Intel’s latest boasts of its integrated graphics make me less excited about the Nintendo Switch 2 – and more hyped for MSI Claw 8 AI+

Intel has highlighted the improvements of its bow -igpus used in MSI Claw 8 AI+ and MSI Claw 7 AI+ Handhelters
ARC 140V and 130V both have better power control optimization
It has resulted in better image speeds and hit tempo across multiple games

Handheld games are growing again in popularity, with new AMD and Intel SOCS (System-On-Chip), which hits the market, providing great game performance and Team Blue has taken steps to improve the effectiveness of two of its IGPUs.

In an official blog post, Intel confirmed a performance update to both the arch 140V and 130V IGPUS, Claims a gain of 10% FPS and a 25% upgrade of 99. Percentile (essentially lowest possible FPS) Uplift over multiple games of 17W (power consumption). ARC 140V is present in the MSI Claw 8 AI+ and MSI Claw 7 AI+ Handheld Gaming PCS, both of which use the powerful core Ultra 7 258V processor.

This is all possible thanks to the former arc -graphics driver 32.0.101.6734, which improved power control at lower watts (also incorporated into its latest arc -graphics driver 32.0.101.6739), which Intel highlighted in the release notes. We reported this earlier, but now Team Blue Performance has charts to show the improvements.

In games like Cyberpunk 2077At Good of war ragnarokAt And Marvel’s Spider-Man RemasteredBoth average FPS and 1% low lower look significant improvements between drivers 6732 and 6734, while playing on 17W TDP. Especially, Fortnite On Driver 6734, the biggest lift in both average FPS and 1% has low down; Essentially, this increases the smoothness with a better frame pace.

(Image Credit: Intel)

MSI Claw 8 AI+ is the king of effectiveness at the appearance of it …

Given its 80WHR battery and performance features on a low 17W TDP, the MSI Claw 8 AI+ is probably the best handheld game -PC in terms of efficiency.

I would lie if I said I have used my asus rog ally consistently; It has mainly collected dust because its battery life is poor. As much as I don’t mind being connected to a wall jack (the same as what you would do with a gaming laptop) it becomes frustrating.

I haven’t had the pleasure of using the MSI Claw 8 AI+ yet, but everything I hear about it makes me want it so much more (especially after the Nintendo Switch 2 revelation). You hardly need to push the device beyond 17W and you still have good performance – and I can’t say the same about ROG Ally.

Now, if you want to use the MSI Claw while on battery, it will still last much longer than Rog Ally and other handhelds like Lenovo Legion Go. It is a testimony to how MSI turned things around after the first attempt with the MSI Claw A1M model. Let’s hope that it can again surpass itself with a new unit in the future …

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