Intel Arc GPU Driver Incompatibility

Description

Intel Arc Driver 32.0.101.8724 and above breaks ALVR. When launching SteamVR, the FPS drops to 1 FPS as shown by the pink lines in the image below.

The VR tracks but the image updates approx. once per second.

The latest Intel Arc Driver that I have gotten to work is 32.0.101.8629 (released 4/16/2026).

General Troubleshooting

• I carefully followed the instructions in the README and successfully completed the setup wizard
• I read the ALVR GitHub Wiki

Environment

Hardware

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5600

GPU: Intel Arc B580

GPU Driver Version: 32.0.101.8724 (and later)

Audio:

Installation

ALVR Version: 20.14.1

ALVR Settings File:

SteamVR Version: 23791826

Install Type:

• Packaged (exe, deb, rpm, etc)
• Portable (zip)
• Source

OS Name and Version (winver on Windows or grep PRETTY_NAME /etc/os-release on most Linux distributions): Windows 10 Version 22H2 (OS Build 19045.7663)