diff --git a/src/plugins/intel_npu/tests/functional/behavior/infer_request_run.cpp b/src/plugins/intel_npu/tests/functional/behavior/infer_request_run.cpp
index f30fa2bb1416a3..c369b4b6eafa23 100644
--- a/src/plugins/intel_npu/tests/functional/behavior/infer_request_run.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/intel_npu/tests/functional/behavior/infer_request_run.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(smoke_BehaviorTest,
                                             ::testing::ValuesIn(configsInferRequestRunTests)),
                          InferRequestRunTests::getTestCaseName);
 
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(smoke_BehaviorTest,
+                         InferRunTestsOnNewerDrivers,
+                         ::testing::Combine(::testing::Values(ov::test::utils::DEVICE_NPU),
+                                            ::testing::ValuesIn(configsInferRequestRunTests)),
+                         InferRequestRunTests::getTestCaseName);
+
 const std::vector<ov::AnyMap> batchingConfigs = {
     {ov::log::level(ov::log::Level::WARNING), ov::intel_npu::batch_mode(ov::intel_npu::BatchMode::PLUGIN)},
     {ov::log::level(ov::log::Level::WARNING), ov::intel_npu::batch_mode(ov::intel_npu::BatchMode::COMPILER)},
diff --git a/src/plugins/intel_npu/tests/functional/behavior/infer_request_run.hpp b/src/plugins/intel_npu/tests/functional/behavior/infer_request_run.hpp
index 54590a7abe513f..5bf1c6522bb32e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/intel_npu/tests/functional/behavior/infer_request_run.hpp
+++ b/src/plugins/intel_npu/tests/functional/behavior/infer_request_run.hpp
@@ -170,36 +170,6 @@ TEST_P(InferRequestRunTests, MultipleExecutorStreamsTestsSyncInfers) {
     }
 }
 
-TEST_P(InferRequestRunTests, MultipleCompiledModelsTestsSyncInfers) {
-    // Skip test according to plugin specific disabledTestPatterns() (if any)
-    SKIP_IF_CURRENT_TEST_IS_DISABLED()
-    // Load CNNNetwork to target plugins
-    const int no_of_iterations = 256;
-    std::array<ov::CompiledModel, no_of_iterations> compiled_models;
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < no_of_iterations; ++i) {
-        OV_ASSERT_NO_THROW(compiled_models[i] = core->compile_model(ov_model, target_device, configuration));
-    }
-
-    // Create InferRequests
-    std::array<ov::InferRequest, no_of_iterations> infer_reqs;
-    std::array<std::thread, no_of_iterations> infer_reqs_threads;
-    for (int i = 0; i < no_of_iterations; ++i) {
-        OV_ASSERT_NO_THROW(infer_reqs[i] = compiled_models[i].create_infer_request());
-    }
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < no_of_iterations; ++i) {
-        infer_reqs_threads[i] = std::thread([&infer_reqs, i]() -> void {
-            OV_ASSERT_NO_THROW(infer_reqs[i].infer());
-            infer_reqs[i] = {};
-        });
-    }
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < no_of_iterations; ++i) {
-        infer_reqs_threads[i].join();
-    }
-}
-
 TEST_P(InferRequestRunTests, MultipleExecutorStreamsTestsAsyncInfers) {
     // Skip test according to plugin specific disabledTestPatterns() (if any)
     SKIP_IF_CURRENT_TEST_IS_DISABLED()
@@ -1091,6 +1061,38 @@ TEST_P(SetShapeInferRunTests, checkResultsAfterStateTensorsReallocation) {
     }
 }
 
+using InferRunTestsOnNewerDrivers = InferRequestRunTests;
+
+TEST_P(InferRunTestsOnNewerDrivers, MultipleCompiledModelsTestsSyncInfers) {
+    // Skip test according to plugin specific disabledTestPatterns() (if any)
+    SKIP_IF_CURRENT_TEST_IS_DISABLED()
+    // Load CNNNetwork to target plugins
+    const int no_of_iterations = 256;
+    std::array<ov::CompiledModel, no_of_iterations> compiled_models;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < no_of_iterations; ++i) {
+        OV_ASSERT_NO_THROW(compiled_models[i] = core->compile_model(ov_model, target_device, configuration));
+    }
+
+    // Create InferRequests
+    std::array<ov::InferRequest, no_of_iterations> infer_reqs;
+    std::array<std::thread, no_of_iterations> infer_reqs_threads;
+    for (int i = 0; i < no_of_iterations; ++i) {
+        OV_ASSERT_NO_THROW(infer_reqs[i] = compiled_models[i].create_infer_request());
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < no_of_iterations; ++i) {
+        infer_reqs_threads[i] = std::thread([&infer_reqs, i]() -> void {
+            OV_ASSERT_NO_THROW(infer_reqs[i].infer());
+            infer_reqs[i] = {};
+        });
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < no_of_iterations; ++i) {
+        infer_reqs_threads[i].join();
+    }
+}
+
 }  // namespace behavior
 }  // namespace test
 }  // namespace ov