MSI’s Claw appears similar on the surface to several PC-based gaming portables released last year to compete with the Steam Deck. However, hidden inside is a uniqueness that matches the form factor of the Intel CPU and integrated GPU. Intel’s new Arc GPU can improve performance with some software tweaks, and MSI says the latest update can significantly improve the Claw’s performance.
ⓒ Foundry
According to a recent MSI forum post, Claw users should install both the latest BIOS for their custom mobile system (Core Ultra 5-135H) and the latest drivers for Intel Arc Graphics. This can increase game performance from 10.3% (based on Helldiver 2) to a whopping 43.5% (based on F1 23).
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The benchmarks released by MSI may seem a bit optimistic. But it may not be a complete bluff. We’ve already seen notable performance improvements with the new drivers in the Intel Arc external GPU, and Claw is a new product featuring an Intel-based mobile form factor. Besides the Claw, the Core Ultra 5-135H CPU is only installed in a few commercial products, including some of the latest Dell Precision laptops.
It’s possible that Intel optimized the software enough to see this level of performance improvement, or that the initial release of Claw came with suboptimal software. Either way, it’s definitely an improvement you’ll want to check out. New drivers can be downloaded from the Intel website or the Claw Drive Update Tool, and the BIOS update tool can be downloaded from the MSI website.
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