Developers may be interested in the new level zero‌ ‌layer‌ ‌tracing‌ ‌ API released with this update. A highlight of this release is the fix for a crash when launching Outriders, improvements in the loading speed for Death Stranding, and stability improvements‌ ‌for‌ ‌DaVinci‌ ‌Resolve‌ ‌on‌ ‌Intel‌ ‌ Iris‌ ‌Xe‌ ‌Max‌ ‌graphics. Here is a list of fixed issues in this release:

Fixes a performance issue in 3DMark Mesh ShaderDaVinci Resolve stability fixesThe system keeps crashing or freezing on startup in Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege* (DX11), Cyberpunk 2077* (DX12) when starting the game.An intermittent crash or hang occurs when changing Anti-aliasing settings on Intel Iris Xe graphics card.Occasional crashes and hangs in Hunt: Showdown* and‌ ‌Call‌ ‌of‌ ‌Duty:‌ ‌Modern‌ ‌ Warfare*‌ ‌(DX12).If you switch to a full screen in Dirt Rally using ALT + ENTER, a black screen is observed.In some cases, an LCD will show garbage during WMV movie playback with high CPU usage on Intel Iris XE graphics cards.The brightness may not update when you adjust it in Battery Mode if you have‌ ‌Intel ‌Iris® ‌Xe‌ ‌graphics.Occasionally, you may observe flickering in PC mode only on Iris Xe hardware.When a system is connected through a dock with multiple monitors on Intel Iris Xe graphics, the system may not display output.An onscreen black screen is observed after unplugging the dock.

You can open this PDF file for Intel graphics driver 27.20.100.9316 release notes.

Download Intel graphics driver update for March 2021

The update can be downloaded and installed through Intel’s Support Assistant or as a standalone driver. Use the links below to download the driver: Intel Graphics DCH Driver update x64 27.20.100.9316 (.exe) [426.55 MB] Intel Graphics DCH Driver update x64 27.20.100.9316 (.zip) [417.03 MB] To automatically detect which drivers your device may require, use the guide below: If, for some reason, you are unable to update to the new driver version, refer to this guide by Intel for troubleshooting tips.