Intel Boosts Arc DX9 Game Performance By Up To 2.3 Times With Latest GPU Drivers, More Ahead!
In its latest blog, Intel has shown us the performance comparison between its latest Arc driver suite (v3959) and how it compares with the previous driver suite from October (v3490). Intel used the Arc A770, its flagship graphics card based on the Alchemist GPU architecture, for testing and the results are simply spectacular. According to Intel, the latest drivers are designed specifically to boost performance in DX9 (DirectX 9) games. The company used several popular titles, most of which are still played by many eSports gamers. The largest increase in performance comes in CSGO, getting an 80% performance jump at HD (1080p) resolution with High settings and a 77% bump at 1440P with Ultra settings. According to Intel’s Ryan Shrout, the performance increase goes as high as 2.3x in CSGO when pulling in the 99th Percentile figures. These improvements will be delivered transparently to the end user through our normal driver distribution process. The details of this implementation may change over time as our DX9 driver evolves. via Intel
— Ryan Shrout (@ryanshrout) December 7, 2022 Besides offering such a huge increase in performance, Intel’s latest Arc GPU drivers are also ready for the latest titles such as:
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Warhammer 40K: Darktide Marvel’s Midnight Suns The Callisto Protocol Fortnite (Chapter 4/UE5.1)
Furthermore, DX12 & DX11 titles aren’t left out and several titles such as the ones listed below receive a host of performance optimizations:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (DX12) Far Cry New Dawn (DX11) Shadow of the Tomb Raider (DX11) DOTA 2 (DX11) Dying Light 2 (DX12)
You can download the driver and also find the full release notes at this link!
— Raja Koduri (Bali Makaradhwaja) (@RajaXg) December 7, 2022 But that’s not all, Intel has already said that it’s committed to its Arc GPU roadmap and to delivering an optimized experience to gamers. In a tweet, Raja Koduri said that there’s ’even more ahead’ so these kinds of performance improvements are just the beginning of Arc’s fine-wine journey. We will definitely keep you updated as more Arc performance enhancements hit us in the coming months.
