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Despite what opinions on the internet might want you to believe.
That extends to laptops, too.
Intel’s different mobile GPU SKUs.
Before Christmas, I upgraded to the Acer Swift X 16.
This pairs an Intel Core i7-1260P CPU with an Arc A370M 4GB dedicated GPU.
When Intel’s laptop GPUs first launched there were some sensational headlines out there.
The full benchmark for Shadow of the Tomb Raider running on the Arc A370M.
That was posted seven months ago at the time of writing this.
Creators, say, who want some extra juice for rendering videos.
And since it’s an Arc, it supports AV1 encoding, too.
Full benchmark results for Forza Horizon 5 on the Arc A370M running on Medium settings at 1920 x 1200 resolution.
Intel was actually the first to market with hardware AV1 encoding and it covers both desktops and laptops.
On paper, it’s not a bad proposition.
I paid 1,100 for this laptop, and the whole package is great value.
The Intel Arc Control overlay.
But we can’t lose focus.
The Arc 3 series on desktops and laptops is low-end.
But I don’t have one of those, so I can’t talk about how they game.
Not just play them, either, enjoy decent frame rates and detail tweaks as well.
But I also don’t need to.
If that means 720p, so be it.
But a lot of the time I’m using either 1080p or 1600 x 900 and enjoying my games.
How about some examples?
Take Shadow of the Tomb Raider, everyone’s favorite benchmark.
Sometimes it’s a little lower, sometimes a little higher, but it basically averages out around 60.
Vulkan titles perform well, too.
Wolfenstein: Youngblood is the same story.
Same resolution, the same medium options, and a pretty solid and consistent 60 FPS experience.
This is one game I appreciate a little extra resolution in over a few extra frames.
Other titles are less successful but still playable.
Even older titles relying on DX9 are much improved over my early Arc experiences.
Obviously, a lot will come down to the games you want to play.
But some more recent titles likeHigh on LifeandHi-Fi Rushare enjoyable and don’t require massive hardware to play well.
And both have been a dream on my Swift X 16.
What it is, is my personal experience and saying that Intel needs to be given a chance.
Intel is serious about this.
They want it to work out.
We all need Intel to succeed with this as well.
And I appreciate that.
I’m more than fine with the Arc A370M, and actually pleasantly surprised at how good it is.
