Intel ARC GPU discussion thread

Dristun · Feb 10, 2023

dragontamer5788 said:
I mean, that's a really good result. $350 for 3080-like performance is really good value.

It is! Just wish more new games were like that (ahem, Dead Space...)

Count von Schwalbe said:
And this is why we should care about:

Intel Arc Beats NVIDIA and AMD to Hogwarts Legacy Game Ready Drivers

Intel became the first of the three discrete GPU makers to release a day-0 graphics driver for "Hogwarts Legacy." The new Intel Arc GPU Graphics Drivers version 101.4123 beta comes with optimization for the hotly anticipated Harry Potter universe-based RPG, as well as the survival horror...

www.techpowerup.com

I bet driver team knew they had to shift priorities once they saw where they can land on the charts

Fouquin · Feb 10, 2023

Dristun said:
A rare day of glory for Intel GPUs!

Wow this runs counter to everything else I've seen from user reporting on this game. Both the A770 and 3080 performing so well and not choking down under 30FPS, and the 7900 XTX failing to crack 20FPS. Looking further into the charts and seeing all the RDNA2 cards struggle to keep minimums out of the single digits is so strange. I've been reading post after post after post on Reddit and other forums about how people are experiencing stuttering, and nearly every single one of those starts with, "RTX 3080/3070 1440p RT+DLSS" and yet none of that user reporting is reflected here.

The problems with this game clearly run quite deep. Good on Intel for working through a lot of it.

Count von Schwalbe · Feb 10, 2023

Fouquin said:
and the 7900 XTX failing to crack 20FPS. Looking further into the charts and seeing all the RDNA2 cards struggle to keep minimums out of the single digits is so strange.

RT is where they are weak.

Fouquin · Feb 10, 2023

Count von Schwalbe said:
RT is where they are weak.

Yes, I understand that. RT can be weak on RDNA2 but single digits is not what most people are reporting with their cards.

Count von Schwalbe · Feb 10, 2023

Fouquin said:
Yes, I understand that. RT can be weak on RDNA2 but single digits is not what most people are reporting with their cards.

Ah I see. I misunderstood your post.

Fouquin said:
I've been reading post after post after post on Reddit and other forums about how people are experiencing stuttering, and nearly every single one of those starts with, "RTX 3080/3070 1440p RT+DLSS" and yet none of that user reporting is reflected here.

Maybe DLSS is the difference; I believe that W1zzard's review was conducted without it.

Dristun · Feb 13, 2023

Err..., fellas, could you please tell me where is Arc Control on 4123?

Everything is gone, not even in the folder it was in.

EDIT: nvm, it really was broken completely, couldn't even uninstall without errors. Driver+Arc Control only reinstalled properly after I resorted to first wiping it all with DDU.

DavidC1 · Feb 14, 2023

Dristun said:
It is! Just wish more new games were like that (ahem, Dead Space...)

I bet driver team knew they had to shift priorities once they saw where they can land on the charts

Sorry but those results are wrong. The author said he accidentally used RT Low on the ARC cards rather than Ultra. It still performs good but not as good. I know, it's disappointing.

HWUnboxed shows way different results due to that. RDNA3 isn't that terrible either, even though it's still bad. We need to strive for accuracy either we'll just delude ourselves.

Based on Hogwarts Legacy results, ARC performs like how it should in DX12, but nothing super fantastic. Based on 4K results, it still has driver bottleneck on the lower resolutions.

Xaser04 · Feb 15, 2023

Dristun said:
Err..., fellas, could you please tell me where is Arc Control on 4123? Everything is gone, not even in the folder it was in.

EDIT: nvm, it really was broken completely, couldn't even uninstall without errors. Driver+Arc Control only reinstalled properly after I resorted to first wiping it all with DDU.

I found 4123 to be both a backwards step in general performance and stability. Switched back to 4091 for now.

My BiFrost should be turning up today so will be interesting to compare that to the A750 LE and A770 Phantom D (now returned). The difference to the latter will be of most interest as it effectively has a memory overclock (18 vs 16Ghz - or same as the A770LE IIRC).

Performance uplift between A750 and A770 in my own testing was around 10-15% depending on the game. The A770 clocked better when pushed and used less power at "stock" speeds (somewhat negating its higher power limit...)

Taraquin · Feb 15, 2023

For those annoyed by high powerconsumption: Arc seems to undervolt like a champ, 20/0 or 40/10 like on Nvidia-cards seems to work (20% lower powerdraw at same perfprmance or 40% lower powerdraw for 10% lower performance).

masterdeejay · Feb 17, 2023

DRIVER VERSION: 31.0.101.4125 BETA
DATE: February 16, 2023

[link]

cerulliber · May 1, 2023

since Arc a770 is only one Intel gpu with enough vram to don't buy it twice, I have to ask:
how good are arc drivers now ? can you play cyberpunk 2077 rtx off /xess/ upscalling / shapening without crasying or anything unstable and achieve 60 fps min ?
or should I buy another amd/nvidia card sincer arc refresh aren't available yet.
edit: upscalling and shapening

TearsOfTelos · May 1, 2023

cerulliber said:
since Arc a770 is only one Intel gpu with enough vram to don't buy it twice, I have to ask:
how good are arc drivers now ? can you play cyberpunk 2077 rtx off without crasying or anything unstable and achieve 60 fps min ?
or should I buy another amd/nvidia card sincer arc refresh aren't available yet.

drivers are decent now. You can expect 60 fps on Cyberpunk with everything on high (no rtx or xess)

cerulliber · May 1, 2023

define decent ? should I expect new triple a popular games to play without significant crashes from start to end without facing significant troubles?

TearsOfTelos · May 1, 2023

cerulliber said:
define decent ? should I expect new triple a popular games to play without significant crashes from start to end without facing significant troubles?

In my experience almost every new triple A title is running worse that expected but that has nothing to do with the arc drivers. They just run bad on every card. So, are you gonna play without facing significant troubles? definitely not, but arc isn't making it worse.

cmguigamf · May 17, 2023

A750 for around the same price as a 3060 12GB and 200 bucks cheaper (in my currency) than 6650XT/6600XT (AMD prices here are a mess). Worth it?

RJARRRPCGP · May 18, 2023

cmguigamf said:
A750 for around the same price as a 3060 12GB and 200 bucks cheaper (in my currency) than 6650XT/6600XT (AMD prices here are a mess). Worth it?

Looks like it is indeed worth giving it a try.

cmguigamf · May 19, 2023

RJARRRPCGP said:
Looks like it is indeed worth giving it a try.

Just checked the store again, and apparently it's out of stock now. So I might have to wait until Battlemage to join Intel

Bomby569 · May 26, 2023

Intel slashes Arc A750's already-great price to just $199

Intel's unbeatable deal for the Arc A750 just got even more unbeatable-er.

www.pcworld.com

Blitzkuchen · May 29, 2023

i have not really problems in any games if play, DX9, DX10, DX11 and DX12 or in the other hand OpenGL and Vulcan. :nutkick:

Only one bug is there that ALT + TAB sometimes dont work :confused:

Yeah A750 for 199$ have 256bit with 512GB/s which is to expensiven for Nvidia and AMD and they prefer 128bit for 300$ Cards :kookoo:

ExcuseMeWtf · May 31, 2023

Question to anyone with A380:

How does it fare in Quake 2 RTX?

Solaris17 · May 31, 2023

ExcuseMeWtf said:
Question to anyone with A380:

How does it fare in Quake 2 RTX?

A380 4fps at 4k with rtx on.

in openGL mode 1000 (maxing the frame counter)

ExcuseMeWtf · May 31, 2023

And in 1080p?

Solaris17 · May 31, 2023

ExcuseMeWtf said:
And in 1080p?

Gross. I will if I have too.

EDIIT:: 14-17fps at 1080 in rtx mode. on the A380.

ExcuseMeWtf · May 31, 2023

RIP.
Thanks for the information.

Solaris17 · May 31, 2023

ExcuseMeWtf said:
RIP.
Thanks for the information.

It should be noted I would not consider these for any kind of ray tracing, they are low end gaming cards

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Intel ARC GPU discussion thread

Dristun

Intel Arc Beats NVIDIA and AMD to Hogwarts Legacy Game Ready Drivers

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Count von Schwalbe

Fouquin

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Count von Schwalbe

Dristun

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Taraquin

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Intel slashes Arc A750's already-great price to just $199

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