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With New Driver, Intel Arc GPUs Run Older DirectX 9 Games Up to 79% Faster

It’s no secret that Intel’s Arc graphics cards struggle to offer the best frame rates on older games. But in some good news, the company has developed a new driver that can boost performance on select DirectX 9 titles such as CounterStrike: Global Offensive by as much as 79%.  

Intel is rolling out the performance enhancements through a new “31.0.101.3959” driver(Opens in a new window) for its Arc GPUs on both desktops and laptops. The beta driver specifically includes performance optimizations for eight games built with DirectX 9, which originally came out two decades ago. 

Intel also posted(Opens in a new window) benchmarks comparing the new driver to an old one Intel released in October, when Intel’s flagship Arc desktop cards first launched. As you can see, the new driver can help CS:GO and League of Legends—two games popular on the esports circuit—reach over 300fps.

(Credit: Intel)

In terms of average FPS, the performance uplift can range from a mere 3% to 30% all the way up to nearly 80%, depending on the DirectX 9 title. The new driver also promises to eliminate stuttering in the frame rates by producing consistent frame times, resulting in a smoother performance.

(Credit: Intel)

The reason for performance gain is due to Intel developing a native DirectX 9 implementation for the eight PC games. In August, the chip maker quietly dropped the native DirectX 9 support for Intel GPUs in favor of software emulation through Microsoft’s open-source D3D9On12(Opens in a new window) interface. 

But in a video on Tuesday, Intel graphics fellow Tom Petersen said: “We weren’t satisfied with where we ended up on DX9, so we’ve been working on it.”

The only catch is that the native DirectX 9 implementation is designed to work with specific games, such as Guild Wars 2 and Stellaris. For other DirectX 9 titles, the Arc GPU will revert to relying on emulation.  

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“So there will be times when a game is going to run on our native DX implementation. But there’ll be other times when we take advantage of translation layers to go from DX9 to a more modern API,” Petersen said. “So our new approach is to do a hybrid.”

According to Petersen, Intel created the DirectX 9 implementation to make the company’s graphics cards more appealing to players of esports games, such as CS:GO. “They’re not all, but a lot of [esport titles] are DX9 titles,” he said, later adding. “So we cannot be a graphics vendor without doing a great job on CS:GO.”

The eight DirectX 9 games that can benefit from the driver include: League of Legends, CS:GO, Payday 2, Stellaris, Starcraft 2, Guild Wars 2, NiZhan and Moonlight Blade.

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Far Cry 3

Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag

Batman: Arkham City

Mafia II

Just Cause 2

Fallout: New Vegas

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

SID MEIER’S PIRATES!

Conclusion

«Open world» in any video game is always an element of the gameplay with increased interest and quality expectation index. Some players are ready to make concessions and accept the roughness of the gameplay or story, if the implementation of the open world is at a high level — it is large, lively, visually pleasing and fits the overall atmosphere of the game as a whole.

And if now the open world is a huge territory where you can explore almost every corner, then some 5-10 years ago the open world was significantly limited, but it was also interesting to explore, it was nice to look at it and come back again and again.

Below we’ve rounded up some of the best open world games for you to enjoy even on a (conditionally) weak PC.

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Considering that all modern open-world games have much more serious system requirements than a PC with a weak configuration can offer, within the framework of this collection, more than 9-ty years ago. Yes, we can say that modern AAA titles can be played at minimum wages, but is it possible to enjoy the game in this way? Debatable question!

As part of the selection, we will deviate from the course of previous articles and also present games whose release dates back to the first decade of the 21st century. Far cry 30046

Steam rating: 89%

The first part of Far Cry from Crytek became one of the best games in the industry, but the second part came out as a failure, despite the interesting concept and mechanics.

Far Cry 3 moved to the sunny island of Rook, which is run by local pirates led by Vasa Montenegro, who later became a feature of the game and the «favorite» villain of gamers.

This story, where the protagonist Jason Brody tries to save his friends from the clutches of the sadistic Vasa without losing his humanity, with a complex emotional ending and a beautiful open world with a bunch of gorgeous landscapes, can be called one of the best open world games. the world and not only for weak PCs.

System Requirements
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Windows 7 (with SP1) or Windows 8
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 2.6 GHz or better, AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz or better	Intel Core i3-530 @ 2.9 GHz or better, AMD Phenom II X2 @ 3.1 GHz or better
Video card	512 MB DirectX 9. 0c compatible card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher / NVidia 8800 or better, AMD HD 2900 or better	1024 MB DirectX 11.0 compatible card with Shader Model 5.0 or higher / NVidia 480 or better, AMD HD 5770 or better
RAM	4 GB	4 GB
Disk space	15 GB

Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag

Release date: October 29, 2013

9000%

For all fans of the Assassin’s Creed franchise (which the author of this article considers himself to be) it is known that the story of the English privateer and pirate Edward Kenway was originally supposed to be a separate game, not related to the confrontation between the Assassins and the Templars. But Ubisoft management decided to tie the game to the main series and make it a direct sequel to Part 3, which resulted in the appearance of one of the best games in the series, which some «fans» consider the last canonical part of the franchise. The opinion must be said to be the most controversial, but this topic is already for a separate extensive discussion.

So, the events of the game «Black Flag» will take us to the era of the «Golden Age of Piracy» (1715) in the waters of the Caribbean Sea, where we have to stand at the helm of the pirate two-masted brig «Jackdaw» and surf the endless sea in search of boarding targets and replenishment of the hold of your ship.

The plot of Black Flag, the gameplay and the large and beautiful open world, which are interesting to visit with soulful pirate songs and a bottle of rum in hand, confidently allow us to call the game one of the standards of «piracy simulator» and one of the best games in the franchise Assassin’s Creed.

Batman: Arkham City

Release date: September 07, 20120008 Steam rating: 95%

In the series of games about one of the most famous superheroes, Arkham City has become the most highly rated game, receiving 96/94/91 points on Metacritic for PS3, Xbox360 and PC platforms, respectively.

The game’s plot continues the events of «Arkham Asylum» by moving players forward 6 months, when the newly elected mayor of Gotham built the «Arkham City» prison, where the most dangerous criminals of the city, including the Joker, were placed.

In this game you can find an interesting plot, colorful heroes (including Catwoman) and villains, a large open world, which the developers paid close attention to and, of course, an exciting combat system.

System Requirements
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8 (both 32/64bit versions)
Processor	Intel Core2Quad Q8400 @ 2. 6 GHz or AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6 GHz	Intel Core i5 2400S @ 2.5 GHz or better or AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.0 GHz
Video card	Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or AMD Radeon HD 4870 (512MB VRAM with shader Model 4.0 or higher)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 or AMD Radeon HD 5850 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0) or better
RAM	2 GB	4 GB
Disk space	30 GB

System Requirements
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4 Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+	Intel Core 2 Quad @ 2. 66 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 @ 2.8 GHz
Video card	nVidia GeForce 8800 GT / ATI Radeon HD 3850 with 512 Mb of memory	nVidia GeForce GTX 460 / ATI Radeon HD 6850 with 1 Gb of memory
RAM	2 GB	4 GB
Disk space	17.5 GB

Mafia II

Release date: 22 March 2011

Developers: 2K

RELIVATIONS IN STEAM: 94% 9000 9000 and books, that in games that can be recognized literally by one phrase or quote. For example:

«Sorry, Joe wasn’t part of the deal…»

Almost every gamer knows this quote, because so many emotions are associated with it…

Mafia II, released in 2011, sent us to the streets of Empire Bay in the period 1943-1951. The protagonist, Vito Sculleta, after a failed robbery with his friend Joe Barbaro, is forced to go to the front of the Second World War, and returns in 1945 with a heavy load of military experience.

Upon arrival, Vito does not expect an easy life, and together with his old friend Joe, he associates himself with the local mafia, trying to break through to the very top and live a comfortable life …

Can they do it? It is you who will have to answer these questions, looking for answers on the living streets of Empire Bay, more and more plunging into the underworld.

Mafia II offers one of the best storylines in the gaming industry and a beautiful open world that you can drive around in a brand new Ascot Bailey S200 while listening to the local radio.

System Requirements
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Microsoft Windows XP (SP2 or later) / Windows Vista / Windows 7
Processor	Pentium D 3 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ (dual core) or better	quad-core 2.4 GHz
Video card	nVidia GeForce 8600 / ATI HD2600 Pro or better	nVidia GeForce 9800 GTX / ATI Radeon HD 3870 or better
RAM	1.5 GB	2 GB
Disk space	The protagonist, operative Rico Rodriguez, will have to turn off the oppressor and reveal the identity of the traitor to the Central Intelligence Agency, using all available types of a huge arsenal of weapons and vehicles for this. The second part and in general the entire series of games is a place where you can create sheer chaos and blow up everything and everyone, arrange chases and send cars into the air. And you can do this in a huge open world with beautiful island landscapes. System Requirements Minimum Recommended Operating system Windows Vista/7 Processor dual core with SSE3 (Athlon 64 X2 4200 / Pentium D 3 GHz) Intel Core® 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom X3 2.4 GHz or equivalent Video card with 256 MB VRAM, DX10 compatible (Nvidia GeForce 8800 series/ ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro) with 512MB DirectX 10 compatible VRAM (Nvidia GeForce GTS 250/ATI Radeon HD 5750 series) New Vegas is the sixth installment in a series of post-apocalyptic nuclear war survival games. The events of the game will take us 4 years ahead after Fallout 3 — to the year 2281, where they will tell the story of the conflict between the three sides of New Vegas, led by Mr. House, the New California Republic and the slave-owning Caesar’s Legion. The main character — the Courier, after having been on the threshold between life and death, goes to the roads of the Wasteland to remember his past and become a participant in the confrontation who want to become the owners of the Hoover Dam. System Requirements Minimum Recommended Operating system Windows XP/Vista/7 Processor Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.5 GHz / AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2. 5 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Video card nVidia GeForce 6800 / ATI Radeon X850 with 256 Mb of memory nVidia GeForce 8800 / ATI Radeon HD 2900 with 512 Mb of memory RAM 1 GB 2 GB The plot of the game directly continues the events of «Shadow of Chernobyl» (3 months later), when the local government tries to take control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant by announcing a large-scale military operation «Farvater», which fails miserably. In search of the reasons for the failure, the command sends its operative Alexander Degtyarev to search for five missing helicopters containing the most important information that could affect the future of the entire Zone. Interesting plot, familiar atmosphere, large open world — do you need something else? System Requirements Minimum Recommended Operating system Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista (SP1) Processor Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz / AMD XP 2200+ Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 / AMD 64 X2 4200+ Video card with 128MB DirectX® 8. 0 / nVIDIA® GeForce™ 5700 / ATI Radeon® 9600 compatible with 256MB DirectX® 9.0c / nVIDIA® GeForce™ 8800 GT / ATI Radeon® HD 2900 XT compatible VRAM RAM 768 MB 2 GB Disk space 10 GB SID MEIER’S PIRATES! Release date: November 22, 2004 Developers: Firaxis Complete our selection of the best games with the open world “SID Meier’s Pirates!”, Which is remembered only As a huge fan of this game, who replayed it many times, I recall with nostalgia those chic times when we, as a young sailor in the era of the Golden Age of piracy in the Caribbean, won fame for ourselves, punished the hearts of the busty daughters of governors, converging with them in passionate dances and giving gifts, plowed the waters of the seas on a pirate ship, capturing merchant and military ships, fought duels and captured entire cities, secretly making their way through the streets, and met the legendary pirate captains. God! It was just great! FIRAXIX, let’s remaster with updated graphics! We buy without looking! In the meantime, for the next three hundred and thirty-third time, let’s go replay one of the best games about pirates! System Requirements Minimum Recommended Operating system Windows 98/ME/2000/XP (95 & NT not supported) / Windows XP Processor Pentium III or Athlon XP Pentium 4 or Athlon XP Video card DirectX 9.0b compatible Video Card with Hardware T&L DirectX 9.0 compatible Video Card with Hardware T&L RAM 256MB 512MB Disk space 2 GB Conclusion So, above, we have presented to your court a selection of the 8 best open world games for weak PCs. Of course, the list is not exhaustive, but in it we tried to collect games with different settings and release periods. What about your selection? Share your list of the best! Game Base Improvement | EVE Online Brave Capsuleers! In June 2016, we wrote about the start of work that will eventually lead to the end of DirectX 9 support in EVE Online. This software, released 19 years ago for Windows 98, was a great solution for retailing games on discs. DirectX 9 support will continue over timebegan to take a lot of effort from the developers, which affects our ability to improve the graphics in EVE Online. Today, less than 1% of players use DirectX 9, so we considered it possible to end support in 2022. Over the past few years, we’ve been working on improving the technical foundation of the game, such as switching to a 64-bit client, to ensure that EVE continues to be relevant into its third decade of existence. This is the next step in the same direction. After January 11, 2022, the client will no longer support DirectX 9. We ask all DX9 players who are able to upgrade to a DirectX 11 client to go into the launcher settings and make sure that «Launch game client with DirectX 9» is not checked in the «Game Client» section. This means that the client will work with DirectX 11 rendering. On November 30, we will switch all players to DirectX 11 if the video card supports it. You will be able to temporarily switch to DirectX 9 if you run into problems with the client. In this case, please contact support with the subject «Technical Issues» so that we can understand why you cannot use DirectX 11. After January 11, switch back to DirectX 9will be impossible. After the end of support for DirectX 9, we will raise the minimum system requirements for video cards to support DirectX 11 (feature level 11.0). For Nvidia, it’s the GeForce GT 420, and for AMD, it’s the Radeon HD 5450.