Intel Arc B580 - Inconsistent Cyberpunk 2077 Performance (Significant FPS Variance)

[Nosh]

On a brand-new Windows 11 system with clean driver installations, I'm experiencing significant FPS variance in the Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark.

Running the same benchmark repeatedly with identical settings results in average FPS ranging from 40 to 69.

• Behavior:
  • The first benchmark run after a system restart typically yields the highest FPS.
  • Subsequent runs show a gradual decrease in performance.
  • No other applications are running during these tests.
• System: New PC build, fresh Windows 11 install, latest Intel Arc drivers.
• Attached:
  • ISSU report.
  • Screenshots of benchmark results (including overclocked and standard settings).
• Note: While I do overclocking, the issue persists using standard overclocked card settings, as shown in the provided screenshots. The issue persists with non overclocked settings as well.
• Driver Version: 32.0.101.6734

Please investigate this significant performance inconsistency.

[Nosh]

I have done some additional benchmarks with two older versions of drivers. The screenshots are attached with all versions in the screenshots. these were done with standard/ default clocks; no overclocking.

 

 

 

 

[Earl_Intel]

Hi Nosh,

Thank you for posting in the communities!

Thank you for providing your thoughts and observations about the benchmarking performance of our Intel Arc B580 on Cyberpunk 2077.

No worries, I will further check on the data and files you provided internally, I'll share an update on this thread as soon as possible.

Best regards,

Earl E.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[Earl_Intel]

Hi Nosh,

I have a few additional questions regarding to your inquiry.

• Which digital distribution service you're using to play Cyberpunk 2077? Is it Steam, Epic Games, or another platform?
• Did the issue begin immediately with this newly built computer?
• Did you previously used a different brand of graphics card? If so, what was the make and model?
• Before the problem started, what was your FPS?

Best regards,

Earl E.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[Nosh]

Hi,

Questions answered below:

I used steam.

I disabled the steam overlay but the result was the same.

This is a brand new build no other card was used before. The ryzen 7 7700 comes with on board graphics, however I disabled it in bios. The problem started from the beginning.

Even minecraft was doing 30fps average. Surprisingly the games I ran didnt do good performance.

Stray is another game I ran that roughly did 40fps on high settings that is one step down from the max settings.

I ddud (ddu driver display utility) the drivers and did a clean install of both the latest drivers and cyberpunk again, without any change in fps numbers.

[Earl_Intel]

Hello Nosh,

I appreciate you sharing the details needed for me to better understand the issue.

No worries, I will take note on your answers and will further check on this internally.

I'll provide you an update as soon as possible.

Best regards,

Earl E.

Intel Customer Support Technician