This was particularly evident when playing older DirectX 9 based titles, and that’s a big deal for PC gamers with extensive legacy game libraries. In certain game engines and APIs, these cards could shine and punch well above their weight, however a few software glitches and driver bugs highlighted that Intel still had some work to do. After a few delays, the Intel Graphics team successfully delivered its high-end Arc A770 and A750 graphics cards in October of last year.Īs much as the enthusiasts in us pined for a third major player in the gaming GPU market, the reality of GPU business is that it's a really tough gig. Intel Arc Alchemist launch buildup generated more buzz than most other product releases in recent memory, as the third entrant gamers hoped would break-up the graphics card duopoly. The cards have faced an uphill battle from fierce GPU competition, but with several major driver and software updates released, Intel says it is time to check back in. Grab the latest driver for yourself from the Intel Support Site.Intel’s Arc A770 and A750 GPUs have been on the market now for over three months. and Europe, with the first restock since also flying off the shelves. The A770 and A750 quickly sold out in the U.S. That said, it seems to have been a mostly successful launch for Intel Arc so far. To check all the known issues be sure to read the full release notes, there are a few of them. Intel is also acknowledging a host of issues with Arc Control, the companion app which has been the subject of a fair bit of criticism. But there are also known issues in professional apps such as Premiere Pro and Lightroom, which may not be able to use GPU acceleration right now. These cover games such as Spider-Man Remastered, Genshin Impact, Call of Duty:Vanguard, and God of War. Listed in the release notes are a swath of known issues that presumably Intel is working on fixes for. At least for now Intel is on the ball with new drivers, so we're hoping that continues.

It's a fairly big release week with Uncharted and A Plague Tale: Requiem also landing. This is in addition to DLSS and FSR 2, but if you have an Arc you probably want to use XeSS.

Gotham Knights is one of the first batch of big titles to support Intel's XeSS upscaling technology.

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