At least Intel appears to be heading in the right general direction when it comes to fine-tuning Arc graphics drivers.
Intel has released a new graphics driver for its Arc A770 and A750 GPUs, complete with some useful bug fixes, and more importantly a bunch of performance improvements for some games – though some of the frame rate upticks are more modest, admittedly.
As Tom’s Hardware (opens in new tab) reports, driver version 31.0.101.3802 (opens in new tab) – and note this is still a beta – delivers up to an 8% performance boost for the flagship A770. That particular improvement comes for Dirt 5 at 1440p resolution with ‘ultra-high’ settings.
Another sizeable boost is delivered with Ghostwire Tokyo, which can run up to 7% faster, again at 1440p (with ‘cinematic’ settings). Furthermore, Gotham Nights runs up to 5% swifter at 1080p resolution with the highest preset settings.
There are a number of other games that get frame rate boosts, but all are more modest to the tune of 3%.
