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New drivers for Intel’s Arc GPUs, unifying previously separate drivers for desktop Arc graphics cards and the Arc GPU integrated into new Core Ultra laptop processors, have led to significant performance increases for a range of DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 games.
The average performance increase for Intel’s Arc A-series graphics cards is 37.4 percent across a wide range of (mostly DX11) games, but for some titles the figure is much higher. In the game Just Cause 4, with the new drivers, you should see a 268 percent increase in frames per second with “Very High” graphics settings and 1080p resolution.
Here are the complete list of improvements, as provided by Intel, for Arc desktop GPUs:
Albion Online (DX11)
Up to 11% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Anno 1800 (DX11)
Up to 33% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra High settings
Apex Legends (DX11)
Up to 26% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (DX11)
Up to 13% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra High settings
Black Desert Online (DX11)
Up to 18% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Elder Scrolls Online (DX11)
Up to 10% average FPS uplift at 4K with Ultra settings
Elex II (DX11)
Up to 101% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Humankind (DX11)
Up to 11% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Fantastic settings
Hunt: Showdown (DX11)
Up to 27% average FPS uplift at 1080p with High settings
Just Cause 3 (DX11)
Up to 160% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Very High settings
Just Cause 4 (DX11)
Up to 268% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Very High settings
New World (DX11)
Up to 13% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Very High settings
Returnal (DX12)
Up to 8% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Epic settings
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Gathering Storm (DX11)
Up to 32% average FPS uplift at 1080p with High settings
Sons of the Forest (DX11)
Up to 15% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Space Engineers (DX11)
Up to 69% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Extreme settings
Star Citizen (DX11)
Up to 9% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Very High settings
Star Wars Squadrons (DX11)
Up to 6% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Stellaris (DX11)
Up to 5% average FPS uplift at 1080p with High settings
Tekken 8 (DX12)
Up to 15% average FPS uplift at 4K with Ultra settings
The Last of Us Part 1 (DX12)
Up to 8% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
Warframe (DX11)
Up to 20% average FPS uplift at 1080p with High settings
Watch Dogs: Legion (DX11)
Up to 16% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
XCOM 2 (DX11)
Up to 4% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Maximum settings
The improvements are not as impressive for Intel Core Ultra processors with Intel’s Arc integrated graphics. As an example, with the graphics settings “Very Low” and 1080p resolution in the game The Last of Us Part 1, you should only see a 6 per cent increase in frames per second.
Below, you’ll find the complete list of improvements in Core Ultra processors, as provided by Intel:
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (DX12)
Up to 25% average FPS uplift at 1080p with High settings
Returnal (DX12)
Up to 6% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Low settings
The Last of Us Part 1 (DX12)
Up to 6% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Very Low settings
The new drivers also add initial support for several new games:
Enshrouded
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Tekken 8
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This article was originally published on pcforalla.se and translated from Swedish to English, with additional context added by the PCWorld staff.
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