Intel Iris Xe GPUs on Rocket Lake Desktop CPUs Get the First Official Driver Support

Intel Iris Xe GPUs on Rocket Lake Desktop CPUs Get the First Official Driver Support

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Intel Rocket Lake Desktop CPUs Finally Receive Their First Official Graphics Driver For Iris Xe GPU

11th Intel Core Core desktop processors (codenamed “Rocket Lake-S”) deliver enhanced performance and speed. Intel introduced the processors on March 16, 2021. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel released the first official graphics driver for its Rocket Lake processors with the Iris Xe integrated GPUs. With the launch, the Rocket Lake series was the first desktop family to have the brand new graphic architecture Iris Xe (Xe-LP), but it took Intel a few days before the official driver support ended up for them.

Intel Iris Xe GPUs on Rocket Lake Desktop CPUs Get First Official Support for Graphics Drivers

Well, Intel has finally introduced the graphics drivers for the Iris Xe GPUs that appear on the Rocket Lake CPUs. The 27.20.100.9316 is 426 MB in size, but the most interesting is that the date on which it is listed is March 3, 2021. This indicates that the support for Intel Rocket Lake Desktop CPUs is new, but that the driver is not technically different from what is already available for Iris Xe GPUs. Intel simply added support for Rocket Lake processors to its existing driver suite and called it a day, and that makes sense, since all Iris Xe chips are essentially based on the same Xe-LP GPU architecture.

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Here are the release notes for the Intel graphics driver itself:

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Correction for accident seen during launch Outdoors * on Intel Iris Xe Maximum graphics.
  • Game loading enhancements for Death Stranding *
  • Stability solutions for DaVinci Resolve * on Intel Iris Xe Maximum graphics.

IMPROVEMENTS

  • Game loading enhancements for Death Stranding* on Intel Iris Xe graphics.

DEVELOPER HIGHLIGHTS

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  • New Level Zero Charger API Detection Support.

Install the Intel Driver & Support Assistant, which automatically looks at drivers on a regular basis and can give you notifications when new drivers become available. This is a DCH driver. Click for more information on DCH drivers

Supported OS versions

OS reference:

  • Microsoft Windows 10-64 – Fall Creators Update (1709) (RS3)
  • Microsoft Windows 10-64 – April 2018 Update (1803) (RS4)
  • Microsoft Windows 10-64 – October 2018 Update (1809) (RS5)
  • Microsoft Windows 10-64 – May 2019 Update (1903) (19H1)
  • Microsoft Windows 10-64 – Update of November 2019 (1909) (19H2)
  • Microsoft Windows 10-64 – May 2020 Update (2004) (20H1)
  • Microsoft Windows 10-64 – October 2020 Update (20H2)

Platform (OS Support)

  • 6th Gen Core processor family (Codename Skylake) (RS3 +)
  • 7th Gen Core Processor Family (Codename Kaby Lake) (RS3 +)
  • 8th Gen Core Processor Family (Codename Kaby Lake-R, Coffee Lake) (RS3 +)
  • 9th Gen Core Processor Family (Codename Coffee Lake-R) (RS3 +)
  • Lake Apollo (RS3 +)
  • Amber Lake (RS3 +)
  • Twin Lake (RS3 +)
  • Whiskey Lake (RS3 +)
  • Comet Lake (RS3 +)
  • 10th Gen Core Processor Family (Codename Ice Lake) (RS3 +)
  • Core Processor with Intel Hybrid Technology (Codename Lakefield) (19H2 +)
  • Pentium processor family (Codename Jasper Lake) (19H2 +)
  • Celeron Processor Family (Codename Jasper Lake) (19H2 +)
  • Gen Intel Core Processor Family (Codename Tiger Lake) (19H2 +)
  • Iris Xe Dedicated Graphic Family (Codename DG1) (20H1 +)
  • 11th generation Intel Core processor family (Codename Rocket Lake) (20H2 +)

If you are using an Intel Rocket Lake Desktop CPU and using the Iris Xe chip on it, it is essential that you install these drivers. You can download it here.

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