Intel Powers up its Graphics with Raptr
There are many who would argue that AMD’s integrated GPU’s pack a harder punch than Intel’s processors especially if you look at some of the upcoming video games. Well, Intel has had enough of the controversy and has decided to do something about it. Recently the company has struck a partnership with Raptr, a company which allows instant messaging and social networking. The recent pairing of the two companies will mean that PCs and gamers will finally get a chance to squeeze every last ounce of mojo from their Intel’s graphics by using the gaming management software.
While the Intel brand doesn’t seem to capture the attention much like AMD does, for obvious reasons. The fact is that with the new partnership Intel will finally be in a position to power up the visuals to an AMD Radeon infused APU level, which is a good thing. The latest partnership announcement comes as Intel looks towards devoting more time to improving its core chips and graphic processors. Especially when it comes to its top shelf models, such as those with Iris and Iris Pro graphics capabilities.
The major strides that Intel has taken over the past few years has also led to gamers getting the chance to play less beefy titles such as League of Legends and DOTA, as well as the bulkier ones such as, Skyrim. After the official announcement, it’s clear that Raptr will now support Intel’s technology as well, along with Nvidia and AMD, which actually levels the playing field a bit.
According to analysts, the recent partnership between Intel and Raptr is more than just another marriage of hardware with gaming software. Intel will be promoting Raptr heavily and is said to even launce a Raptr section on Intel’s website. Apart from that, the Raptr software will start to roll out bundled with new Intel powered PCs as well. But that will take some time, and will also include others such as Dell and Lenovo in the decision making process.
The secret to Raptr’s optimization engine is that it depends on data from Intel and AMD’s labs and databases on gaming performance. Raptr then augments the data it receives with crowdsourcing and machine learning hardware from around 40 million of its users to offer the best game setting recommendations.
Raptr has undoubtedly set an example for what gamers using Intel should expect with the new partnership. For instance, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive clocked in an average of 69 frames per second on a laptop with a Core i5 chip and Intel’s integrated HD graphics 4400.
Using Raptr’s technology, that frame rate can be increased to 75fps while using the Quality setting to maximize visual fidelity. That would be really impressive for best computer games and will give games a far smoother look, instead of the current abysmally low resolutions.
But that’s not all; Raptr’s software goes beyond optimizing a game. According to Intel, the software will also be used to keep Intel’s graphics drivers up to date so that it will continue to provide the best visual performance. Raptr will also be adding some much needed support to Intel’s Quick Sync technology which will help gamers record and stream footage of their gameplay with just a 3% average performance hit.
According to Dennis Fong, Raptr CEO, Intel based gamers will even experience a much better performance when using video capture and streaming, mainly because the hardware accelerated video encoding will be working together with all newer versions of the Intel chips, along with Ivy Bridge chips.
And while this news should sound familiar to those who are already using Raptr via other gaming options, Intel will definitely get the boost it needs to compete with AMD.
So, what do the folks up at AMD have to say? According to Fong, AMD is happy with the recent deal simply because it will create a much needed trickle down affect which will be good for everyone in PC gaming, the brands and the gamers.
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