Intel’s upcoming high-end Arc Battlemage graphics cards, known as “X2” and “X3”, are expected to feature up to 56 Xe2 cores and a 256-bit bus interface. The information about these graphics cards comes from nbd.ltd and volza, which track customs and shipping data online. The X2 model was rumored to be based on the BMG-G10 … Read more
Intel’s upcoming high-end graphics cards under the Arc Battlemage lineup, codenamed “X2” and “X3,” have been revealed to have up to 56 Xe2 cores and a 256-bit bus interface. The information comes from nbd.ltd and Volza, companies that track customs and shipping data. The X3 graphics card was initially reported to feature the BMG-G10 GPU … Read more
After much anticipation, Windows laptops powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite Processors aimed to provide seamless compatibility with Windows games. However, performance differences between the Snapdragon X Elite and competing AMD/Intel iGPUs were apparent, with many games not running smoothly on the hardware. Qualcomm had high hopes for its Snapdragon X Elite at the 2024 … Read more
NVIDIA has released the stable version 555.58 of its graphics driver for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris platforms with significant new features. The update includes explicit GPU synchronization support for Wayland via the linux-drm-syncobj-v1 protocol, which is key for NVIDIA GPU users looking to use Wayland without graphical glitches. Additionally, the driver offers GSP firmware support, … Read more
In June 2024, Nvidia released driver version 555.99 that caused issues for players of Halo Infinite. The game was crashing before reaching the main menu for many users with Nvidia cards. To fix this problem, players had to revert to driver version 555.85. Developer 343 Industries acknowledged the issue and worked with Nvidia to ensure … Read more
NVIDIA has recently released version 555.58 of their Linux graphics driver, which includes new features such as explicit sync on Wayland. This update marks an important milestone in the ongoing development of NVIDIA’s support for the Linux platform. Explicit sync on Wayland allows for better synchronization between the graphics driver and the display server, resulting … Read more
The latest updates for the Xe kernel graphics driver, specifically targeting the upcoming Linux 6.11 cycle, include changes related to the Battlemage discrete graphics cards. The DRM-Xe-Next code has been prepared for Linux 6.11 to support the Xe2-based Battlemage graphics cards. The recent updates allow control of displays via DP/HDMI and add initial PCI device … Read more
Intel has recently released a new Arc Graphics WHQL driver, version 101.5592, which aims to address a specific issue found with the Pugentbench benchmark. This particular update does not include any Game On updates, as there have been no major game releases. Instead, the focus is on resolving an issue related to the Pugentbench Extended … Read more
Intel has released a new Arc Graphics WHQL driver, version 101.5592, which aims to solve a specific problem identified in the Pugentbench benchmark. The update addresses an issue with the Pugentbench Extended Preset Benchmark, particularly affecting certain Adobe Premiere Pro rendering tests on Intel Arc A series graphics cards. While this driver update does not … Read more
The recently released KDE Plasma 6.1 desktop environment brings significant improvements for users with older Intel integrated graphics. The KWin composer has been enhanced to provide a much better user experience, especially for those using very old Intel integrated graphics. The key improvement contributing to better graphics performance is the addition of triple dynamic buffer … Read more