Intel Arc GPU driver released along with a list of games that have issues
Team Blue has detailed known issues with some big-name games including FIFA 22
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Intel Arc GPUshave just been revealed, withTeam Blue launching lower-end laptop models first, and now we’ve witnessed the initial release of the Arc driver which those buying a gaming notebook with an Alchemist graphics solution inside will be using.
Driver quality is something that’s immediately going to be under the spotlight, as gamers will be keen to see thatIntelhas got not just the hardware right, but also the software side of the equation, which is equally vital for good performance.
So, if you’re picking up a gaming laptop with an Arc A350M or A370M GPU inside, you’ll naturally be wondering which games might cause you some grief, and that’s something we now know thanks toIntel’s initial driver(version 30.0.101.1325)release notes[PDF] which highlight all known issues.
The Arc Graphics Driver has gremlins in the works for a number ofPC games, with the full list as follows:
Analysis: Fingers crossed on the ‘unknown issues’ front
The good news is that this list isn’t overly long, and the issues are in some cases dependent on settings, or they only happen with certain surfaces or textures. The bigger bugbears are present in FIFA 22 – ‘intermittent crashing in regular gameplay’ sounds ominous and potentially frustrating – plus Forza Horizon 5 andCall of Dutywhich can crash upon launch.
Obviously, it was expected that there’d be some problems – indeed, even with mature drivers likeAMDandNvidia, there are still issues cropping up on an ongoing basis – and there may well beunknownissues with Intel’s new driver. In fact, you can pretty much count on it, and problems will be flagged to Intel as this initial Arc driver is more widely used when greater numbers of people get laptops with Alchemist GPUs.
We’ll just have to see how things pan out, with the first notebooks using the Arc A350M or A370M debuting now, Intel told us at yesterday’s launch (or imminently, certainly).
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Another interesting point with these new mobile GPUs is Arc Control, a control panel that looks very smart and gives the user easy access to performance monitoring and tweaking, as well as cool features such as automatically saving clips of game highlights. There are glitches in the initial implementation of Arc Control, too, and those are also listed in Intel’s driver release notes as you might expect.
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