Switching From i915 To Xe Linux Drivers Can Yield Some Big Gains For Intel Arc A-Series
Written by Michael Larabel in Display Drivers on 29 August 2025 at 06:36 AM EDT. Page 2 of 5. 24 Comments.
For workstation OpenGL use, the Intel Arc Graphics A770 saw either the same performance or slightly better performance with SPECViewPerf 2020 when switching to the Xe kernel driver.
Similarly, the ParaView workstation visualization software also showed some nice performance gains possible for the same Intel Arc Graphics A770 hardware when switching from the i915 to Xe driver.