Intel's Core Extremely Collection 3 let me play 'Battlefield 6' at 190 fps on a Lenovo ultraportable

How far has Intel’s embedded Arc graphics come through the years? Sufficient to let me play Battlefield 6 at as much as 190 fps in 1080p, with the graphics settings set to excessive, all on an unassuming Lenovo IdeaPad Professional 5. There was no want for devoted graphics, simply the Intel Core Extremely X9 388H’s built-in Arc B390 GPU.

There is a catch, in fact: Intel’s XeSS3 AI upscaling and 4X body technology is the massive motive why I used to be in a position to see such excessive fps figures. I used to be enjoying Battlefield 6 on a controller, with the Lenovo laptop computer linked to a TV, and I used to be shocked by how clean the gameplay felt. There wasn’t any sense of lag like I’ve seen in earlier frame-gen implementations, although any lag would in all probability be extra noticeable if I used to be enjoying with a excessive DPI gaming mouse.

Environmental particulars, shadows, lighting and particle results additionally appeared flawless. If I used to be sitting on a sofa, I’d assume the sport was being powered by a console or a finances gaming PC. I didn’t get an opportunity to push the decision as much as 1440p, but it surely’d be fascinating to see if it may preserve a minimum of 100 fps in that mode.

Not all of Intel’s Core Extremely 3 chips will obtain such lofty gaming heights, sadly. Solely the X7 and X9 chips embody 12 Xe GPU cores and Arc B390 graphics. The remainder of the Core Extremely 3 household has the everyday 4 Xe cores and primary Intel graphics.

Intel claims the B390 is round 80 p.c quicker than the Radeon 890M, which is constructed into the Ryzen HX370. Moreover, the corporate says the brand new GPU is 76 p.c quicker than its Arc 140T, and total it ought to provide comparable efficiency to the cell RTX 4050 GPU.