The new Intel Arc G3 Extreme processor is built for PC gaming handhelds, delivering impressive performance with AI-powered XeSS technologies and support for the latest games. Per our recent hands-on with the impressive MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ gaming handheld, we hailed it as the "best gaming SoC on the market right now." And with that, official driver support has arrived in the form of the latest Intel Graphics Driver 32.0.101.8860 (WHQL Certified).
The latest Intel Game On Driver adds support for the Arc G3 Extreme processor and the more affordable Arc G3 Processor, which has yet to appear in a gaming handheld, to our knowledge. The Arc G3 Extreme processor, based on Intel's cutting-edge Panther Lake architecture, features integrated Intel Arc B390 graphics, currently the most impressive iGPU for PC gaming.
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Does the driver update explicitly add support for Arc G3 Extreme in both MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ and the Acer Predator Atlas 8, or could some handheld OEMs still need vendor-specific firmware/driver updates?
If I experience the listed crashing or corruption issues in a fixed title (e.g., Apex Legends or Battlefield 6), should I install this Game On Driver even if my system uses an Arc A- or B-series GPU?
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In addition to adding support for these new handheld chips, the latest Intel Game On Driver for its Arc Graphics line-up also fixes several game-related issues for titles like Apex Legends, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Battlefield 6. Here are the full Release Notes.
Fixed Issues
Intel Core Ultra Series 3 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:
- Apex Legends (DX12) may exhibit flashing corruption on certain maps during gameplay.
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (DX12) may experience a crash when path tracing is enabled.
- Euro Truck Simulator 2 (OGL) may exhibit flickering corruption during gameplay.
- Battlefield 6 (DX12) may experience an application crash when changing graphics presets.
Intel Arc B-Series Graphics Products:
- Apex Legends (DX12) may exhibit flashing corruption on certain maps during gameplay.
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (DX12) may experience a crash when path tracing is enabled.
- Street Fighter 6 (DX12) may experience an intermittent application crash.
- Euro Truck Simulator 2 (OGL) may exhibit flickering corruption during gameplay.
Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products:
- Apex Legends (DX12) may exhibit flashing corruption on certain maps during gameplay.
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (DX12) may experience a crash when path tracing is enabled.
- Euro Truck Simulator 2 (OGL) may exhibit flickering corruption during gameplay.
Intel Core Ultra Series 1 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:
- Apex Legends (DX12) may exhibit flashing corruption on certain maps during gameplay.
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (DX12) may experience a crash when path tracing is enabled.
Intel Core Ultra Series 2 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:
- Apex Legends (DX12) may exhibit flashing corruption on certain maps during gameplay.
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle* (DX12) may experience a crash when path tracing is enabled.
Known Issues
Intel Core Ultra Series 3 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:
- Mafia: The Old Country (DX12) may experience an application crash during gameplay.
- Marathon (DX12) may exhibit intermittent corruption on certain objects during gameplay when using Anisotropic Filtering.
- Borderlands 4 (DX12) may experience an intermittent application crash during gameplay.
- Hogwarts Legacy (DX12) may experience corruption when raytracing is turned on in certain scenes during gameplay.
- Forza Horizon 6 (DX12) may not exhibit expected visual quality with reflections.
- 007 First Light (DX12) may exhibit corruption across the screen in certain scenes during gameplay.
Intel Arc B-Series Graphics Products:
- Marathon (DX12) may exhibit intermittent corruption on certain objects during gameplay when using Anisotropic Filtering.
- Borderlands 4 (DX12) may experience an intermittent application crash during gameplay.
- Forza Horizon 6 (DX12) may not exhibit expected visual quality with reflections.
- 007 First Light (DX12) may exhibit corruption across the screen in certain scenes during gameplay.
- PugetBench for Adobe Premiere Pro may experience an intermittent application crash while running the benchmark in the extended preset.
- 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:
- Marathon (DX12) may exhibit intermittent corruption on certain objects during gameplay when using Anisotropic Filtering.
- Borderlands 4 (DX12) may experience an intermittent application crash during gameplay.
- Forza Horizon 6 (DX12) may not exhibit expected visual quality with reflections.
- 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:
- Marathon (DX12) may exhibit intermittent corruption on certain objects during gameplay when using Anisotropic Filtering.
- Borderlands 4 (DX12) may experience an intermittent application crash during gameplay.
- NBA 2K26 (DX12) may experience an application crash on first launch of the game.
- 007 First Light (DX12) may experience an intermittent application crash on first launch of the game.
Intel Core Ultra Series 2 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:
- Marathon (DX12) may exhibit intermittent corruption on certain objects during gameplay when using Anisotropic Filtering.
- Borderlands 4 (DX12) may experience an intermittent application crash during gameplay.
