- PUBG: Battlegrounds (DX12) may exhibit intermittent flickers in the game menu.
- Mafia: The Old Country (DX12) may experience an application crash during gameplay.
- Topaz Video AI may experience visual artifacts when using certain AI models.

Intel Arc B-Series Graphics Products:
- John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando (DX12) may experience an application crash during gameplay. Recommendation is to use Intel Arc Graphics Driver 32.0.101.8331 or older.
- Naraka Bladepoint (DX12) may experience an application crash with Ray Tracing settings enabled.
- Call of Duty Black Ops 6 (DX12) may exhibit intermittent corruptions on certain water surfaces during gameplay.
- Dune: Awakening (DX12) may exhibit flickering corruptions during gameplay.
- Star Citizen (VK) may experience an application crash on game launch.
- PugetBench for Davinci Resolve Studio may experience an intermittent application crash while running the benchmark. Recommendation is to change the timeout slider to 1500 seconds or higher, to wait for each test to complete, in PugetBench benchmark settings.

Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products:
- PugetBench for Davinci Resolve Studio may experience an intermittent application crash while running the benchmark. Recommendation is to change the timeout slider to 1500 seconds or higher, to wait for each test to complete, in PugetBench benchmark settings.

Intel Core Ultra Series 1 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:
- Battlefield 6 (DX12) may exhibit intermittent corruptions on certain maps during gameplay.

Intel Core Ultra Series 2 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:
- John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando (DX12) may experience an application crash during gameplay. Recommendation is to use Intel Arc Graphics Driver 32.0.101.8331 or older.
- Call of Duty Black Ops 6 (DX12) may exhibit intermittent corruptions on certain water surfaces during gameplay.
- Battlefield 6 (DX12) may exhibit intermittent corruptions on certain maps during gameplay on some notebooks with Intel Core Ultra Series 2 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs.
- No Man’s Sky (VK) may exhibit corruptions on certain terrains during gameplay.
- Topaz Video AI may experience visual artifacts when using certain AI models.

Intel Graphics Software Fixed Issues:

- Combined Display may intermittently not function as expected while combining displays or resetting settings

Intel Graphics Software Known Issues:

- When using the settings, preferences, reset all settings option in Windows 10 the application may experience an intermittent crash. Settings can be reset from individual pages without issue.
- Intel Graphics Software may sometimes experience a single application crash on the first re-arrange of metrics within the select metrics window. Subsequent usage will not be affected by this crash again.
- Intel Graphics Software may sometimes experience an application crash while navigating between pages using keyboard.

Intel Graphics Software Performance Tuning (BETA):
- Intel Graphics Software Performance Tuning is currently in Beta. As such, performance and features may behave unexpectedly. Intel will continue to refine the Performance Tuning software in future releases. In multi-GPU scenarios with two performance tuning capable devices, the performance tuning page may attempt to apply changes to one or more devices at once rather than individually based on the GPU selector.

NOTES:
- Take your system lighting to the next level with Intel Arc RGB Controller. Intel Arc RGB Controller was custom designed to allow users to harness 90 individually addressable LEDs on Intel Arc A770 Graphics Limited Edition cards.
- Supported on Intel Arc A770 Graphics Limited Edition on Windows 10 and Windows 11.
- Intel and Cooler Master collaborated on the creation of this software.

CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE:

- Intel Graphics Driver
- Intel Media SDK Runtime (21.0.1.35)
- Intel oneVPL GPU Runtime (21.0.2.16)
- Intel Graphics Compute Runtime for OpenCL Driver
- Vulkan Runtime Installer
- Intel Arc Software & Drivers Installer/Uninstaller (1.0.1168.1)
- oneAPI Level Zero Loader and Validation Layer
- Intel Graphics Compute Runtime for OneAPI Level Zero specification
- Intel Graphics Software installer (25.52.2110.4)
- Intel Driver Support Assistant

OPERATING SYSTEM SUPPORT:

- Microsoft Windows 10-64 - October 2022 Update (22H2)
- Microsoft Windows 11-64 - October 2021 Update (21H2)
- Microsoft Windows 11-64 - September 2022 Update (22H2)
- Microsoft Windows 11-64 - October 2023 Update (23H2)
- Microsoft Windows 11-64 - October 2024 Update (24H2)
- Microsoft Windows 11 64 - September 2025 Update (25H2) 

About Graphics Drivers:

While installing the graphics driver allows the system to properly recognize the chipset and the card manufacturer, updating the video driver can bring about various changes.

It can improve the overall graphics experience and performance in either games or various engineering software applications, include support for newly developed technologies, add compatibility with newer GPU chipsets, or resolve different problems that might have been encountered.

When it comes to applying this release, the installation steps should be a breeze, as each manufacturer tries to make them as easy as possible so that each user can update the GPU on their own and with minimum risks (however, check to see if this download supports your graphics chipset).

Therefore, get the package (extract it if necessary), run the setup, follow the on-screen instructions for a complete and successful installation, and make sure you reboot the system so that the changes take effect.

That being said, download the driver, apply it on your system, and enjoy your newly updated graphics card. Moreover, check with our website as often as possible in order to stay up to speed with the latest releases.