Subj : Intel is having a nightmare as Arc GPUs reportedly fail to run St To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Fri Sep 01 2023 17:30:04 Intel is having a nightmare as Arc GPUs reportedly fail to run Starfield at all Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:14:47 +0000 Description: This really isnt good those with Intel Arc GPUs are complaining in droves that the game doesnt even launch. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Intel has dropped the reputation of its Arc graphics cards down a peg (or three) with the release of Starfield, sadly, if online feedback is anything to go by (and were pretty sure it is). Okay, so Starfield isnt officially out yet or at least the full release doesnt happen until September 6 but those who bought the premium version(s) of the space RPG can play it right now in early access. Or at least those with AMD or Nvidia GPUs can, as both companies brought in Starfield support with a fresh driver release just before the early access kicked off. Intel? Not so much. Intels Arc driver doesnt have Starfield support yet, and theres worse news than that. According to some reports on X (formerly Twitter) and there are quite a number of these Starfield doesnt work at all . This isnt just a case of Starfield running badly optimized and really poorly, you cant even play the game. A common theme with the complaints on social media is that Starfield starts to run, and indeed does appear to be running in the background eating a whole load of system resources but the games window (you know, the important bit) never actually appears. Analysis: In space no one can hear you mash your keyboard in frustration Whats going on here? Clearly Intel seems to have made a fair old mess of this one. Starfield is a huge release with a hype train thats many, many, carriages long, and with early access, keen fans have taken time off work to get stuck into the game and those affected folks with Arc graphics cards who have done so are, as you can imagine, very frustrated (quite rightly). The outpouring of wrath and comments about being misguided to buy an Intel Arc GPU is quite something. Intel says its working on a fix, which is a given really, but it seemingly wont be here until next week, which compounds the disappointment for those affected. Team Blue tweeted an update on X as follows: We are aware of issues with @StarfieldGame on Intel Arc graphics. We are working to improve the experience for the game's general release next week. August 31, 2023 See more Having it actually able to run would be a good start, of course, and likely improve the experience by leaps and bounds. There is the odd report of the game running on Arc, but mostly, the feedback is all negative and about not being able to play, and this incident seems like a real shame. Intel has been making good progress with its graphics drivers in general throughout the existence of Alchemist GPUs, ramping up performance levels with the best PC games steadily, and older titles too. And were really looking forward to Battlemage , as are others, of course and what the 2nd-gen might mean for breaking up the graphics card duopoly in a more meaningful way, and attacking with new contenders for the best cheap graphics cards . This Starfield affair, however, rather dampens any excitement around that. Via Toms Hardware You might also like These are the best GPUs right now Also check out the best cheap monitor deals Want a great gaming PC? Look no further ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/gpu/intel-is-having-a-nightmare-as-arc-gpu s-reportedly-fail-to-run-starfield-at-all --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .