Windows 11 vs. Linux Benchmarks For Intel Arc B-Series "Battlemage" Shows Strengths & Weaknesses

Written by Michael Larabel in Display Drivers on 17 December 2024 at 11:03 AM EST. Page 5 of 7. 49 Comments.
Xonotic benchmark with settings of Resolution: 3840 x 2160, Effects Quality: Low. Ubuntu Linux: Arc A770 was the fastest.
Xonotic benchmark with settings of Resolution: 3840 x 2160, Effects Quality: High. Windows 11 24H2: Arc B580 was the fastest.
Xonotic benchmark with settings of Resolution: 3840 x 2160, Effects Quality: Ultra. Windows 11 24H2: Arc B580 was the fastest.
Xonotic benchmark with settings of Resolution: 3840 x 2160, Effects Quality: Ultimate. Windows 11 24H2: Arc B580 was the fastest.

While Xonotic isn't exactly the most popular game out there, it's one of the few open-source games and that are of similar native quality on both Windows and Linux. Here with Xonotic we see a clear behavior of the Alchemist GPUs delivering similar or better performance between Windows and Linux. But with the Intel Arc B580 it's much slower on Linux than Windows.

yquake2 benchmark with settings of Renderer: Vulkan, AF: On, MSAA: On, Resolution: 1920 x 1080. Windows 11 24H2: Arc B580 was the fastest.
yquake2 benchmark with settings of Renderer: Vulkan, AF: On, MSAA: On, Resolution: 2560 x 1440. Windows 11 24H2: Arc B580 was the fastest.
yquake2 benchmark with settings of Renderer: Vulkan, AF: On, MSAA: On, Resolution: 3840 x 2160. Windows 11 24H2: Arc B580 was the fastest.
yquake2 benchmark with settings of Renderer: Vulkan, AF: Off, MSAA: On, Resolution: 1920 x 1080. Windows 11 24H2: Arc B580 was the fastest.
yquake2 benchmark with settings of Renderer: Vulkan, AF: Off, MSAA: On, Resolution: 2560 x 1440. Windows 11 24H2: Arc B580 was the fastest.
yquake2 benchmark with settings of Renderer: Vulkan, AF: Off, MSAA: On, Resolution: 3840 x 2160. Windows 11 24H2: Arc B580 was the fastest.
yquake2 benchmark with settings of Renderer: Vulkan, AF: On, MSAA: Off, Resolution: 1920 x 1080. Ubuntu Linux: Arc B580 was the fastest.
yquake2 benchmark with settings of Renderer: Vulkan, AF: On, MSAA: Off, Resolution: 2560 x 1440. Windows 11 24H2: Arc B580 was the fastest.
yquake2 benchmark with settings of Renderer: Vulkan, AF: On, MSAA: Off, Resolution: 3840 x 2160. Windows 11 24H2: Arc B580 was the fastest.
yquake2 benchmark with settings of Renderer: Vulkan, AF: Off, MSAA: Off, Resolution: 1920 x 1080. Ubuntu Linux: Arc B580 was the fastest.
yquake2 benchmark with settings of Renderer: Vulkan, AF: Off, MSAA: Off, Resolution: 2560 x 1440. Windows 11 24H2: Arc B580 was the fastest.
yquake2 benchmark with settings of Renderer: Vulkan, AF: Off, MSAA: Off, Resolution: 3840 x 2160. Windows 11 24H2: Arc B580 was the fastest.
yquake2 benchmark with settings of Renderer: OpenGL 3.x, AF: On, MSAA: On, Resolution: 1920 x 1080. Ubuntu Linux: Arc A770 was the fastest.
yquake2 benchmark with settings of Renderer: OpenGL 3.x, AF: On, MSAA: On, Resolution: 2560 x 1440. Ubuntu Linux: Arc A770 was the fastest.
yquake2 benchmark with settings of Renderer: OpenGL 3.x, AF: On, MSAA: On, Resolution: 3840 x 2160. Ubuntu Linux: Arc A770 was the fastest.

While not a popular game, YQuake2 with its native and similar quality builds on both Windows and Linux is another title showing a clear difference between Intel Alchemist and Battlemage graphics cards when testing on Windows 11 and Ubuntu Linux. Linux on the Arc A580 and Arc A770 were faster on Linux but Windows is much faster for the new Arc B580.

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