Garry's Mod on Intel Arc Graphics (Core Ultra Series 1)

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Intel Arc Graphics (Core Ultra Series 1) meets Garry's Mod's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~51 fps at 1080p high (range 41–61, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the medium preset. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 6400 (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	87	61	36
medium	66	46	28
high	51	36	21
ultra	41	29	17

Estimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Estimated FPS from our model (v0), based on the game's published requirements and relative GPU/CPU performance. Not measured. Real results vary with drivers, patches, and scenes. Values above 300 fps show as 300+. Data updated 2026-09-24.

Best settings

60 fps at 1080p: medium preset
60 fps at 1440p: low preset
144 fps at 1080p: not reachable

Intel Arc card: use XeSS (native on Arc) or FSR in quality mode before dropping the preset. DLSS is not available.

What limits performance

Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the Intel Arc Graphics (Core Ultra Series 1) back.
Processor needed for ~51 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU: still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~51 fps.

Video memory

Shared or unlisted video memory for this GPU.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6400

~60 fps vs 51 now (est.)

+18% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

~61 fps vs 36 now (est.)

+71% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3060 12GB

~63 fps vs 21 now (est.)

+194% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Garry's Mod; usually the cheapest.

Garry's Mod on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Intel Arc Graphics (Core Ultra Series 1)
Intel Arc Graphics (Core Ultra Series 1)	51	36	—
GeForce GTX 1650	60	42	+18%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	84	59	+65%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	126	88	+147%
Radeon RX 6600	138	97	+171%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	150	105	+194%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	156	109	+206%
Radeon RX 7600	174	122	+241%
GeForce RTX 4060	177	124	+247%
GeForce RTX 3070	207	145	+306%
GeForce RTX 4070	261	183	+412%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	291	204	+471%
GeForce RTX 5070	300	210	+488%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	273	+665%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	284	+694%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+1165%