Intel has released Arc GPU Graphics Drivers 101.8891 WHQL, optimizing performance for NBA 2K27 and addressing critical stability issues across its product stack. The update resolves application crashes in Geekbench AI and Procyon AI Computer Vision Benchmark affecting Intel Core Ultra Series 1, 2, and 3, Intel Arc A-Series, and Intel Arc B-Series Graphics Products.

Additionally, the drivers fix crashes in multiple games when using Xe SS Multi-Frame Generation alongside Capframe X or Riva Tuner Statistics Server. Unexpected behavior in applications utilizing Intel NPUs on Core Ultra Series 1, 2, and 3 has also been corrected.

Known issues persist, including intermittent corruption in Marathon (DX12) with Anisotropic Filtering across all product lines, flickering in Payday 2 (DX9) borderless mode, and crashes in Mafia: The Old Country (DX12) on Core Ultra Series 3. Arena Breakout Infinite (DX12) crashes with Terrain Surface Subdivision enabled on B-Series and A-Series, while Puget Bench for DaVinci Resolve Studio may crash intermittently, with a workaround to increase the timeout slider to 1500 seconds.