This section contains the reference pages for Direct3D 11-based graphics programming. The programming guide contains information about how to use the Direct3D 11 programmable pipeline to create realtime 3D graphics for games as well as scientific and desktop applications. This section describes features added in Direct3D 11, Direct3D 11.1, and Direct3D 11.2. This section demonstrates how to use the Direct3D 11 API to accomplish several common tasks. This section contains information about programming with Direct3D 11 graphics.įor more information, see Direct3D 11 Features. The new driver version 3953 is already available for download from Intel's website.You can use Microsoft Direct3D 11 graphics to create 3-D graphics for games and scientific and desktop applications. It seems Intel is likely using such translation layer to improve performance in older titles. One solution for this was to run these older APIs through DXVK, a Vulkan based translation layer, which helps improve performance. Other older but popular titles such as League of Legends and Starcraft 2 also show 1.36x and 1.48x improvement at 1080p.īeing optimized for modern API such as DirectX 12 and Vulkan, the Arc-series of graphics cards have always struggled with older APIs, such as DX11, DX10, and DX9. The 99th percentile or the 1% lows average frame rate has improved by over 2x, which should result in a notably smoother gameplay experience. More notable is the improvement in frame time consistency. With the latest driver, average frame rates at 1080p have gone up by 1.79x over the previous driver. Despite its age, CS:GO remains a massively popular title, with close to a million players in game at any given time. Of particular note here is CS:GO or Counter Strike: Global Offensive.

Meant to address performance in DirectX 9 titles, the new driver brings on average 1.8x improvement across multiple titles. Intel has rolled out a new driver update for its Arc-series desktop graphics cards.

Dx11 driver update