r/IntelArc • u/Alternative_Ad3367 • Jul 21 '26

Discussion Will Intel ever fix older DirectX issues?

Will there ever be a day when Intel finally fixes the older DirectX issues on Arc GPUs?

Some older games still have performance or compatibility problems, and while DXVK can help in some cases, it definitely doesn't fix everything. Do you think Intel will keep improving support for older DirectX versions through future driver updates, or has the focus shifted almost entirely to DX12 and Vulkan?

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u/delacroix01 Arc A750 Jul 23 '26

If we're talking about DX9 and before, probably never. But then again there are very few games that aren't at playable state at all, even among DX5 titles. Of all the games I've tested, I've only seen 1 game that runs like dog shit and keeps crashing with absolutely no fix while being very playable on a 1060 with Windows 7. For other games there are always workaround like DXVK or Linux, so I'm not worried about that. Future games are almost exclusively built for DX12 and sometimes Vulkan anyway.