Upgraded Graphics Drivers for Snapdragon X Elite devices: Latest Updates and Improvements

We are excited to announce a series of updates and improvements for Upgraded Graphics Drivers for devices with Snapdragon X Elite across various games and applications. These enhancements are aimed at delivering a superior user experience, better performance, and enhanced stability.

Below are the details of the latest updates, you can download the drivers here.

Update May 2025: we are excited to announce that the v96 version of the GPU driver is now publicly available and can be downloaded without requiring a login. Download Qualcomm® Adreno™ Windows Graphics Drivers for Snapdragon® X Platform

Games Enabled

We have enabled support for the following games:

• Kingdom Come Deliverance II
  
  
• Helldivers^TM 2
  
  
• Palworlds
  
  
• Jagged Alliance 3
  
  
• World War Z®
  
  
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth^TM
  
  
• BodyCam
  
  
• Cities: Skylines II
  
  
• Forge of Empires
  
  
• Core Keeper
  
  
• Satisfactory
  
  
• Tiny Glade
  
  
• Genshin Impact

Game Performance Improvements

Significant performance improvements have been made to the following games:

• Left 4 Dead 2
  
  
• Assassin's Creed® Valhalla
  
  
• Horizon Zero Dawn^TM Complete Edition
  
  
•  The Sims^TM 4
  
  
•  Borderlands® 3

App Stability & Performance Improvements

We have addressed several issues to enhance the stability and performance of various applications:

• Fixed corruption in WPS during zoom.

• Fixed Adobe Scene Edit Detection corruption.

• Improved performance in Adobe Photoshop.

• Fixed crashes in Adobe Lightroom on 16GB devices.

• Fixed cube rendering issues in Blender App.

• Fixed crash seen in Football Manager 2022 game during screen recording. 

• Fixed AV1E MVHV failures.

• Fixed black screen issue during video playback in VLC Player.

We are committed to continuously improving your experience and appreciate your feedback. Stay tuned for more updates and enhancements!

Additional information

·  Download Qualcomm® Adreno™ Windows Graphics Drivers for Snapdragon® X Platform

·   Refer to documentation for getting started for gaming development on Windows on Snapdragon

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