Gameplay Performance at 1080p
We are going to focus on 1080p gameplay performance with the Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition video card on this page. Ray Tracing will be tested on the next page. We will include XeSS, FSR, and DLSS performance on the same graph in the games that are supported. For video card comparisons we are using an EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC BLACK GAMING, MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING X, and SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 GAMING.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO)
We are going to include CS:GO in this review, because it is an older game, based on DX9, and quite popular. CS:GO was released on September 23, 2014, and uses the Source engine. This game runs in DX9, and will be a good test for an older API on Intel Arc A770, plus, this game recently got a driver update from Intel improving performance. We will utilize the workshop FPS benchmark from uLLeticaL.
At 1080p, CS:GO is playable of course, but you guys are after the absolute fastest here. Just like the 1440p results, Intel Arc A770 lags behind even the Radeon RX 6600, whereas in all the other games it is competitive with the Radeon RX 6600 XT. This shows Intel has made improvements in older DX9 titles but does still lag behind overall. The Intel Arc A770 is 22% slower than the Radeon RX 6600 XT and 21% slower than the GeForce RTX 3060. The Radeon RX 6600 XT is going to be the fastest card in this lineup for CS:GO.
Forspoken
Forspoken was released on January 24th, 2023, on the PC and uses the Luminous Engine. The game supports all upscaling methods, including NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS, and Ray Tracing. We are going to customize the settings and enable the highest graphics settings, including Ultra High Texture Memory. We use the built-in benchmark.
Forspoken at 1080p and the highest graphics settings is a playable gameplay experience on the Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition! In fact, it isn’t just playable but averages 60FPS as well, so it’s smooth and enjoyable. The Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition is actually faster than the GeForce RTX 3060 by 15% and faster than the Radeon RX 6600 XT by 58%. This is pretty amazing, considering it’s a new game, graphically intense, the Intel Arc A770 is more than keeping up, it’s outpacing the competition. When we turn on Intel XeSS upscaling performance jumps 15% up to nearly 70FPS at 1080p with the highest settings. It’s 5% faster than the RTX 3060 with DLSS.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare II
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2.0 was released on October 27, 2022, on the PC and uses the IW 9.0 gaming engine. The game supports all upscaling methods, including NVIDIA DLSS, NVIDIA Image Scaling, AMD FSR 1.0, AMD Fidelity FX CAS, and Intel XeSS. We use the highest quality option of each. We customize every graphics setting to the maximum value for the best image quality and enable everything. We use the built-in benchmark.
In Call of Duty Modern Warfare II the Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition is very playable at 1080p at 83FPS. In this game, it’s faster than the GeForce RTX 3060, but the Radeon RX 6600 XT is the fastest overall. Compared to the Radeon RX 6600 XT the Intel Arc A770 is just 12% slower, but compared to the GeForce RTX 3060 the Arc A770 is 11% faster. When we use Intel XeSS we get a small bump in performance, but DLSS and FSR does a lot more for performance. Thankfully, we can also enable FSR on the Intel Arc A770 so it can get the same boost as the Radeon RX 6600 XT as well, we have the option to use FSR or Intel XeSS on it.
F1 2022
F1 2022 was released on June 28th, 2022 on the PC and uses Codemasters Ego engine. The game supports Ray Tracing, DLSS, AMD FidelityFX, and FSR. We are going to run the game with the highest quality settings of “Ultra High” and TAA+FidelityFX. We will enable DLSS and FSR as needed at the Quality setting for both. We will utilize the built-in benchmark in the Imola track, in dry conditions with a far chasing cam.
In F1 2022 this game is very playable on the Intel Arc A770 at 1080p providing over 100FPS with no problem. Though the Arc A770 is at the bottom of the graph, which seems to be underperforming in this game, the game is still more than playable at this framerate and super smooth. The Arc A770 is 29% slower than the Radeon RX 6600 XT and 22% slower than the GeForce RTX 3060. With FSR enabled the Intel Arc A770 gains performance up to 123FPS.
Dying Light 2
Dying Light 2 was released in February 2022 on the PC and uses Techland’s C-Engine. The game supports Ray Tracing, DLSS, and FSR2. We have updated the game to the latest 1.90 patch. We use the built-in preset to set “HIGH QUALITY” which sets the highest game graphics, without Ray Tracing. We manually enable DX12 and ASYNC Compute. We use the built-in benchmark.
In Dying Light 2 the Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition is more than playable at nearly 100FPS with the highest in-game settings sans Ray Tracing. What’s even more is that the Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition is 16% faster than the Radeon RX 6600 XT and GeForce RTX 3060 at 1080p in this very demanding game. With Intel XeSS enabled the Intel Arc A770 gains 17% more performance and exceeds all other cards with upscaling.
Far Cry 6
Far Cry 6 was released in October of 2021 and uses the Dunia Engine. We utilize the built-in benchmark for testing. We have the HD Texture pack installed and turned on. We utilize the “Ultra” graphics preset which sets all options to the highest game settings. This game supports FSR upscaling.
In Far Cry 6 at 1080p, every card is more than playable here, and the Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition is on par with the Radeon RX 6600 XT at over 100FPS. Even with FSR, it’s competitive and right up there near the top.
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 was released in December of 2020 and uses the REDengine 4. We have the game patched to version 1.61 and utilize the built-in benchmark. We test using the Graphics Preset option to set graphics settings, mainly “Ultra”. This game supports DLSS and FSR2.
In Cyberpunk 2077 the Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition is playable at near 60FPS at “Ultra” settings. Oddly, it lost performance compared to the higher 1440p performance, as it now sits at the bottom of the graph, even under the Radeon RX 6600 which is not typical for it. Therefore here the Arc A770 is 23% slower than the Radeon RX 6600 XT and 17% slower than the GeForce RTX 3060. Turning on FSR2 doesn’t give us much of a boost, but does bring it to over 60FPS.
Watch Dogs Legion
Watch Dogs Legion was released on the PC in October of 2020 and uses the Disrupt game engine. We utilize the built-in benchmark for testing. We have the HD Texture pack installed and enabled for testing. We use the built-in graphics preset of “Ultra” for testing. This game supports DLSS upscaling.
In Watch Dogs Legion the Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition is very playable at the highest settings at 77FPS. In this game, it is the fastest video card and is 4% faster than the Radeon RX 6600 XT and 17% faster than the GeForce RTX 3060.