How does cheapest Intel Arc 310 graphics card handle modern games? Curious test

The author of the YouTube channel RandomGaminginHD tested one of the most budget video cards on the market - Intel Arc 310 - in modern games with Full HD resolution. The test was conducted on a computer with an Intel Core i5-12400F processor and 32 GB of DDR4 RAM with a frequency of 3200 MHz.

Test results

1. Fallout 4

• Settings: Medium
• Average FPS: 83

2. Counter-Strike 2

• Settings: High
• Average FPS: 110

3. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (remastered)

• Settings: Lowest
• Average FPS: 58

4. Starfield

• Settings: Low
• Average FPS: 22

o Conclusion: Not enough for comfortable gaming

5. Apex Legends

• Settings: High
• Average FPS: 109

6. Baldur's Gate 3

• Settings: Low
• Average FPS: 31

7.Grand Theft Auto V

• Settings: High
• Average FPS: 96

8. Red Dead Redemption 2

• Settings: Low with Ultra Textures
• Average FPS: 52

9. Cyberpunk 2077

• Settings: Low
• Average FPS: 47
• With XeSS Quality (similar to DLSS from Intel): 59 FPS

10. Helldivers 2

• Settings: Low
• Average FPS: 37

11.Fortnite

• Settings: Low
• Average FPS: 83

Conclusion

The Intel Arc 310 graphics card showed average results in popular games. It does not handle all games at the same level as its competitors in this price segment. The problem is often a lack of optimization, since Intel graphics cards are not as popular as solutions from Nvidia and AMD, and therefore game developers are not always interested in adapting their products for Intel graphics cards.

Despite this, the Intel Arc 310 can be a good choice for budget gaming in some games at low or medium graphics settings.