42 PCWorld JUNE 2022REVIEWS TESTED: ARC A370M
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: DX12
1080p Highest settings, Ray Tracing off, TAA on.
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker: 1080p
at Highest (Desktop) settings.
Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition:
1080p at High benchmark settings.
Topaz Video Enhance AI: An eight-
second 1080p MOV file was upscaled to 4K
using the Artemis Medium Quality AI model.VERDICT
What most gamers and enthusiasts want to
know is simple: Can you buy a laptop with
Intel’s Arc and expect performance in league
with Nvidia and AMD?
The answer, it seems, is yes.
These are strong results for Intel’s Arc
A370M. The quicker of Intel’s two entry-level
discrete GPUs appears to be an even match
for Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3050 as
implemented in a variety of mainstreamprofessional and enthusiast notebooks
(though initial Arc laptops cost much more
[fave.co/3PAqt5t] than RTX 3050
notebooks). Intel Arc A370M can easily
handle “last-gen” 3D games and can deliver
a big boost in content creation apps that
lean on the GPU.
The Arc A370M is no match for the
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 in Acer’s Nitro 5,
but it’s not meant to compete in that
segment. That task will go to Intel’s Arc
A550M, which has twice as much memory
(8GB versus 4GB) and twice as many Xe
Cores (16 versus 8) (fave.co/3uSJzLM) when
compared to the Arc A370M. We’ll have to
wait and see how the Arc A550M performs
when it arrives this summer, but napkin math
suggests it could be nipping at the heels of
RTX 3050 Ti and RTX 3060 laptops.
I’m pleased with these numbers. Intel Arc
provides a third option for people seeking a
slim, portable
Windows laptop
to handle gaming
and content
creation. Now let’s
just hope Intel—
and OEM system
manufacturers—
can turn the
current trickle of
Arc-equipped
machines into a
Intel’s Arc A370M produced strong results. flood.