Intel Arc Software and Feature Wishlisht

[Gl1tch]

Hello dear Intel Community and Intel Co Workers.  I am writing this List in order to bring up a wishlist of features and software adjustments for Intel Arc GPUs. it took quite a little while to gather up the informations and ask the people in certain communities. But now here I am with the summory of this List. 

1. Recording and Streaming Features
Integrated recording function within the driver (similar to Shadowplay/ReLive)

• Reliable hotkeys for instant recording
• Improved OBS compatibility and encoding quality
• More stable video recording, similar to early Arc drivers
• Optional AI-powered microphone noise suppression and background removal

2. RGB Control within the Intel Driver

• Native control of GPU RGB lighting without third-party software

3. Monitoring and Overlay Improvements

• Integrated overlay for FPS, temperatures, utilization, and frame times
• Easy activation via keyboard shortcut
• Expanded driver options for frame limiters and performance profiles
• More stable and accurate metrics display in IGS

4. VR Support

• Official SteamVR compatibility
• Improved latency and stability for VR streaming (ALVR, etc.)

5. Graphics API Optimizations

• Significant improvements to OpenGL performance
• Further optimizations for Vulkan titles
• Better compatibility for older games and engines (DX9, OpenGL)

6. XeSS Improvements

• Driver-side XeSS overrides (similar to DLSS version overrides on Nvidia)
• More stable implementation in games and tools

7. Revival of Older Intel Technologies

• Return of Intel Deep Link (ideally open source)
• Return of Intel Cryo Cooling for supported systems
• Return of Intel Video Recording Features

8. Improved Driver Software (IGS)

• Per-game color profiles
• More stable user interface
• Granular overclocking options (voltage, power limit, fan curves)
• Better integration of PresentMon into the driver

9. Recording and Media Features

• Improved AV1 and HEVC encoding performance
• More stable multi-stream encoding capabilities
• Optimized hardware acceleration for streaming services

10. Linux Improvements

• More Consistent Vulkan Performance
• Improved OpenGL Translation Layers
• Full XeSS Hardware Utilization on Linux

11. Multi-GPU Compute Support

• Parallel utilization of multiple Arc GPUs for AI inference, video processing, or batch rendering 
• OpenVINO Multi-Device Scheduling
• DX12/Vulkan Explicit Multi-Adapter Profile
• Dual GPU Gaming Support as a driver option, where the two GPUs utilize the Game as it works with the Application named LossLess Scaling

12. Improved Shader Compilation

• Faster pipeline compilation
• Reduced shader stuttering in new games
• Persistent per-game shader caches

13. More Stable Display Features

• Improved DP handshake stability
• Faster wake-up detection
• Fixes for black screen issues following restarts

14. Enhanced AI Acceleration

• Optimized DirectML performance
• Vulkan compute backend for AI workloads
• Improved ONNX Runtime integration

15. Better Power Management

• Lower idle power consumption
• Improved multi-monitor idle states
• Adaptive power states for video playback

16. Overclocking and Tweaking

• Options to choose in the Software for GPU Performance tweaking
• Limitations and goal options 

I hope the mentioned things in the list are duable and addible to the main Intel Arc Graphis Software. All of this would give Intel Arc a new meaning, especially the Dual / Multi GPU Part.

[ChristianA_Intel]

Hello Gl1tch,

Thank you for sharing your Wishlist for Intel Arc GPU improvements.

I appreciate the time and effort you've put into developing this comprehensive proposal. I will look into this further and will get back to you once I have an update.

Thank you again for your innovative thinking and interest in Intel products.

Best regards,

Christian Louierico A.

Intel Customer Support Technician