{"id":770841,"date":"2024-05-07T10:28:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T08:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=770841"},"modified":"2024-05-07T10:28:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T08:28:36","slug":"the-msi-claw-gaming-handheld-achieves-huge-gaming-performance-improvements-through-new-bios-and-gpu-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/770841\/the-msi-claw-gaming-handheld-achieves-huge-gaming-performance-improvements-through-new-bios-and-gpu-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"The MSI Claw Gaming Handheld achieves huge gaming performance improvements through new BIOS and GPU drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MSI, a leading brand in gaming, content creation, and business and productivity laptops, is proud to announce that its gaming handheld, Claw, has achieved a significant boost in gaming performance, with an increase of up to 150% through new BIOS and GPU drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, the updated BIOS and GPU drivers enable the Claw to smoothly play the top 100 popular games on the Steam platform, providing an excellent mobile gaming experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africa.msi.com\/Promotion\/2024-claw-special-offer?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=May+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to get the special offer for the MSI Claw.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The new E1T41IMS.106 BIOS (referred to as 106) and 31.0.101.5445 GPU driver (referred to as 5445) for the MSI Claw have significantly enhanced gaming performance, according to internal tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, the performance of the well-known open-world horror game &#8220;7 Days to Die&#8221; increased by up to 150%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other popular games such as &#8220;Monster Hunter World&#8221; and &#8220;Cyberpunk 2077&#8221; also saw performance improvements of over 50% with the new BIOS and GPU drivers, providing a smoother gaming experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MSI-Gaming-pic-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535463\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>MSI Claw owners can now download <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msi.com\/Handheld\/Claw-A1MX\/support?sub_product=Claw-A1M&amp;utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=May+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the latest BIOS<\/a> <\/strong>from the MSI official website and the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intel.com\/content\/www\/us\/en\/download\/785597\/intel-arc-iris-xe-graphics-windows.html?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=May+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">newest GPU drivers<\/a><\/strong> from the Intel ARC official website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, starting with BIOS 106, users can update the BIOS directly within the Windows environment without the need for an additional USB flash drive or docking station, significantly increasing convenience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For BIOS update methods, please refer to the update instructions in the BIOS file. And for more information about updates to Claw, users can <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msi.com\/blog\/dont-miss-these-claw-performance-updates?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=May+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refer to MSI&#8217;s official website.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To continuously improve user experience, MSI is actively working with Intel to optimize the performance of the Claw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe that with each update to the BIOS, GPU drivers, and the built-in gaming intermediary software, MSI Center M, the Claw will offer a more stable and smoother gaming experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, to ensure that the new BIOS and GPU drivers deliver maximum benefits, MSI officially recommends using the following settings during gaming to achieve the best gaming experience:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 252px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"76%\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #003366; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff; height: 18px;\">\n<th style=\"text-align: left; width: 49.4565%; height: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Game-related setting<\/strong><\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; width: 49.4565%; height: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Suggested setting<\/strong><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 18px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 49.4565%; height: 18px;\" width=\"25%\"><strong>User scenario<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49.4565%; height: 18px;\"><strong>Extreme Performance<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 49.4565%; height: 18px;\"><strong>In-game resolution<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49.4565%; height: 18px;\"><strong>FHD (1920&#215;1080)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 49.4565%; height: 18px;\"><strong>In-game graphics quality<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49.4565%; height: 18px;\"><strong>Low<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 49.4565%; height: 18px;\"><strong>XeSS (Xe Super Sampling)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49.4565%; height: 18px;\"><strong>Performance (if applicable)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 49.4565%; height: 18px;\"><strong>V-Sync<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49.4565%; height: 18px;\"><strong>OFF<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 49.4565%; height: 18px;\"><strong>FPS limitation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49.4565%; height: 18px;\"><strong>OFF<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MSI also has dedicated personnel stationed at the official forum and the official Sub-Reddit to respond to user inquiries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For more information about the Claw, users can visit the following locations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msi.com\/Handheld\/Claw-Guide?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=May+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Claw Official User Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forum-en.msi.com\/index.php?forums%2Fgaming-handhelds.182%2F=&amp;utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=May+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Claw Official Forum<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MSIClaw_Official\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=May+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Claw Official Sub-Reddit<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*Performance differences may occur between each Claw unit due to variations in processor performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click here to go to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/msigaming?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=May+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSI&#8217;s Twitch page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click here to go to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africa.msi.com\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=May+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSI&#8217;s GAMING page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click here to go to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MSIGaming\/?brand_redir=118327532898680&amp;utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=May+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSI&#8217;s Facebook page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click here to go to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/msigaming_za\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=May+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSI&#8217;s Instagram 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