I’m considering building a new machine soon and was looking at the Intel Arc GPUs as a possibility. Anyone have experience using them in their system? I’m on Arch btw

  • CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I’ve been running an A770 Limited Edition on Arch for a year now and I am happy with it now. It was a rough start, with issues ranging from glitches and crashes to HDMI and DisplayPort audio/VRR issues, but these days it is pretty solid. VRR works fine on my DisplayPort 144Hz 4K monitor. Most games perform pretty well but temper your expectations, the A770 is a midrange card.

    I can play Overwatch 2 at 4K 144Hz low settings just fine and I don’t see many frame dips. It’s not noticeable if it does dip because VRR. CS2 performance isn’t amazing, but at low settings 4K I get between 100 and 160 frames depending on complexity. I have FSR turned on. On Cyberpunk I have FSR turned on and it seems to dip down to 20fps when out in the desert and the city is in view, but usually 40 to 60.

    • Kaidao@lemmy.mlOP
      2·
      1 year ago

      Thanks for this. I’m on 1440p so hopefully the performance will be a bit better. The A770 seems like it has great price to performance though, making it one of the top spots on my list.

      Glad to hear that support is solid on Arch

      • CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        I upgraded from a 1440p 144Hz screen last month. It works well with 1440p and you won’t need to rely on FSR as much as on a 4K 144 screen.

    • Static_Rocket@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, I’ve noticed occasional regressions in video decode performance between kernel releases but they tend to fix them in the next release.

      Otherwise smoother sailing than Nvidia for sure.