Intel Arc GPU Driver Disaster Revisited: 3 Years Later

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.