Intel Arc GPU Driver Problems Revisited: 2025 Arc Graphics Driver Review

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Intel's Arc GPU driver bugs have been Arc's nemesis since launch. We're revisiting Intel Arc drivers in 2025 to look at the post-Battlemage, pre-Celestial GPU driver situation. In this video, we test nearly every single button in Intel's graphics software, track 641 bugs across 10 months of updates, check for video card driver update lag following major PC game launches, and more. The focus today is on the driver package, usability, and bugs. Our most recent performance benchmarks for Arc can be found in our AMD RX 9060 XT GPU review.

Interview with Tom Petersen about fixing the Intel Arc GPU drivers:    • Fixing Intel's Arc Drivers: "Optimization"...  
Find our previous Intel Arc 2024 GPU benchmarks here:    • Intel Arc 2024 Revisit & Benchmarks (A750,...  
The original Intel Arc graphics driver deep-dive from 2022:    • Worst We've Tested: Broken Intel Arc GPU D...  

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - 641 Issues Tracked: Intel Arc 2025 Drivers Revisit
02:27 - Intel's Current Driver Quality
04:15 - Revisiting the Broken Smooth Sync
05:04 - Revisiting the Broken Speed Sync
05:48 - The Software is Better
07:09 - Removing Trash Software is Easier
08:13 - HDCP Improvements
08:42 - Fixing Obnoxious Notifications
09:12 - Dropped Features
10:39 - Current State of Intel Software
11:18 - Broken Performance Monitoring
13:18 - Video Capture Issues
14:05 - Smart VSync Issues
14:38 - Smaller Complaints: UI Bugs, Usability, FPS Limits
16:24 - Intel vs. NVIDIA Game-Ready Drivers
18:17 - Timeline of Driver Launches
21:40 - XeSS Support
24:53 - Average Time to Fix Problems
26:59 - Conclusion

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