Intel Arc Revisit: 2023 driver update (Acer Predator BiFrost A770)

1. Introduction2. Acer Predator BiFrost A7703. Testing Methodology4. Game Benchmarks pt.15. Game Benchmarks pt.26. Performance Summary (12-Game Average)7. Cost Per Frame Analysis8. Power Draw9. Performance per Watt10. Acer Predator BiFrost Vs Intel Limited Edition11. GPU Temperatures12. Memory Temperatures13. Acoustics14. Closing Thoughts15. View All Pages

12-Game Breakdown

Overall, across the 12 games tested, it's clear that the gains in CSGO and Total War: Warhammer III stand out the most, with huge gains seen in those DX9 and DX11 titles. There are still a few other examples where average frame rates improved by between 4-6%, but plenty of other DX12 games didn't see much difference at all.

Not much changes at 1440p, either. The good news is no games that I tested saw a performance decrease, and in these 12 games tested, I didn't encounter any weird driver bugs. In fact, Total War: WH3 and Spider-Man Remastered both had game-breaking visual glitches when I first tested Arc back in October, but thankfully these issues are long since fixed.

12-Game Average

What these gains mean for Arc versus its competition is quite significant. Based on the 3491 driver, the Intel A770 made next to no sense when positioned against Nvidia's RTX 3060 – using that older driver, it came in 15% slower on average at 1080p. With the 4123 driver however, it’s on par if not marginally faster overall, while it is just behind AMD's RX 6600 XT in terms of overall performance at 1080p.

We know the A770 scales better at 1440p however, where it climbs to the top of the chart using the 4123 driver, now offering a 7% improvement to the 1% lows versus the RTX 3060.

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