Intel Arc Graphics driver adds Pragmata support, fixes Crimson Desert issues

Crimson Desert, which has been well-received by gamers and critics alike and has sold over 5 million copies, is one of the biggest game releases of the year. However, when it made its PC debut, it arrived without support for Intel's Arc Graphics, and an issue that proved to be a developer problem over an Intel one. The good news is that Arc Graphics support in the game arrived in a recent update, and Intel's latest Game On Graphics Driver optimizes performance.

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Intel Graphics Driver 32.0.101.8724, now available for all Arc Graphics users across A- and B-Series desktop products and Core Ultra users with integrated Arc Graphics, fixes the flickering issue users have noticed. So if you're playing the game on an Intel Arc B580 desktop GPU or a Core Ultra Series 3 processor, this driver update is for you.

Intel Graphics Driver 32.0.101.8724 is a Non-WHQL release, so it's optional. Still, it's notable because it also adds support for Capcom's Pragmata, another game proving to be a surprise 2026 hit among gamers and media. In addition to game-specific updates, Intel Graphics Driver 32.0.101.8724 is also the launch driver for Intel's new entry-level "Wildcat Lake" Core Series 3 processors.

Here's a look at the full release notes.

Highlights:

• Launch driver for Intel Core Series 3 with built-in Intel GPUs (Codename Wildcat Lake).
• Intel Game On Driver support on Intel Arc™ B-series, A-series Graphics GPUs and Intel Core Ultra with built-in Intel Arc GPUs for: Pragmata

Fixed Issues:

Intel Core Ultra Series 3 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:

• Crimson Desert (DX12) may exhibit flickering corruption on plants during gameplay.
• No Man's Sky (VK) may exhibit corruptions on certain terrains during gameplay.
• Adobe Premiere Pro may experience an application crash when exporting HEVC codec based media on Microsoft Windows OS 26200.7840 or later

Intel Arc B-Series Graphics Products:

• Crimson Desert (DX12) may exhibit flickering corruption on plants during gameplay.

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

• No Man's Sky (VK) may exhibit corruptions on certain terrains during gameplay.

Known Issues:

Intel Core Series 3 with built-in Intel GPUs:

• Fortnite (DX12) may experience a system crash on launch.

Intel Core Ultra Series 3 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:

• The Finals (DX12) may experience an intermittent application crash.
• Mafia: The Old Country (DX12) may experience an application crash during gameplay.

Intel Arc B-Series Graphics Products:

• 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.
• 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:

• Crimson Desert (DX12) may exhibit corruption when using upscaling during gameplay.
• 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:

• 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.