Title: Intel Meteor Lake Linux Benchmarks Reveal Promising Integrated Graphics Performance
Yesterday, Intel Meteor Lake Linux benchmarks were conducted, focusing on the CPU capabilities of the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H compared to the existing AMD Ryzen 7 7840U. The results shed light on the performance of Intel’s latest CPU offering and its integrated graphics.
The CPU core performance of the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H was found to be disappointing, with the AMD Zen 4 laptop outperforming it in most cases, while also exhibiting similar or better power efficiency. However, the integrated graphics side of Meteor Lake featuring Arc Graphics showcased more promising results and competitiveness.
The Intel Core 7 Ultra boasts features such as Intel Arc Graphics with a maximum dynamic frequency of 2.25GHz and 8 Xe cores. It supports advanced features like ray tracing, DisplayPort 2.1, HDMI 2.1, and even 4K @ 60, and 8K @ 60 resolutions. Additionally, it has built-in AV1 encode/decode capabilities and architectural similarities to the DG2/Alchemist discrete graphics.
One noteworthy aspect is that the Meteor Lake graphics are supported by open-source drivers on Linux. To achieve optimal performance, it is recommended to run a recent Linux distribution with an up-to-date kernel and Mesa support.
Stable and enabled Meteor Lake graphics support require Linux 6.6+; however, prior kernel versions also offer support with an override. Additionally, Mesa 23.2 or newer is necessary for MTL Arc Graphics. The newer Mesa 23.3 stable series or Mesa 24.0-devel boast further improvements and optimizations.
For users seeking the best open-source driver support, upgrading their systems or using a rolling-release Linux distribution is advised. During the testing, the graphics hardware utilized Linux 6.7-rc5 and Mesa 24.0-devel Git state from the Oibaf PPA.
The Intel Arc Graphics with the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H on the Acer Swift Go 14 was compared to the RDNA3-based Radeon RX 780M graphics on the Framework 13 AMD laptop with the Ryzen 7 7840U. The prior generation Intel integrated graphics on the Core i7 1280P with MSI EVO laptop was also included for comparison purposes.
The testing was carried out using Ubuntu 23.10, Linux 6.7-rc5, and Mesa 24.0-devel for all the graphics. To analyze power efficiency, the CPU SoC power consumption numbers were extracted from the RAPL/PowerCap interface.
While these early results primarily focused on CPU capabilities and integrated graphics, further benchmarks on the GPU compute side are expected to be explored in future articles.
Overall, the initial findings indicate that the Intel integrated graphics experience with Meteor Lake shows promising potential and competes well with existing offerings. Users can look forward to impressive visuals and enhanced performance when utilizing Meteor Lake’s integrated graphics capabilities.
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