Claw of MSI Looks like a lot of PC-based gaming handhelds that have come out in the last year to compete with the Steam deck. But underneath it's packing something completely unique for the form factor: an Intel CPU and integrated GPU. And Intel's new ArchGPUs sometimes get a lot better with a bit of software tweaking. MSI claims that the latest updates could give it some big boost.

According to A forum post from last week, Claw owners should install both the latest BIOS (based on the Core Ultra 5-135H) and the latest drivers for Intel Arc graphics for custom mobile systems. Doing so can increase performance in games by 10.3 percent (Hell Divers 2) to 43.5 percent of the total (F1 '23.)..

If those standards sound a little optimistic, well, they are. But they may not be complete balderdash. We have seen. Dramatic improvements with new drivers in Intel's Arc discrete GPUs First and foremost, it's new and unique with its Intel-powered mobile form factor. The Core Ultra 5-135H CPU appears in the Claws and only a few other commercial products such as some of the latest Dell Precision laptops.

It's very possible that Intel tweaked their software enough to see these kinds of big gains… or that the initial release of Claws came with software that was less than optimal. Either way, I'll be quite eager to check out the new stuff. You can get new drivers. Via Intel's dedicated page or claw's live update tool and The BIOS update tool is available here..