Linux 7.1 Helping Intel Arc Battlemage Graphics Achieve Better Performance
Written by Michael Larabel in Display Drivers on 8 June 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Page 2 of 3. 8 Comments.
Right from the start when running DiRT Rally 2.0 under Steam Play there were performance gains to note with using the Linux 7.1 kernel for the Intel Arc B580 Battlemage graphics.
With HITMAN also running on Linux via Valve's Steam Play there was some more pronounced performance improvements to note with this next Linux kernel version.
When pushing HITMAN further with 4K on the Arc B580, the Linux 7.1 performance gains were still apparent compared to the current Linux 7.0 kernel.
With the demanding GravityMark benchmark the gains out of Linux 7.1 were much more subtle.