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Intel Arc gaming performance issues after recent driver updates

james0
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‎05-18-2026 05:47 AM
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Hi everyone,

I’ve been having performance issues in several games recently while using Intel Arc graphics. Some titles run fine, but others suddenly get stuttering, FPS drops, or shader compilation lag after newer driver updates.

I wanted to ask:

  • Which Intel Arc driver version has been the most stable for gaming lately?

  • Do you usually update immediately or stay on older “known stable” drivers?

  • Have recent updates improved performance for you or caused new issues?

Would appreciate hearing real experiences from other Arc users, especially for newer AAA games.

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Vaibhav2
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‎05-30-2026 08:43 AM
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Same issue I am also facing It was working fine in 8737 update after updating to 8801 and higher fps lowered b6h 20 30 that's huge downgrade in mostly all games marvels spider man remastered earlier game 50 60 fps arc 140v now gives 30 45 I have rolled back to 8737
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