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Major Performance Improvement Discovered For Intel's GPU Linux Driver
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.
It's the Benchmark Bit!
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you've flipped the EVIL bit!
I agree. The only thing it is missing is a good text editor.
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.
...and you won't believe how easy it is!
C'mon editors, it's like you missed the entire social media headline writing class.
Is it just my observation, or are there way too many stupid people in the world?