It’s no secret that Intel’s relative lack of expertise within the GPU sport has made its nascent driver software program the Achilles’ heel of the brand new Arc line of GPUs. PCWorld contributor Keith May has been keeping a close eye on the situation, as Intel has opted to comply with the same old one-month replace cycle. How is Arc taking care of two months? That’s the million-dollar query within the newest PCWorld YouTube video.

You can see a full breakdown of the testing setup and all outcomes for launch, month one, and month two within the video above. In brief, we’re seeing very marginal enhancements for many of the latest video games like Cyberpunk 2077, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

The huge shock—and I imply huge, stonking, HUGE shock—is within the enchancment in video games that use the a lot older DirectX 9 normal, like Counter-Strike GO. Flat from launch to the primary month, the most recent drivers roughly double CSGO efficiency. You learn that proper: Across low- and high-end graphics settings, we’re seeing a 2x improve in body charges. Performance was additionally significantly improved on the newer—however nonetheless fairly outdated—Grand Theft Auto V.

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