Intel Slips Battlemage Support And Power-Saving Features Into Linux 6.11
"The year of the Linux desktop" is a long-standing meme among PC enthusiasts, but thanks to controversial decisions by Microsoft, continual development effort from Linux lovers, and the massive success of Valve's Steam Deck, Linux is seeing greater adoption than ever among consumer PC users.
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Yes, indeed—contrary to reports from certain circles, Arc is not canceled, and Battlemage is very real. That's the codename for Intel's second-generation Arc discrete graphics based on the very same Xe2 architecture that will power Lunar Lake in a few weeks. Where the original Xe architecture was forked into many variants for different market segments, Intel has told us that Xe2 is going to be applied universally, meaning that the Xe2 GPU in Lunar Lake will simply be a smaller form of what gets sold as Battlemage.
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Intel Lunar Lake, Panther Lake CPUs & Battlemage Discrete GPUs Receive Enhanced Support With Linux 6.11
Intel's Lunar Lake CPUs which are anticipated to launch next quarter have received a lot of support within Linux and the engineering team isn't stopping yet as they have now added a new patch that brings support for DLVR (Digital Linear Voltage Regulator) which reduces the power input and in turns add to the overall efficiency of these ultra-low power SOCs.