Intel builders have submitted Meteor Lake graphics patches which might be able to be merged into the following model of the Linux Direct Rendering Supervisor (DRM-Subsequent). As soon as accomplished, Linux 5.20 will supply preliminary Meteor Lake graphics help. That is but one other improvement that factors to Meteor Lake being on observe, regardless of some whispers from the rumor mill that it could be delayed.
Linux-centric information website Phoronix noticed Intel posting Linux driver patches for Meteor Lake help earlier this month. Now, these patches are queued for addition to the i915 kernel graphics driver.
The Intel patches affirm that Meteor Lake iGPUs will supply Xe_LPD+ show engine model 14 capabilities, model 13 media block, and model 12.70 graphics block. Present Intel processors with enabled iGPUs use Xe_LPD show engine model 13, and earlier variations of each the media and graphics blocks. Sadly, we don’t know what further options might be supported with the driving force advances. Nevertheless, it’s anticipated that Meteor Lake iGPUs might be comparable in functionality to Intel Arc Alchemist discrete graphics, that are beginning to develop into established in new laptops (however not desktops but).
Elsewhere within the DRM-Subsequent highlights are help for each Small BAR and PCIe Resizable BAR (BAR = Base Deal with Register) for sooner reminiscence efficiency. A number of fixes and low-level driver modifications have additionally been applied – all very welcome work to easy the arrival of a brand new {hardware} launch. Lastly, regarding this Linux driver information, Phoronix notes that extra Arc Alchemist and Arctic Sound M system IDs have been added to the code.
Intel Meteor Lake processors, the 14th Gen Core processor collection, are noteworthy for advances on a number of fronts. First, these processors are anticipated to debut with a mixture of Ocean Cove high-performance cores and effectivity cores constructed with EUV-enhanced Intel 4 course of know-how. One other main a part of the “main compute, AI, and graphics” proposition is an iGPU with between 96 and 192 EUs constructed on TSMC N3 know-how.
The aforementioned highly effective CPU and GPU cores are wrapped up with an SoC that includes a reminiscence controller, a PCIe controller, a Thunderbolt controller, and extra, leveraging Intel’s Foveros 3D packaging know-how. With all this new know-how mixed and finessed right into a completed product, there may be admittedly so much that might go fallacious and trigger delays. Nevertheless, except for a number of whispers on the contrary, Intel appears to be on observe for its beforehand said 2023 launch objective.
