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Major Performance Improvement Discovered For Intel's GPU Linux Driver

Posted by Soulskill on from the striving-for-parity dept.

An anonymous reader writes: LunarG, on contract with Valve Software, discovered a critical shortcoming with the open-source Intel Linux graphics driver that was handicapping the performance. A special bit wasn't being set by the Linux driver but was by the Windows driver, which when enabled is increasing the Linux performance in many games by now ~20%+, which should allow for a much more competitive showing between Intel OpenGL performance on Windows vs. Linux. However, the patch setting this bit isn't public yet as apparently it's breaking video acceleration in certain cases.

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  1. Will it work with my distro? by NotDrWho · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because my distro is the best.

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    1. Re:Will it work with my distro? by Chrisq · · Score: 4, Funny

      Fuck you, mine is better.

      I'm waiting for it to be ported to HURD

    2. Re:Will it work with my distro? by Pope+Hagbard · · Score: 3, Funny

      Xemacs is the best Linux distribution.

    3. Re:Will it work with my distro? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I agree. The only thing it is missing is a good text editor.

    4. Re:Will it work with my distro? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      As a longtime user of both "My Distro" Linux and "Mine" Linux, I can honestly say that I have never noticed a performance difference between them. However, I can emphatically state that "Your Distro" Linux sucks.

  2. Benchmark Bit by bluefoxlucid · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's the Benchmark Bit!

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  3. now you've done it... by funkymonkjay · · Score: 5, Funny

    you've flipped the EVIL bit!

  4. All games? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Would this help with nethack?

  5. This one simple bit bumps your performance by 20% by Overzeetop · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and you won't believe how easy it is!

    C'mon editors, it's like you missed the entire social media headline writing class.

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  6. I liked the original headline better by Minwee · · Score: 3, Funny

    "How A Mom Found A Secret Bit That Improves Her Video Driver Performance By Twenty Percent! Intel Hates Her!"