Graphic Design intel arc They have their great Achilles tendon in the software, both in the controller itself and the control panel. The chip giant would appear to be working on redesigning the second component to make it easier to use, starting with it ceasing to be an overlay (at least optionally).

Information comes from various sources. Linus Sebastian, star of the popular Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel, said that “Intel refuses to provide an exact timeline or any other details. They know the overlay sucks, that it will go away. We will get a single application with no overlays that will have everything merged into a single panel“.

Another version is the one revealed by Albert Thomas of Tom’s Hardware, who confirmed that the superposition is not going away completely, but that Intel is working on it. a solution that would satisfy both those who want a uniform panel and those who are happy with an overlay.

The statements by Linus Sebastian and Albert Thomas follow the publication of the German magazine PC Games Hardware, which was the first to mention in its print edition that Intel will be working on major driver update for the month of February: “As we’ve heard from knowledgeable circles, a major driver update is also planned for February, which should improve performance on all APIs as well as bring new features. In recent months, Intel has already released some driver updates that mainly address the criticized performance under DirectX 9. The German media does not mention the configuration panel with these words, but rather the driver.

We’ll see what happens in the end, as his thing is to remain cautious while nothing is released as stable, but all indications are that Intel is working on a major overhaul of the control panel available for its dedicated Arc graphics and integrated Xe graphics. Panels to configure the functions or features offered by the graphics card are important for Windows users, so this is an aspect that the chip giant needs to improve if it wants its products to be more accepted in the market.

In addition to Windows software, Intel is also working on making its next-generation graphics shine on Linux. To this end, it is developing a new driver for the Xe kernel, accompanied by attempts to improve ANV, the Vulkan driver present in Mesa for Intel graphics.