Intel Xe Driver Surpasses I915 on Arc Alchemist GPUs in Linux 6.19 Tests

Intel Xe Driver Surpasses i915 on Arc Alchemist GPUs in Linux 6.19 Tests

Intel’s Linux Graphics Evolution: Xe Driver Surges Ahead in Kernel 6.19 Benchmarks In the ever-evolving world of open-source graphics drivers, Intel’s transition from its longstanding i915 driver to the newer Xe driver represents a pivotal shift for Linux users, particularly those wielding Arc Alchemist GPUs. Recent benchmarks on Linux kernel 6.19 highlight how this change is not just a technical upgrade but a performance booster that could rede…

Intel Xe vs. i915 Driver Performance On Linux 6.19 For Arc Alchemist GPUs

Similar to AMD GCN 1.0/1.1 GPUs where there was product overlap between the Radeon and AMDGPU kernel drivers (and now using AMDGPU by default for those aging Radeon GPUs with Linux 6.19), the Intel Arc A-Series "Alchenist" graphics cards are in a similar boat. By default the Alchemist and Meteor Lake graphics use the i915 kernel driver by default but they can optionally use the Xe kernel driver instead as what is Intel's modern open-source kerne…