I tested the Pixel 10’s driver upgrade — here are the winners and losers

So why does this matter? We previously noted that the Pixel 10 Pro XL’s gaming performance was fine but certainly not on the cutting edge, as you might expect from a $1,199 flagship. In fact, last year’s Pixel 9 Pro XL easily outperformed it in a series of emulation tests, suggesting that Google’s choice of a DXT-48-1536 GPU inside the Tensor G5 chip might have backfired.

Still, gradual performance improvements and a new driver have now arrived. While a driver update isn’t a cure-all for dubious…