Monday, August 21st 2023
Intel Overclocks Arc A380 with a Driver Update
Intel Graphics figured out a unique way to step up performance of its entry-level Arc A380 graphics cards. While other companies prevent BIOS updates and generally discourage overclocking; Intel has given the A380 a free vendor overclock. With the latest Arc GPU Graphics drivers 101.4644 WHQL, Intel has increased the base frequency of the GPU. The driver installer includes a firmware update besides the driver. The A380 has a reference base clock of 2000 MHz, which boosts up to 2050 MHz. With the latest 101.4644 drivers (the new firmware), the base frequency has been increased to 2150 MHz. It's not much, but hey, who doesn't want a free 7.5% overclock to go with their recent 19% performance increase in DirectX 11 games, and over 40% increase in DirectX 9 ones?
Source:
Neowin.net
32 Comments on Intel Overclocks Arc A380 with a Driver Update
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That said, my point is still valid.
So @ARF saying that the A380 can't push Hogwarts Legacy at playable framerates is extremely disingenuous and deliberately unfair.