Intel Arc Graphic Cards Linux Gaming Power: 11% Boost and More

[{"selector":"#anim-ebb64510-43f5-4810-a2f4-7348d2acebc8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(30.469274562482273%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cf406546-af09-4127-bdf8-68d03d96eee1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-31ba695c-cda5-4451-be63-c8924a682f37","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 321.32629%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Intel graphics card users on Linux have reason to celebrate as the latest Mesa code (v23.2) brings a significant performance boost.

[{"selector":"#anim-e3c2b98d-3df7-4232-8a21-39ae323bb2bb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-14.843749786673241%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f49703b6-cfc2-4603-a355-453d741ee0c3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5379438f-4237-4cfa-95d2-130573b8649a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 231.71042%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Mesa's performance optimization has led to impressive frame rate improvements, with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive running 11% faster on an Intel Arc A770 graphics card in Linux.

[{"selector":"#anim-dcbc13bf-1d5b-4673-b2ad-cb8ffe7c9868 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f6e61c40-5cc8-4dd7-a629-0e4a8633c19b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2b79afe1-6942-4cf0-b497-4812abc8c3fb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 265.62972%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Intel engineer Francisco Jerez revealed that certain performance features accidentally got disabled by the kernel, leading to performance bottlenecks.

[{"selector":"#anim-0547c0fa-2f39-4693-b890-831a6479c55b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fa8adee8-a141-4673-8336-83d6761d6956","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ac93c70f-410b-42c6-82f1-1b2d060ff429","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 274.96300%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The code error affected all DG2 (Arc Alchemist) graphics cards in Linux, but the upcoming users of Intel Meteor Lake integrated graphics will also benefit.

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[{"selector":"#anim-968eefec-9d5e-4e32-847d-ffc8521f80fe [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.812499744007886%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a8a9b21a-4e85-4953-ba6c-8f1e30c2cb13","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-607e2553-feba-464d-afb7-cc9360c28619","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 274.96300%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Notably, there have been no observed performance penalties from the new code, and it is expected to narrow the performance gap between Windows and Linux.

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[{"selector":"#anim-80ba9d26-1701-4996-a698-98988890df15 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e0391fe0-3ce6-4f5f-a788-93d89ff6d056","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9e9edf87-c1a0-47af-b92d-c0809d813301","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 429.62962%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Stay tuned for the Mesa 23.2 update and unleash the full gaming power of your Intel graphics card on Linux!