We Tested 250 Games on an Intel Arc GPU: How Did It Go?

[themastergoose]

Hey, if you can see the forest for the trees, that not anyone else's problem. All of the ARC card have been an excellent value and a very admirable first showing from Intel.

Context is important. What do you think you've missed?

I missed the part where you revealed your Intel fanboyish traits. Oh, wait...

 

[ZedRM]

I missed the part where you revealed your Intel fanboyish traits. Oh, wait...

Oh, how witty.

Objectivity not one of your strong points, is it now..

ARC has been a strong first go compared to ANY company, and Intel has had strong gains in both stability, quality and performance. These are facts, you can not dispute them. You can call me a fanboy all you want, but the facts tell the story and your antics only prove your lack of understanding.

 

[brucek]

Except that this is not the experience that everyone is having. I've help people setup dual and triple screen setups with ARC cards, no issue at all.

Good to hear, and I was already guessing the failure rate was less than 100%.

Still, this is the problem Intel faces. Even if their reliability rate (for playing a certain game, or attaching a certain second monitor) is only a few percentage points less than Nvidia or AMD, that's still a pretty significant drawback and a compelling reason to choose another brand unless it is offset by unique compelling benefit (like the AV1 encoding for those who need it.)

I'm actually pretty impressed by how well Intel's engineering teams are doing / have done given the steep uphill climb they face. Unfortunately for them that's still no reason I'd willingly take on any additional surprise instabilities or incompatibility risks in my system, even though it's mostly not their fault.

Honestly if there was ever an excuse for Intel's "sharp business practices" as far as encouraging game developers and monitor makers to make testing with Intel Arc a priority, this would be it. Budget-minders aren't going to be keen on spending any extra to accommodate a vendor with 1% of the GPU market, but Intel isn't going to have any more of the market until those other players do spend that money/time/effort. A very tough catch-22 to solve without having some leverage to get things started.

 

[ZedRM]

I'm actually pretty impressed by how well Intel's engineering teams are doing / have done given the steep uphill climb they face. Unfortunately for them that's still no reason I'd willingly take on any additional surprise instabilities or incompatibility risks in my system, even though it's mostly not their fault.

Ok, then never go out your front door. You don't want to risk a bird dooping on your silk blouse or a bus running you over. Also, never buy any scissors. You wouldn't want to risk cutting yourself now would you?

 

[brucek]

Ok, then never go out your front door. You don't want to risk a bird dooping on your silk blouse or a bus running you over. Also, never buy any scissors. You wouldn't want to risk cutting yourself now would you?

LOL, yeah, that's definitely the right analogy to apply to this situation.

 

[themastergoose]

Ok, then never go out your front door. You don't want to risk a bird dooping on your silk blouse or a bus running you over. Also, never buy any scissors. You wouldn't want to risk cutting yourself now would you?

Why you shilling on Intel Arc so bad? The card's have no redeeming features against the competition at the moment.

You mentioned AV1 being the trump card earlier, but it doesn't matter who got their first. Nvidia and AMD saw to that pretty sharpish later on that very same launch year and equipped their cards with AV1 encoders and software drivers that don't need constant hoop jumping and troubleshooting.

You say Arc is great, but I say revisit that compatibility chart above and how much the cards cost again. ;-)

 

[maestro0428]

Thanks for this! I had a a750 in my editing rig and it worked great. We need more articles like these on the net.

 

[ZedRM]

LOL, yeah, that's definitely the right analogy to apply to this situation.

It sure is.

 

[ZedRM]

Why you shilling on Intel Arc so bad? The card's have no redeeming features against the competition at the moment.

I'm not. Recognizing a solid effort to enter an extremely competitive market and make the strides they have with ARC is worthy of a moments consideration. I'm an NVidia guy personally, yet I have a Radeon card and ARC card. The drivers for ARC have only gotten better and better. The Arc card were hit or miss when released, but had potential. Now they're very solid and will play nearly any game you throw at them, a few older titles excepted.

You say Arc is great, but I say revisit that compatibility chart above and how much the cards cost again. ;-)

I don't need to visit a chart. I have one. It plays every game I own, including a few retro titles that don't run on my NVidia or Radeon cards, ironically. So yeah. ARC is good. BattleMage is going to kick that up a few notches and I am eager to get one.

 

[evidently]

What I find interesting is that not only is Intel silent and apparently indifferent about the incredible Horizon Forbidden West situation, but the owners don't care to try to get into any kind of dialogue with Intel. But apparently it's up to anyone considering to buy such a card to clear this up with Intel...
(Obviously their support forum is one of the worst in the world, with endless formal postponements, where one needs to mention pointless details like where one bought the product etc., and lots of non-replies, so there need to be other approaches.)
Normally there is a lot of noise about anything, and journalists or "communities" trying to push things forward. Not the slightest sign in several years I can identify.

 

[Felusy]

Intel came a long way in a short time and it looks like they won't abandon GPUs, which is probably smart.

Intel might be able to compete in up to mid-end gaming segment next. Just like AMD.

Nvidia has high-end for themselves.

 

[kcwilsonii]

Great list, like the specifics on the settings and aiming for 1440P