Intel's next-gen Arc Battlemage Xe2 and Celestial Xe3 GPUs might possibly be delayed or even canceled based on the latest posts from Golden Pig Upgrade over at Weibo. Intel Taking A Step Back On Arc GPUs? Battlemage Xe2 and Celestial Xe3 GPUs Reportedly Delayed Although there's no confirmation regarding a delay, the posts come from highly reliable leaker & insider, Golden Pig Upgrade, who has been accurate on countless occasions when it comes to his Intel and AMD mobility leaks. In the latest series of posts, he talks about Intel's plan regarding its next-gen Arc GPU family which will include […]

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The MSI Claw didn't blow anyone away with its day-one gaming performance but through new drivers and BIOS updates, the handheld gaming system has improved tremendously, with MSI boasting performance gains up to 150 percent.

The new E1T41IMS.106 BIOS (referred to as 106) and 31.0.101.5445 GPU driver (referred to as 5445) for the MSI Claw have significantly enhanced gaming performance according to MSI's internal tests. One example shown is the game “7 Days to Die” a popular Steam survival game, which has had performance improved by 150 percent since the launch of the Claw. Games like Monster Hunter World and Cyberpunk 2077 also see significant performance gains of over 50 percent. In the image below, you can see a range of MSI's internal benchmarks with the latest BIOS and drivers installed.

If you have an MSI Claw, you should update to the latest BIOS and grab the latest Intel Arc graphics drivers. Once you've installed BIOS 106, you will be able to perform future BIOS updates from within Windows, without the need for a USB drive or a docking station. This will make the updating process easier for all users moving forward, especially those not well versed in PC tinkering.

As one of the first Intel-powered gaming handhelds, and the very first to use Intel's new Meteor Lake CPU, MSI is working closely with Intel on future optimisations to continue to improve the experience for all Claw owners.

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Intel has been working on improving its Arc graphics drivers since the launch of its A-series desktop GPUs. We've seen some very impressive performance gains for DX9 and DX11 titles over the past year. With the latest driver release, Intel continues that trend, with performance gains of up to 48 percent. 

The new graphics driver (31.0.101.5444 Beta) aims to enhance performance across Arc A-series desktop and mobile GPUs and Arc iGPUs. This driver update offers a significant boost in performance, ranging from 5% to 48%, depending on the game and its settings.

Users playing games like Days Gone (Very High settings), Unturned (Ultra settings), and VRChat (High settings) on a system powered by an Arc series desktop or mobile GPU will see up to 5% performance with the latest driver. Other games like Dyson Sphere Programme (Default settings), Fortnite (Performance Mode), Lethal Company (Default settings), and Mass Effect Legendary Edition (Ultra settings) get a more noticeable boost of up to 15%. According to Intel, the most significant performance bump on a dedicated Arc A-series graphics card will be on Need for Speed: Heat (Ultra settings), which had an up to 36% FPS uplift.

The Arc-based iGPUs of the Core Ultra mobile CPUs will also improve performance on DX11 games. American Truck Simulator (Medium) will be the less noticeable performance improvement, bumping the FPS by up to 10%. On the other hand, Mass Effect Legendary Edition (Medium settings) is the biggest winner on the iGPU side, running up to 48% faster.

The driver update also addresses errors in games like No Rest for the Wicked, Assetto Corsa, Halo Infinite with ray tracing, and Diablo 4, among others.

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Intel has rolled out its latest Arc graphics driver 5444 which adds new game fixes and brings more DX11 game performance uplifts for GPUs. Intel Arc A-Series GPUs & Arc iGPUs Receive Even More DX11 Gaming Performance Optimizations, Up To 48% Boost In Latest Graphics Driver Update Intel's graphics driver updates are known to feature some big performance uplifts for several games. Whether you see them as fixing the broken performance in certain older titles or simply adding more performance, they are there for gamers to enjoy. As part of its new Arc Game On 5444 (Non-WHQL) driver package, the […]

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Intel has announced validation & optimization for its Xeon, Core Ultra, Arc & Gaudi product lineups for Meta's latest Llama 3 GenAI workloads. Intel Validates & Benchmarks Meta's Llama 3 GenAI Workloads Across Its Xeon CPUs, Core Ultra CPUs, Arc GPUs & Gaudi Accelerators Press Release: Today, Meta launched Meta Llama 3, its next-generation large language model (LLM). Effective on launch day, Intel has validated its AI product portfolio for the first Llama 3 8B and 70B models across Gaudi accelerators, Xeon processors, Core Ultra processors, & Arc GPUs. Why It Matters: As part of its mission to bring AI everywhere, Intel […]

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